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kleos: a standalone construct

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Classics

the fame conferred by song on a hero, the imperishable glory that Homeric epic both describes and provides.

In classics, kleos refers to the fame conferred by song on a hero, the imperishable glory that Homeric epic both describes and provides. This meaning comes from Nagy (1979) in The best of the Achaeans.[1]

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References

  1. Nagy, G. (1979). The best of the Achaeans. Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 9780801860157

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