THOUGHT FOR FOOD: ON NIOBE’S ETERNAL BROODING

Abstract This article analyses the Niobe allusion of Iliad 24 (599–620), providing solutions to grammatical, structural, and narratological problems therein. I show how attention to an often-overlooked and universally misinterpreted occurrence of τε in line 602 paves the way to a new understanding of the passage as a whole. In addition, a supposed problem with the ring structure of the passage is resolved without the need of editorial intervention.

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The Classical Quarterly
Published
2026-02-16
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https://doi.org/10.1017/s0009838825101006
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Classical Antiquity Studies
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THOUGHT FOR FOOD: ON NIOBE’S ETERNAL BROODING

Ian Hollenbaugh
The Classical Quarterly
Classical Antiquity Studies
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THOUGHT FOR FOOD: ON NIOBE’S ETERNAL BROODING

Ian Hollenbaugh
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Abstract This article analyses the Niobe allusion of Iliad 24 (599–620), providing solutions to grammatical, structural, and narratological problems therein. I show how attention to an often-overlooked and universally misinterpreted occurrence of τε in line 602 paves the way to a new understanding of the passage as a whole. In addition, a supposed problem with the ring structure of the passage is resolved without the need of editorial intervention.

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