Open AccessThe Psychic Term ἦτορ: ¡ts nature and relation to person in Homer and the <i>Homeric Hymns</i>
Author(s) -
Shirley Darcus Sullivan
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
emérita/emerita
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.116
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 1988-8384
pISSN - 0013-6662
DOI - 10.3989/emerita.1996.v64.i1.244
Subject(s) - psychic , psychology , personality , anger , relation (database) , terminology , poetry , psychoanalysis , literature , social psychology , linguistics , art , philosophy , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , database , computer science
Discusses the use in early Greek epic poetry of "ētor", one of the three terms for "heart". This word serves frequently as a seat of emotion in individuals, especially of joy, anger and grief. It can also be involved in thought, particularly in emotional situations.