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In [[Greek mythology]], '''Stentor''' ( | |||
In [[Greek mythology]], '''Stentor''' ({{langx|grc|Στέντωρ|Sténtōr|roarer}}{{sfn|Nünlist|2006|loc=para. 1}}{{dead link|date=October 2025}}) was a [[herald]] of the Greek forces during the [[Trojan War]]. | |||
== Mythology == | == Mythology == | ||
Stentor is mentioned briefly in [[Homer]]'s ''[[Iliad]]'' in which [[Hera]], in the guise of Stentor, whose "voice was as powerful as fifty voices of other men",<ref>[[Homer]], ''[[Iliad]]'' 5.785-6</ref> encourages the Greeks to fight. | Stentor is mentioned briefly in [[Homer]]'s ''[[Iliad]]'' in which [[Hera]], in the guise of Stentor, whose "voice was as powerful as fifty voices of other men",<ref>[[Homer]], ''[[Iliad]]'' 5.785-6</ref> encourages the Greeks to fight. | ||
Elsewhere, Stentor is said to have died after | Elsewhere, Stentor is said to have died after challenging [[Hermes]] to a shouting contest and losing.<ref>[[Scholia]] on ''Iliad'' 5.785; [[Eustathius of Thessalonica|Eustathius]] on Homer, ''Iliad'' 607.29</ref> This explains why Stentor disappears from the rest of the poem.{{sfn|Nünlist|2006|loc=para. 1}} | ||
Stentor's story is the origin of the term "[[:wiktionary:stentorian|stentorian]]", meaning loud-voiced, for which he was famous. [[Aristotle]] uses the concept in his ''[[Politics (Aristotle)|Politics]]'' Book 7, Chapter IV saying, "For who can be the general of such a vast multitude, or who the herald, unless he have the voice of a Stentor?" | Stentor's story is the origin of the term "[[:wiktionary:stentorian|stentorian]]", meaning loud-voiced, for which he was famous. [[Aristotle]] uses the concept in his ''[[Politics (Aristotle)|Politics]]'' Book 7, Chapter IV saying, "For who can be the general of such a vast multitude, or who the herald, unless he have the voice of a Stentor?" | ||
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* [[Homer]], ''[[Iliad]]'' with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, 1924. {{ISBN|978-0674995796|}}. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0134 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.] | * [[Homer]], ''[[Iliad]]'' with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, 1924. {{ISBN|978-0674995796|}}. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0134 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.] | ||
* Homer, ''Homeri Opera'' in five volumes. Oxford, Oxford University Press. 1920. {{ISBN|978-0198145318|}}. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0133 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library]. | * Homer, ''Homeri Opera'' in five volumes. Oxford, Oxford University Press. 1920. {{ISBN|978-0198145318|}}. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0133 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library]. | ||
* {{cite encyclopedia | encyclopedia = [[Brill's New Pauly]] | publisher = Brill Reference Online | url = https://referenceworks.brill.com/display/entries/NPOE//e1122140.xml | last = Nünlist | first = René | location = Basle | title = Stentor | date = October 1, 2006 | editor-first1 = Hubert | translator = Christine F. Salazar | issn = 1574-9347 | editor-last1 = Cancik | editor-first2 = Helmuth | editor-last2 = Schneider | access-date = September 2, 2025}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 06:33, 5 October 2025
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In Greek mythology, Stentor (Template:LangxTemplate:SfnTemplate:Dead link) was a herald of the Greek forces during the Trojan War.
Mythology
Stentor is mentioned briefly in Homer's Iliad in which Hera, in the guise of Stentor, whose "voice was as powerful as fifty voices of other men",[1] encourages the Greeks to fight.
Elsewhere, Stentor is said to have died after challenging Hermes to a shouting contest and losing.[2] This explains why Stentor disappears from the rest of the poem.Template:Sfn
Stentor's story is the origin of the term "stentorian", meaning loud-voiced, for which he was famous. Aristotle uses the concept in his Politics Book 7, Chapter IV saying, "For who can be the general of such a vast multitude, or who the herald, unless he have the voice of a Stentor?"
See also
References
Bibliography
- Homer, Iliad with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, 1924. Template:ISBN. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Homer, Homeri Opera in five volumes. Oxford, Oxford University Press. 1920. Template:ISBN. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
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