Lexicographical Neighbors of Nostos
Literary usage of Nostos
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of Classical Greek Literature by John Pentland Mahaffy (1895)
"He holds our Odyssey to be made up (la) of the old nostos of Odysseus,1 composed
... (V) He has since discovered that a younger nostos, in which Kirke and ..."
2. Charming Small Hotels & Restaurants of Greece by Hunter Publishing (2002)
"So it should: 'nostos' means 'homecoming' in Greek. Located on a narrow, pedestrian
street in the heart of the old town, little cafe' tables and rush-seat ..."
3. Homer and the Epic by Andrew Lang (1893)
"But probably, thinks Niese, the Cyclops story, being different in its character,
was really the next addition, not part of the original nostos, or Return. ..."
4. Transactions by Cambridge Philological Society (1883)
"That the Odyssey was originally based on the older nostos contained in books ...
This was then extended by the addition of the later nostos, books x to xii, ..."
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