Homeric Similes:
Table of Contents

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Introduction
1. What is a Simile?
2. How Many Similes Are There In Homer?
3. Conventions and Symbols Used in the Compendium
Compendium I: Similes in the Iliad (344 similes)
Compendium II: Similes in the Odyssey (128 similes)
Summary Remarks
1. Our Goals
2. The Function(s) of Similes
3. Summary of Ten Appendices
Appendices
- Appendix I: Similes Attached to Vehicles in the Iliad (A) and Odyssey (B)
- Appendix II: Similes Attached to Tenors in the Iliad (A) and Odyssey (B)
- Appendix III: Protheses Used in the Iliad (A) and Odyssey (B). Four Color Charts of Prothesis Types
  1. Protheses
  2. No Prothesis
  3. Protheses of Abstract Qualities (Distance/Quantity/Volume etc.)
- Appendix IV: Location of Protheses Within the Lines of the Iliad (A) and the Odyssey (B)
- Appendix V: Types of Similes in the Iliad and Odyssey
  1. Multiple-Vehicle Similes
  2. Negative Similes
  3. Repeated Similes
  4. Similetic Adjectives, Adverbs and Verbs
- Appendix VI: Summary of Simile Characteristics in the Iliad and Odyssey (Tables VI-1 and 2)
- Appendix VII: Distribution of Similes
  1. Distributions Within Books of Iliad and Odyssey (Tables VII-1 and 2)
  2. Locations and Lengths of Similes (Tables VII-3, 4, and 5)
  3. Clusters of Closely-Spaced Similes (Tables VII-6, 7, 8 and 9)
  4. Large Line Gaps Between Similes (Table VII-10)
- Appendix VIII: Divine Comparisons in the Iliad (A) and Odyssey (B)
- Appendix IX: Transformations and Disguises in the Iliad (A) and Odyssey (B)
- Appendix X: Varia
  1. Similes in This Compendium Not Listed in Lee
  2. Similes in Lee (List A) Not Counted As Similes In This Compendium
  3. Statistics of Similes and Related Types (Tables X-1 and 2)
  4. Speakers of Similes in the Iliad and the Odyssey (Table X-3 through 7)
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