ὑλακόμωρος - "delighting in the bark"

[aletheis]

Motivations:

As I decided upon this topic in a rather circuitous way, I thought to state a few of my reasons for investigating words denoting barking in Homer.  The first is of course, my great love for dogs and interest in how they were perceived in antiquity.  The second stems from a passage in book I of Boethius’ De Consolatione

Comments

[ex_lines]

Wow. I actually found this very interesting. You passed on your... enthusiasm, for lack of a better word, and it seeped into me.
You write well enough to make me very nervous about even leaving a comment!

[partitions]

Can I just say, you are so cool? It is kind of stunning. I generally brush off classic lit (oh, hush) because I've read it, and great, but let's get on some other stuff. But by merely isolating a word (is there onomatopoeia in ancient Greek?) and discussing it, I'm all...excited.

Not at all surprised that you would pass your PhD exam. Congrats in advance; I have faith.

[szasz]

I am not sure what has stimulated you to begin posting of your writings and studies, but I too am very much enjoying it.

[borborygmy]

congratulations, Angela!!!! this is beautifully written and interesting to boot. i love the idea of "soul-barking." so don't worry! you must have passed. you also passed the 10-Million-Times-Smarter-Than-Babs test. :)