Athloi
“labors”
idea · 2 works · 2 mentions · 2 anchored passages
athloi · the labors
in the texts
Iliad
The Greek concept of imposed labors, referring to the trials laid on Zeus's son by Eurystheus.
He forgets how often I saved his son when he was worn out by the labors [ athloi] Eurystheus had laid on him.
Odyssey
The Greek term for trials or ordeals, used to describe the hardships still awaiting Odysseus even after the gods decide he may go home.
even then, however, when he was among his own people, his trials [ athloi] were not yet over;