Τhe Homeric ἵστωρ and oath-taking

"I swear by Apollo"--on taking the Hippocratic oath.

Hipponax and the Homeric Odysseus

Few will doubt that tracing Homer (and Homeric epos) on subsequent classical authors, in all its varied manifestations, has proved to be an enlightening critical enterprise. Indeed, it has become nearly impossible to consider the poetry of the so-called archaic lyric period without acknowledging at some level its relation to Homer and the epic tradition. It is a pity, therefore, that in this re...

Oath of Hippocrates

Homeric Time Travel

analysis of bilateral oath-taking and its effect on annulment of wage contract

dispute between contractor and broker over “the type and attribute of the wage” in contract leads to a controversy which many imamiehreligious experts believe that has no result but “bilateral oath-taking”. most important criteria of selecting bilateral oath-taking are: simultaneous positioning of contractor and broker in accuser and denier position, lack of common ground between the two sides ...