A fragment from Homer's poem Iliad (Ὅμηρος. Ἰλιάς, c. 8th century BC). The poet describes an open hip fracture-dislocation, which is usually accompanied by damage to the ligamentum capitis femoris (LCF). See our commentary at the link: 8cent.bcHomer [Rus]. The passage we quote is mentioned in the works of other authors: 177-180bGalen, 976-1115Theophilus Protospatharius, 1603IngrassiaeIP, 1724FabriciusJA, 1842GreenhillGA, 2020ArkhipovSV_ProlyginaIV.
Quote.
[Grc]
Ἰλιάς. E. 302-310.
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| (original source: 1890Homer, p. 91) |
Translation
[Eng]
The Iliad. Book V. 302-310.
But the son of Tydeus grasped in his hand a stone — a
mighty deed — one that not two men could bear, such as mortals now are; yet
lightly did he wield it even alone. Therewith he smote Aeneas on the hip, where
the thigh turns in the hip joint, — the cup, men call it — and crushed the
cup-bone, and broke furthermore both sinews, and the jagged stone tore the skin
away. Then the warrior fell upon his knees, and thus abode, and with his stout
hand leaned he upon the earth; and dark night enfolded his eyes. (Trans. A.T. Murray; original source 1924Homer, p. 217)
External links
Homer. Iliad, Books I-XXII : with an
introduction, a brief Homeric grammar, and notes by D.B. Monro. 3 ed. rev. Oxford.:
Clarendon press, 1890. [archive.org]
Homer. The Iliad with an English Translation by A.T.
Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge: Harvard University Press; London:
William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. [archive.org]
Authors & Affiliations
Homer (born ca. 8th century
BC) was an Ancient Greek poet. [wikipedia.org]
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| Homer Bust of in the British Museum, London; original in the wikimedia.org collection (CC0 – Public Domain, no changes). |
Keywords
ligamentum capitis femoris, ligamentum teres, ligament
of head of femur, Homer, anatomy, injury, damage
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