Talk:οἶνοψ

Shane Butler, ‎Alex Purves, Synaesthesia and the Ancient Senses (ISBN 1317547136, 2014) gives an overview of several theories: because [it also seems to refer to red oxen, and] uses "occur at or around sunset, one explanation that has won favour [...] is that it refers to 'sunset-red', but [...wine] might be one of several colours"; "other interpretations include the bubbling of fermentation, a shimmering surface", or a reference to bluish wine. "Michael Clarke has suggested that oinops in fact referred to abstract concepts of 'wine-dark', 'frenzied' or 'Dionysiac', and the category's more direct associations with the properties of wine (not just its visual appearance, but also its taste, smell, effects and dangers) contribute a great deal more to the semantics of the lines in which this colour is used than a straightforwardly chromatic interpretation. Achilles is intoxicated with grief and revenge; [etc.]" - -sche (discuss) 19:02, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
 * An executive summary of this might make a good usage note. —Μετάknowledge discuss/deeds 20:39, 20 March 2018 (UTC)