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    This term, coined by a Roman poet known for one very common Latin phrase, literally translates to someone sleeping when they shouldn't. What is it, who was the poet, who shouldn't be sleeping, and can you provide an example?

    Question #71457. Asked by peasypod. (Oct 12 06 7:15 PM)


    lanfranco

    		I suspect that we might be talking about a "homeric nod" here -- that is, a continuity problem. The term comes from Horace, who is also known for the phrase "carpe diem." The site below offers as an example the killing of Pylaimenes by Menelaos in Book 5 of "The Iliad", but the former seems still to be alive in Book 13:


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeric_nod

    Oct 13 06, 4:46 PM
    peasypod

    		Well done, Frankiebabe. Those particular 'continuity errors' were what I was after. A Golden Pillow for you.

    Oct 13 06, 7:01 PM

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