place
Asia
also: Ἀσία, Ἀσίας
In archaic usage not a continent but the rich Anatolian land facing the Aegean. The herald of fr. 44 sweeps 'the rest of Asia' into the fame of Hector's match.
Reading notes
- Fragments of Book Two §44 Asia
Not the continent: the rich Anatolian seaboard facing Lesbos. The herald's sweep — 'the rest of Asia' — makes Hector's match a regional event, fame spilling past Troy's walls.