Geras was the physical rewards indicating contribution to the group—in the division of plunder after the battle, more plunder went to the warriors who fought most bravely. Time was the group’s estimation of your worth—this determined how one person was treated relative to another, and consequently how they thought of themselves. Kleos is usually translated as “glory”—the poets will tell your story and so your deeds will live on after your death
If these are separate components, then someone could have had e.g. high Geras but middling or low Time and Kleos? I’d be curious to hear more about such people.
Part of me wants tell a story relating these to employees of a company: Geras is receiving a high salary, Time is people being friendly and respectful and inviting you to after-work drinks, and Kleos is when people talking about your projects make a point of giving you credit.
If these are separate components, then someone could have had e.g. high Geras but middling or low Time and Kleos? I’d be curious to hear more about such people.
Part of me wants tell a story relating these to employees of a company: Geras is receiving a high salary, Time is people being friendly and respectful and inviting you to after-work drinks, and Kleos is when people talking about your projects make a point of giving you credit.