Politics of Olympus: Form and Meaning in the Major Homeric Hymns 9781472540362, 9781853996924

Jenny Strauss Clay provides a systematic convincing reading of the four Homeric hymns as a group, in relation to the epi

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Politics of Olympus: Form and Meaning in the Major Homeric Hymns
9781472540362, 9781853996924

Jenny Strauss Clay provides a systematic & convincing reading of the four Homeric hymns as a group, & in relatio

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This is a collection of the standard texts of ancient Greek which are important components of what we know about Greek m

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Performances of Greek epics customarily began with a hymn to a god or goddess--as Hesiod'sTheogonyandWorks and Days

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The Homeric Hymns have survived for two and a half millennia because of their captivating stories, beautiful language, a

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Hesiod (Hesiodus), an epic poet apparently of the eighth century BC, was born in Asia Minor but moved to Boeotia in cent

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These lively narrative poems, attributed in antiquity to Homer, are works of great charm. Composed for recitation at fes

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Originating in archaic parables of the Garden and the Citadel, gender allegories have been projected upon built environm

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