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Heracles in Early Greek Epic
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Edited by:
Christos C. Tsagalis
Language:
English
Published/Copyright:
2024
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Heracles in Early Greek Epic examines the protean nature of the greatest Greek hero, Heracles in Homeric and Hesiodic poetry, as well as in fragmentary epics such as Creophylus’ Oichalias Halosis, Pisander’s Heracleia, and Panyassis’ Heracleia. Several contributors explore Heracles’ associations with heroes in Near-Eastern literature and reflections in early epic about his involvement in the first sack of Troy, the tale of Hesione and the ketos, the war against the Meropes on Cos, and the sack of Oechalia. Other contributors study his role in other Archaic and Classical epics such as those written by Creophylus, Pisander, and Panyassis.
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Christos C. Tsagalis, Ph.D. (1998), Cornell University, is Professor of Ancient Greek Literature at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He has published extensively on Homer, Hesiod, fragmentary Greek epic, and Greek epigram, including Early Greek Epic: Language, Interpretation, Performance (De Gruyter 2023).
Contributors are: Apostolia Alepidou, Silvio Bär, Bruno Currie, Hanne Eisenfeld, Laura Lulli, Sophie Mills, Glenn Most, Ruth Scodel, Christos Tsagalis, Stefano Vecchiato.
Contributors are: Apostolia Alepidou, Silvio Bär, Bruno Currie, Hanne Eisenfeld, Laura Lulli, Sophie Mills, Glenn Most, Ruth Scodel, Christos Tsagalis, Stefano Vecchiato.
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eBook published on:
March 11, 2024
eBook ISBN:
9789004696617
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Main content:
262
eBook ISBN:
9789004696617
Audience(s) for this book
This volume will be of value to scholars working on Homer, Hesiod, Greek mythology, and the relation between Greek and Near-Eastern poetry, as well as to graduate students in Classics.
