Panhellenism and local tradition in early Greek epos

<p>Early Greek epos encompasses a wide range of characters who are each given a local origin: for example, Akhilleus of Phthia, Helen of Sparta, Nestor of Pylos. The surviving poems of the epic tradition, however, do not focus on single locations, but strikingly combine characters and places f...

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Main Author: Webber, JM
Other Authors: Kelly, A
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Published: 2023
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