Cúchulainn's women and some Indo-European comparisons
The paper explores parallels between the careers of Cúchulainn, Arjuna and Odysseus. At some point each of these Indo-European epic heroes undertakes a journey involving encounters with a series of females. The sets of encounters are comparable and relate to the pentadic theory of Indo-European ideo...
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Navan Research Group
2000
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| Résumé: | The paper explores parallels between the careers of Cúchulainn, Arjuna and Odysseus. At some point each of these Indo-European epic heroes undertakes a journey involving encounters with a series of females. The sets of encounters are comparable and relate to the pentadic theory of Indo-European ideology. |
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