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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Autor Principal: Allen, N
Formato: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicado: Navan Research Group 2000
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description 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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Celtic
History of the ancient world
Social anthropology
Allen, N
Cúchulainn's women and some Indo-European comparisons
title Cúchulainn's women and some Indo-European comparisons
title_full Cúchulainn's women and some Indo-European comparisons
title_fullStr Cúchulainn's women and some Indo-European comparisons
title_full_unstemmed Cúchulainn's women and some Indo-European comparisons
title_short Cúchulainn's women and some Indo-European comparisons
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topic Sanskrit
Celtic
History of the ancient world
Social anthropology
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