The Mycenaean Origin of Greek Mythology / Martin P. Nilsson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nilsson, Martin P., Author.

Contributor:

Vermeule, Emily

Series:

Sather Classical Lectures ; 8

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (280 p.)

Edition:

Reprint 2020

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2020]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The last major work of the giant of the field. Martin P. Nilsson set himself the task of tracing the elements of Greekmythology, as they appear in Homer's Iliad, to their source in Mycenaean culture, a much earlier period. His conclusions, drawn from a very limited empirical material - archaeology, very few relevant Linear B texts - are remarkably compelling. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1972.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

BIBLIOGRAPHY

CHAPTER I. HOW OLD IS GREEK MYTHOLOGY?

CHAPTER II. MYCENAEAN CENTERS AND MYTHOLOGICAL CENTERS

1. Argolis

2 . LACONIA

3 . THE DOMINION OF PYLOS

4. THE REST OF THE PELOPONNESE

5. THE IONIAN ISLANDS

6. SOUTHERN BOEOTIA

7. NORTHERN BOEOTIA AND THESSALY

8. ATTICA

9 . CONCLUSION

CHAPTER III. HERACLES

CHAPTER IV. OLYMPUS

INDEX

Notes:

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ISBN:

9780520335899

0520335899

OCLC:

1198929526