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Divine assemblies in early Greek and Babylonian epic /

In early Greek and Near Eastern myth and religion, the gods govern the cosmos. In narrative poetry, they are frequently portrayed through scenes of divine assembly. Did Homer and early Greek poets inherit this feature from their more ancient neighbours? And what can comparison tell us besides? This...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ballesteros Petrella, Bernardo, 1989- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2024]
Series:Oxford classical monographs.
Subjects:
Epic poetry, Greek > History and criticism.
Epic poetry, Assyro-Babylonian > History and criticism.
Mythology, Greek, in literature.
Mythology, Assyro-Babylonian > In literature.
Poésie épique grecque > Histoire et critique.
Poésie épique assyro-babylonienne > Histoire et critique.
Mythologie grecque dans la littérature.
Mythologie assyro-babylonienne > Dans la littérature.
Literature: history & criticism.
Literature.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:In early Greek and Near Eastern myth and religion, the gods govern the cosmos. In narrative poetry, they are frequently portrayed through scenes of divine assembly. Did Homer and early Greek poets inherit this feature from their more ancient neighbours? And what can comparison tell us besides? This book is the first to chart divine assembly scenes in ancient Babylonian and early Greek epic. It asks why similarities between the two corpora exist, and exploits those similarities to enhance understanding of Mesopotamian and early Greek literature and religion.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations.
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780198924623
0198924623