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Tag Archives: oral tradition
Final comments on Book 1 of the Odyssey
The first Book of the Odyssey begins and ends in medias res. One ought not be surprised at this fact, since although the Odyssey itself became a main source for material on the myths it discusses, the ancient Greek audience … Continue reading
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Introduction to the Odyssey (Part 3): Greek religion and the Homeric epics
The purpose of this third and penultimate part of my introduction to the Odyssey focuses on how an ancient Greek and a modern reader can understand the portions of the Iliad and the Odyssey portraying gods and goddesses. Namely, one … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancient Greek philosophy, Christianity, classical Greek, cosmogeny, epics, goddesses, gods, Greek, Greek education, Greek mythology, Greek thought, Hesiod, Homer, Homeric, Iliad, intro, Judaism, modern religion, Odyssey, oral tradition, philosophy, primitive religion, religion, tradition, Works and Days
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Introduction to the Odyssey (Part 2): Homer and the origin of the epics
The third and the final parts of this introduction will respectively discuss Greek religion (for which one is largely referred to Burkert for actual practice and attitudes) and the story of the Odyssey as a whole, at least enough to … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancient Greek, classical Greek, composition, epics, Greek, Greek dark age, Greek mythology, Homer, Homeric epics, Iliad, intro, life, mycenaean, Odyssey, oral tradition, origin, pre-classical, Trojan War, Troy, writing
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