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Challenges to the Power of Zeus in Early Greek Poetry
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Challenges to the Power of Zeus in Early Greek Poetry Hardcover - 2011

by Noriko Yasumura


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In the earliest extant works of Greek literature, Zeus reigns supreme in the Olympian hierarchy. However, scattered and scanty though they may be, there are allusions to threats of rebellion which challenge Zeus' supremacy. This book examines these passages, drawn from Homer, Hesiod and the "Homeric Hymns", to offer some new interpretations. While focusing on the theme of cosmic/divine strife, it becomes clear that hints of lost legends underlie these texts. Tracing their hidden logic helps to improve our understanding of early Greek poetry.

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  • Title Challenges to the Power of Zeus in Early Greek Poetry
  • Author Noriko Yasumura
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 240
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Date 2011-03-15
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780715636787 / 0715636782
  • Weight 1.15 lbs (0.52 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.2 x 6.3 x 1 in (23.37 x 16.00 x 2.54 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)

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  • Reference and Research Bk News, 10/01/2011, Page 181

About the author

Noriko Yasumura is Professor of Classics at Kanazawa University, Japan.

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