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Yasumura, Noriko

CHALLENGES TO THE POWER OF ZEUS IN EARLY GREEK POETRY Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

Duckworth Publishers, 2011

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Year of publication
2011
Author
Yasumura, Noriko
Publishers
Duckworth Publishers
Keyword
Greek Poetry Poetry & Poets Greek Literature Paganism
Cover description
Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
Binding description
Hardcover ISBN 0715636782

Description

Scratches to back panel of DJ else fine. ; 192 pages; 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.