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Challenges to the Power of Zeus in Early Greek Poetry Professor Noriko Yasumura

Challenges to the Power of Zeus in Early Greek Poetry By Professor Noriko Yasumura

Challenges to the Power of Zeus in Early Greek Poetry by Professor 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.

Challenges to the Power of Zeus in Early Greek Poetry Summary

Challenges to the Power of Zeus in Early Greek Poetry by Professor Noriko Yasumura

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.

Challenges to the Power of Zeus in Early Greek Poetry Reviews

... this book brings welcome attention to Zeus' 'story', and frequently draws suggestive connections between apparently allusive passages. [Yasumura] is often persuasive in pointing to compositional strife. -- Tobias Myers, Connecticut College, USA * Hermathena *

About Professor Noriko Yasumura

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

Table of Contents

Introduction I. The Threat of Thetis II. The Golden Chain of Hera III. The Reordering of the Universe IV. The Birth of Athena V. Prometheus, God of Forethought VI. Typhon, Son of Hera VII. The Bitter Sorrow of Aphrodite Epilogue Notes Abbreviations Bibliography Index of Passages Index of Names General Index

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NPB9780715636787
9780715636787
0715636782
Challenges to the Power of Zeus in Early Greek Poetry by Professor Noriko Yasumura
New
Hardback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
2011-07-21
240
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