This book investigates the nature and extent of Mesopotamian influence on Greek religious mythological works. It shows how a knowledge of Mesopotamian ideas and motifs can increase our understanding of, for instance, the Homeric hymns to Apollo, Aphrodite or Athena, and of the works of Hesiod. This book is essential reading for scholars and students of ancient Greek and Near Eastern religion and mythology.
This book investigates the nature and extent of Mesopotamian influence on Greek religious mythological works. It shows how a knowledge of Mesopotamian ideas and motifs can increase our understanding of, for instance, the Homeric hymns to Apollo, Aphrodite or Athena, and of the works of Hesiod. This book is essential reading for scholars and students of ancient Greek and Near Eastern religion and mythology.
Acknowledgements Abbreviations Chronological chart Maps 1 FOUNDATIONS 2 INANNA 3 NINURTA 4 FROM EKUR TO OLYMPOS 5 THE HOMERIC HYMN TO APOLLO 6 THE HOMERIC HYMN TO DEMETER 7 MYTHS OF APHRODITE AND HER ORIGINS 8 JOURNEYS OF HERMES AND ZEUS 9 PANDORA PROMETHEUS AND THE MYTHS OF ENKI 10 THE BIRTH OF ATHENA 11 CONCLUSION Appendix I Ereshkigal's queenship of the netherworld Appendix II Some sources for Mesopotamian literature Bibliography Index
Acknowledgements Abbreviations Chronological chart Maps 1 FOUNDATIONS 2 INANNA 3 NINURTA 4 FROM EKUR TO OLYMPOS 5 THE HOMERIC HYMN TO APOLLO 6 THE HOMERIC HYMN TO DEMETER 7 MYTHS OF APHRODITE AND HER ORIGINS 8 JOURNEYS OF HERMES AND ZEUS 9 PANDORA PROMETHEUS AND THE MYTHS OF ENKI 10 THE BIRTH OF ATHENA 11 CONCLUSION Appendix I Ereshkigal's queenship of the netherworld Appendix II Some sources for Mesopotamian literature Bibliography Index
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