The Rape of Troy: Evolution, Violence, and the World of Homer

Jonathan Gottschall

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Classical Antiquity Studies Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior Violence, Religion, and Philosophy

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Introduction 1. Rebuilding Homer's Greece 2. A short ethnography of Homeric society 3. Why do men fight? The evolutionary biology and anthropology of male violence 4. What launched the 1,186 ships? 5. Status warriors 6. Homeric women: re-imagining the fitness landscape 7. Homer's missing daughters 8. The prisoner's dilemma and the mystery of tragedy Conclusion: between lions and men.

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