Poseidon, walls, and narrative complexity in the HomericIliad

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Classical Antiquity Studies Classical Studies and Philology Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History

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The sea god Poseidon is taken for granted as such in Classical Greek literature and iconography. Yet one does not have to look far in the literary or iconographical sources to find material that conveys a somewhat different impression. This has been noticed, and in the past there have been some interesting attempts to surmise Poseidon's origins and significance from the evidence at hand. This paper is not an attempt to reconstruct a putative Mycenaean deity, but will examine certain episodes of the HomericIliadto suggest possible reasons for the inconsistencies and anomalies that appear.

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1946A Historical Commentary on Thucydides 1993The Iliad: A Commentary 1990The Iliad: A Commentary 1985The Iliad : a commentary 1983A Historical Commentary on Thucydides 1982The Achaean Wall and the Myth of Destruction 1959History and the Homeric Iliad 1992Dynasty and Family in the Athenian City State: A View From Attic Tragedy

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