This remarkably rich and multifaceted study of early Greek exploration makes an original contribution to current discussions of the encounters between Greeks and non-Greeks. Focusing in particular on myths about Odysseus and other heroes who visited foreign lands on their mythical voyages homeward a
The Returns of Odysseus: Colonization and Ethnicity
โ Scribed by Irad Malkin
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 260
- Category
- Library
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