Homer's Odyssey and the Near East / Bruce Louden.
"The Odyssey's larger plot is composed of a number of distinct genres of myth, all of which are extant in various Near Eastern cultures (Mesopotamian, West Semitic, Egyptian). Unexpectedly, the Near Eastern culture with which the Odyssey has the most parallels is the Old Testament. Consideration of...
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Cambridge ; New York :
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2010.
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| Physical Description: | vii, 356 pages |
| Format: | Book |