Heroes in Herodotus: The Interaction of Myth and History by Elizabeth Vandiver
Heroes in Herodotus: The Interaction of Myth and History

Elizabeth Vandiver

Heroes in Herodotus: The Interaction of Myth and History

Elizabeth Vandiver

288 pages first pub 1991 (editions)

challenging informative medium-paced

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This examination of Herodotus' references to mythological heroes reveals new aspects of his historiography and of his literary technique. In the development of Greek prose, Herodotus lies between the early logographers and later historians, themat...

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