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  1. The hippos of Troy
    why Homer never talked about a horse
    Author: Tiboni, Francesco
    Published: [2021]; © 2021
    Publisher:  Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, Oxford

    "Deals with one of the most famous episodes of the whole of Classical mythology, the Wooden Horse of Troy. Thanks to the analysis of words, images and wrecks, the author proposes a new interpretation of what Homer actually intended when he spoke of... more

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    "Deals with one of the most famous episodes of the whole of Classical mythology, the Wooden Horse of Troy. Thanks to the analysis of words, images and wrecks, the author proposes a new interpretation of what Homer actually intended when he spoke of the hippos used by the Greeks to conquer the city of Troy. The archaeological, iconographic and philological evidence discussed by the author leads to the conclusion that Homer never talked about a giant wooden horse, nor a war machine. In fact, Homer referred to the use of a particular ship type, a merchant ship of Levantine origin in use in the Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age Mediterranean, used to pay tribute to Levantine kings, as well as to trade precious metal around the Mediterranean coast"--

     
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    ISBN: 9781789698992
    Series: Archaeopress archaeology
    Subjects: Trojanisches Pferd
    Other subjects: Homerus (ca. v8. Jh.); Homer / Language, style; Homer / Odyssey; Trojan horse (Greek mythology); Warships / Greece / History; Mythology, Greek; Trojan War; Archaeology and literature; Underwater archaeology; Homer / Criticism and interpretation; Cheval de Troie (Mythologie grecque); Navires de guerre / Grèce / Histoire; Mythologie grecque; Guerre de Troie; Archéologie sous-marine; underwater archaeology; Homer; Odyssey (Homer); Mythology, Greek; Trojan horse (Greek mythology); Warships; Greece; Criticism, interpretation, etc; History
    Scope: iv, 112 Seiten, Illustrationen, Pläne (teilweise farbig)
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    Introduction -- The naval dimension of Homer -- The wooden horse in ancient texts -- The wooden horse of Troy in classical art -- The hippos ships in the Ancient Mediterranean -- Why Homer never talked about a horse
  2. The hippos of Troy
    why Homer never talked about a horse
    Author: Tiboni, Francesco
    Published: [2021]
    Publisher:  Archaeopress Archaeology, Oxford

    Location:
    Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg
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    2021 A 11019
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    Universitätsbibliothek Kiel, Zentralbibliothek
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    Bereich Klassisches Altertum
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Format: Print
    ISBN: 9781789698992
    Subjects: Trojanisches Pferd;
    Scope: iv, 112 Seiten, Illustrationen