The end of the Bronze Age in the Eastern Mediterranean was a time of social, political, and economic upheaval – conditions reflected, in many ways, in the world of Homer’s "Odyssey." Jeffrey P. Emanuel examines the Odyssey’s Second Cretan Lie (xiv 191 – 359) in the context of this watershed transition, with particular emphasis on raiding, warfare, maritime technology and tactics, and the evidence for the so-called "Sea Peoples" who have been connected to the events of this period. He focuses in particular on the hero’s description of his frequent raiding activities and on his subsequent sojourn in the land of the pharaohs, and connections between Odysseus’ false narrative and the historical experiences of one particular Sea Peoples group: the "Sherden of the Sea."
Author(s): Jeffrey P. Emanuel
Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches
Publisher: Lexington Books
Year: 2017
Language: English
Pages: 228
Contents
Acknowledgments
1. Epic, Oral Tradition, and Archaeology
2. Structure and Methodology
3. Raiders, Traders, and Sea Peoples in the Late Bronze Age and Beyond
4. Mycenae, Aḫḫiyawa, and the Collapse of the Late Bronze Age Order
5. The Sea Peoples and the Egyptian Records
6. The Changing Face of War and Society
7. Hedgehog Helmets, Sea Peoples, and Ship-to-Ship Combat
8. Mariners and Their Ships: Vessel Types, Capacity, and Rigging
9. Αἴγυπτόνδε: Life, Prosperity, and Health in the Land of the Pharaohs
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