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050 00 $aBL785$b.P46 1994
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100 1 $aPenglase, Charles,$d1956-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93057390
245 10 $aGreek myths and Mesopotamia :$bparallels and influence in the Homeric hymns and Hesiod /$cCharles Penglase.
260 $aLondon ;$aNew York :$bRoutledge,$c1994.
263 $a9405
300 $aix, 278 pages :$bmaps ;$c23 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 251-264) and index.
505 0 $a1. Foundations -- 2. Inanna -- 3. Ninurta -- 4. From Ekur to Olympos -- 5. The Homeric Hymn to Apollo -- 6. The Homeric Hymn to Demeter -- 7. Myths of Aphrodite and Her Origins -- 8. Journeys of Hermes and Zeus -- 9. Pandora, Prometheus and the Myths of Enki -- 10. The Birth of Athena -- 11. Conclusion -- Appendix I Ereshkigal's queenship of the netherworld -- Appendix II Some sources for Mesopotamian literature.
520 $aThis book investigates the nature and extent of Mesopotamian influence in Greek religious mythological works of the early archaic period, with the aim of elucidating Greek myths and the nature of the mythology involved.
520 8 $aBeginning with Mesopotamian myths of the goddess Inanna and her consort Dumuzi, and the heroic warrior god Ninurta, the author examines major Greek works in the light of central Mesopotamian ideas, principally those incorporated in the journeys of the gods. Intriguing correspondences with Mesopotamian ideas and motifs shed light on the Homeric hymns to Apollo, Demeter and Persephone, Aphrodite and Athena, and on Hesiod's Theogony and Works and Days.
520 8 $aDistinctive features are the careful and precise analysis of the myths, the extensive parallels adduced, and their complex and specific nature. This revelation of the extensive and comprehensive degree of Mesopotamian influence and the extraordinarily specific correspondences involved announce a breakthrough in the study of Greek mythology and religion.
650 0 $aMythology, Greek.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85089396
650 0 $aMythology, Assyro-Babylonian.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85089377
630 00 $aHomeric hymns.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82234462
600 00 $aHesiod.$tTheogony.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr2004021483
600 00 $aHesiod.$tWorks and days.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83196743
852 00 $bglx$hBL785$i.P46 1994