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Three Myths of Kingship in Early Greece and the Ancient Near East

- The Servant, the Lover, and the Fool
Af: Christopher Metcalf Engelsk Hardback

Three Myths of Kingship in Early Greece and the Ancient Near East

- The Servant, the Lover, and the Fool
Af: Christopher Metcalf Engelsk Hardback
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On the basis of recently discovered sources and original research, this book identifies and analyses three story-patterns associated with human kingship in early Greek and ancient Near Eastern myth. The first of these, the ''Myth of the Servant'', was used to explain how an individual of non-royal lineage rose to power from obscure origins. The second myth, on the ''Goddess and the Herdsman'', made the fundamental claim that the ruler engaged in a sexual relationship with a powerful female deity. Third, although kings are often central to the ancient literary evidence, the texts themselves were usually authored by others, such as poets, priests, prophets or scholars; like kings, these characters similarly tended to base their authority on their ability to articulate and enact the divine will. The stage was thus set for narratives of conflict between kings and other intermediaries of the gods.
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On the basis of recently discovered sources and original research, this book identifies and analyses three story-patterns associated with human kingship in early Greek and ancient Near Eastern myth. The first of these, the ''Myth of the Servant'', was used to explain how an individual of non-royal lineage rose to power from obscure origins. The second myth, on the ''Goddess and the Herdsman'', made the fundamental claim that the ruler engaged in a sexual relationship with a powerful female deity. Third, although kings are often central to the ancient literary evidence, the texts themselves were usually authored by others, such as poets, priests, prophets or scholars; like kings, these characters similarly tended to base their authority on their ability to articulate and enact the divine will. The stage was thus set for narratives of conflict between kings and other intermediaries of the gods.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 302
ISBN-13: 9781009481496
Indbinding: Hardback
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ISBN-10: 1009481495
Kategori: Antikken & Middelalder
Udg. Dato: 2 jan 2025
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Forlag: Cambridge University Press
Oplagsdato: 2 jan 2025
Forfatter(e): Christopher Metcalf
Forfatter(e) Christopher Metcalf

Kategori Antikken & Middelalder

ISBN-13 9781009481496

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Hardback

Sider 302

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Udg. Dato 2 jan 2025

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Forlag Cambridge University Press