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His book remains an engaging introduction both to the concept of the hero in Hellenic civilization and to the poetic forms through which the hero is defined: the Iliad and Odyssey in particular and archaic Greek poetry in general.

The Best of the Achaeans

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    A Paperback / softback by Gregory Nagy

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      Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 15/01/1999
      ISBN13: 9780801860157, 978-0801860157
      ISBN10: 0801860156
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      Book Synopsis
      His book remains an engaging introduction both to the concept of the hero in Hellenic civilization and to the poetic forms through which the hero is defined: the Iliad and Odyssey in particular and archaic Greek poetry in general.

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