Agamemnon in Herodotus and Thucydides: Exploring the historical uses of a mythological paradigm
This paper explores the use of the myth of Agamemnon in Herodotus and Thucydides. I argue that the deployment of Agamemnon in their works is shaped by, and sheds additional light on, the historians’ attitude toward myth (and its use in rhetoric), their narrative aims and historical outlook. Herodotu...
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Centre for the Study of Myth and Religion in Greek and Roman Antiquity
2023
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| Online Access: | https://pasithee.library.upatras.gr/electra/article/view/4381 |
