description: The last major work of the giant of the field. Martin P. Nilsson set himself the task of tracing the elements of Greekmythology, as they appear in Homer's Iliad, to their source in Mycenaean culture, a much earlier period. His conclusions, drawn from a very limited empirical material - archaeology, very few relevant Linear B texts - are remarkably compelling.
language: English
title: Mycenæan Origin of Greek Mythology
titlecomplete: Mycenæan Origin of Greek Mythology (Sather Classical Lectures)
genres: History, Mythology, Religion, Archaeology
ratings_count: 41
places: Greece
publisher: University of California Press