King of sacrifice
Subtitle: ritual and royal authority in the Iliad
By: Sarah Hitch.
Series: Hellenic studies -- 25
Publisher: Center for Hellenic Studies, Trustees for Harvard University; Distributed by Harvard University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Washington, D.C; Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780674025929
Subjects: Homer; Epic poetry, Greek -- History and criticism; Achilles (Greek mythology) in literature; Trojan War -- Literature and the war; Kings and rulers in literature; Ritual in literature; Sacrifice in literature
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Defining homeric sacrifice; title: The ritual process; title: The gift of sacrifice; title: The king of sacrifice.