The Falls of Troy in Greek Tradition
| Autor: | P. B. S. Andrews |
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| Rok vydání: | 1965 |
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| Zdroj: | Greece and Rome. 12:28-37 |
| ISSN: | 1477-4550 0017-3835 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/s0017383500014753 |
| Popis: | Althoughmost authorities now agree in identifying Priam's Troy with level VIIa at Hissarlik, arguments are still advanced from time to time for reverting to the earlier identification with VI [h?]. Since it is accepted that VI was destroyed by an earthquake and not (or not primarily) by armed force, this means proposing theories to account for the discrepancy with Greek tradition. Either the Greeks never took Troy at all, and simply invented the legend that they did—in which case there seems little point in trying to identify Priam's Troy; or else the earthquake is symbolized by the Wooden Horse, under cover of which the Greeks finally entered Troy. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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