Peisistratus — Peisistratos or Peisistratus or Pisistratus (in Greek, polytonic|Πεισίστρατος ), [The misspellings Psistratus, Peistratus, and Pesistratus are sometimes found.] traditionally pronEng|paɪˈsɪstrətəs in English, is the name of several personalities… … Wikipedia
Odyssey — This article is about Homer s epic poem. For other uses, see Odyssey (disambiguation). Greek text of the Odyssey s opening passage The Odyssey (Ancient Greek: Ὀδύσσεια, Odysseia) is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer.… … Wikipedia
Demodocus (Odyssey character) — In the Odyssey by Homer, Demodocus (Greek: Δημοδόκος, Demodokos) is a poet who often visits the court of Alcinous, king of the Phaeacians on the island of Scherie. During Odysseus stay on Scherie, Demodocus performs three narrative songs.… … Wikipedia
Melanthius (Odyssey) — Melanthius, the son of Dolius, plays the minor, yet important character of Odysseus disloyal goatherd in Homer s Odyssey. In contrast, Odysseus cowherd, Philoetius, and swineherd, Eumaeus, have both remained loyal to Odysseus during his twenty… … Wikipedia
Homeric scholarship — is the study of Homeric epic, especially the two large surviving epics, the Iliad and Odyssey. It is currently part of the academic discipline of classical studies, but the subject is one of the very oldest topics in all scholarship or science,… … Wikipedia
Homeric Question — The Homeric Question concerns the doubt and consequent debate over the identity of Homer, the authorship of the Iliad and Odyssey , and their historicity. It has its roots in classical antiquity and the scholarship of the Hellenistic period, but… … Wikipedia
Nestor (mythology) — According to some,[1] this cup shows Hecamede mixing kykeon for Nestor. Tondo of an Attic red figure cup, ca. 490 BC. From Vulci. In Greek mythology, Nestor of Gerenia (Greek: Νέστωρ Γερήνιος … Wikipedia
ancient Greek civilization — ▪ historical region, Eurasia Introduction the period following Mycenaean civilization, which ended in about 1200 BC, to the death of Alexander the Great, in 323 BC. It was a period of political, philosophical, artistic, and scientific… … Universalium
Telemachus — For other uses, see Telemachus (disambiguation). Telemachus departing from Nestor, painting by Henry Howard (1769–1847) Telemachus ( … Wikipedia
Circe — For other uses, see Circe (disambiguation). Circe Offering the Cup to Odysseus, by John William Waterhouse. In Greek mythology, Circe ( … Wikipedia
