Homer Between Myth and History

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Homer’s poetry about the devastating impact of a war at the city of Troy conjures up a romantic age of heroic warriors, loyal wives, and fickle gods. But how much of what Homer tells us is myth, and how much of it is history? More importantly, what value should the ancient Greeks hold for us at a time when the beginnings of the globe are undeniably more diverse? Through a range of scholarly approaches, we will study the world that gave rise to an ever-shifting concept of what it meant to call oneself a “Greek.