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The Hippos of Troy - Why Homer Never Talked about a Horse (Paperback)
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The Hippos of Troy - Why Homer Never Talked about a Horse (Paperback)
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The Hippos of Troy: Why Homer Never Talked About a Horse deals with
one of the most famous episodes of the whole of Classical
mythology, the Wooden Horse of Troy. Thanks to the analysis of
words, images and wrecks, the author proposes a new interpretation
of what Homer actually intended when he spoke of the hippos used by
the Greeks to conquer the city of Troy. The archaeological,
iconographic and philological evidence discussed by the author
leads to the conclusion that Homer never talked about a giant
wooden horse, nor a war machine. In fact, Homer referred to the use
of a particular ship type, a merchant ship of Levantine origin in
use in the Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age Mediterranean, used to
pay tribute to Levantine kings, as well as to trade precious metal
around the Mediterranean coast.
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