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Heracles in Early Greek Epic examines the protean nature of the greatest Greek hero, Heracles in Homeric and Hesiodic poetry, as well as in fragmentary epics such as Creophylus’ Oichalias Halosis, Pisander’s Heracleia, and Panyassis’ Heracleia. Several contributors explore Heracles’ associations with heroes in Near-Eastern literature and reflections in early epic about his involvement in the first sack of Troy, the tale of Hesione and the ketos, the war against the Meropes on Cos, and the sack of Oechalia. Other contributors study his role in other Archaic and Classical epics such as those written by Creophylus, Pisander, and Panyassis.

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Christos C. Tsagalis, Ph.D. (1998), Cornell University, is Professor of Ancient Greek Literature at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He has published extensively on Homer, Hesiod, fragmentary Greek epic, and Greek epigram, including Early Greek Epic: Language, Interpretation, Performance (De Gruyter 2023). Contributors are: Apostolia Alepidou, Silvio Bär, Bruno Currie, Hanne Eisenfeld, Laura Lulli, Sophie Mills, Glenn Most, Ruth Scodel, Christos Tsagalis, Stefano Vecchiato.

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