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Travelling heroes : in the epic age of Homer / Robin Lane Fox

This study examines eighth-century BC Greek migrants from Euboea and their travels across the Mediterranean. It analyses how encounters with Near Eastern and Italian cultures influenced the development of classical mythology and the Homeric epics.

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