Heracles in Early Greek Epic

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.

• PrefaceContributorsIntroductionChristos TsagalisPart 1 Sources and Intertexts for Early Greek Epic on HeraclesHeracles and Gilgamesh in Early Greek EpicBruno CurrieHeracles on CosRuth ScodelCivilizer, Killer, Glutton … Moralist? Glimpses of Heracles in Early Greek EpicSophie MillsPart 2 Heracles in Homer and HesiodHeracles in Homer and Hesiod: Shared ID s, Distinct PerspectivesApostolia AlepidouHeracles in HesiodGlenn W. MostHeracles and Hesione in the IliadSilvio BärOf Walls and Monsters: Heracles and Epic Time in Iliad 20Hanne EisenfeldPart 3 Heracles in Fragmentary Greek EpicNarrative and Stylistic Artistry in Early Greek Epic: Creophylus, Pisander, PanyassisChristos TsagalisTraces of the Epics on Heracles in the Archaic and Classical Periods: Between Local Interests and Never-Ending TraditionsLaura LulliReassessing Pisander of Camirus, fr. dub. 2 EGEFStefano VecchiatoGeneral Index