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Goussias, Giannoula

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HEROES AND HEROIC I,IFEIN THE ILIADAND AKRITIC FOIK-SONGGiannoula Goussias, B.A., Hons., University of Ac{elaideDepartment of ClassicsUniversity of AdelaideMarch 1992-7-CONTE NT SI AbstractII Declarationm AcknowledgementsMntroduction- aims of study- methodology- limits and parameters- existing material- major differencesV DescentVI Horses and ArmourHorses- description of horses- hero-horse relationshipVII Heroic Conduct- the primary virtues- contests-"aristeia"- friendship amongst the heroes- heroic characteristics- boasting- sense of honour- quarrels34566668101325252630Armour 38j'O¡rÎ.orv r<íå,ì,oç raí ioXúç 38- the effectiveness of unusual weapons M- hero-armour relationship (from birth to maturity) 49- armour on the battlefield 53- arming 53- fighting 56- plundering 59- armour in death and beyond 6367677583929297103-2-VIII Heroic Death- death and dying- eternal fame - immortality- slaying by treachery- Humiliation of the dead on the battlefield- The Homeric and Akritic Hades- heroic expressions of emotion- MoipcrIX Conclusion- theme- scene- treatment- behaviour and emotions- potential explanations for similarities: i :; ::.i?îi::,î ïä;.i..heroic convention- the "Greek" ethosx Bibliography- primary sources- secondary sources- wider reading1,091091,747221,27'1321381481531531581,641,691,70171,771,'172172774174174'176-3-ABSTRACTThe purpose of the present study is to identify, analyse and categorisesimilarities in heroic life and heroic conduct between the lliad and Akriticfolksong. A further purpose is to put forward possible reasons for the existenceof these similarities.To this end major differences are first discussed and then a systematiccomparison of similarities is completed, in the chapters on Descent, Horsesand Armour, Heroic Conduct and Heroic Death.This comparison reveals that similarities can constructively be placed in fourmajor categories: theme, scene, treatment, behaviour and emotion. Thiscategorisation of similarities in turn makes it possible to suggest and to adegree discuss the potential reasons for their persistent recurrence.The examination of potential reasons leads to the conclusion that, althoughthere are possibilities of direct and indirect literary influence of Homeric epicupon Akritic folksong, nevertheless the possibility of similarities being due toa specifically Greek realisation of the heroic convention must remain.-4-DECLARATIONThis thesis contains no material which has been accepted for the award of anyother degree or diploma in any university and, to the best of my knowledgeand belief, contains no material previously published or written by anotherperson, except where due reference is made in the text of the thesis.This thesis may be lent or photocopiedSignedGianna Goussias-5-ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSI am grateful for advice given me in the course of my research by mysupervisors: Professor R G Ussher, Mr D A Hester, and Dr Paul Tuffin, ofthe Classics Department in the University of Adelaide; for material providedby Dr A Diamantis, Professor D Dimiroulis and Mr D Dounas; and forcontinuous support provided by my husband.

Heroes and heroic life in the Iliad and Akritic folk-song

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