Biblical Hebrew Forum

[James Christian <jc.bhebrew AT googlemail.com>]

I think you may have misunderstood the question. Let me rephrase.

1) Who gave who the authority to classify Oddyseus as legend but Zeus as
myth? i.e. which critical criteria did you use to ascertain that Oddyseus
was a real person and Zeus was not?

James Christian

On 14 May 2010 20:53, nebarry AT verizon.net <nebarry AT verizon.net> wrote:

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> From: James Christian jc.bhebrew AT googlemail.com
> Date: Fri, 14 May 2010 20:06:18 +0300
> To: stoneyb AT touchwoodcreative.com, b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 30:20-30
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> >1) Who gave who the authority to classify which parts of Greek literature?
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> This is kind of an amazing question, James.  The classifications of Myth,
> Legend, Marchen, and Fable are so standard as to be beyond question.  One
> might argue the particular classification of a literary document, but
> everyone is in essential agreement on the basic definitions, at least as a
> starting point.
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> You might want to see Morford and Lenardon's *Classical Mythology,* which
> has, as I recall, an excellent introduction to the subject.
>
> N.E. Barry Hofstetter
> Classics and Bible
> The American Academy
> (2010 Savatori Exellence in Education Winner)
> http://theamericanacademy.net
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