Homeric geography
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Homeric geography is the study of the real and imagined places, regions, and spatial relationships described in Homer’s epics, especially as they relate to the Bronze Age Aegean world.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Homeric geography canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Homeric geography Context triple: [On the Catalogue of Ships, relatedTo, Homeric geography]
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Geographica
Geographica is an extensive ancient geographical treatise, traditionally attributed to Strabo, that systematically describes the known world of the Greco-Roman era.
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Homerische Untersuchungen
"Homerische Untersuchungen" is a scholarly work of classical philology that critically examines the authorship, composition, and historical development of the Homeric epics.
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Pausanias’ Description of Greece
Pausanias’ Description of Greece is a 2nd-century AD travelogue and cultural guide that provides detailed accounts of ancient Greek cities, sanctuaries, monuments, and artworks.
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Description of Greece
"Description of Greece" is an ancient travelogue and cultural guide to mainland Greece, originally written in Greek by Pausanias in the 2nd century CE, detailing its geography, monuments, myths, and religious practices.
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Prolegomena ad Homerum
Prolegomena ad Homerum is Friedrich August Wolf’s groundbreaking 1795 philological study that challenged the traditional view of Homeric authorship and helped found modern classical scholarship.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Homeric geography Target entity description: Homeric geography is the study of the real and imagined places, regions, and spatial relationships described in Homer’s epics, especially as they relate to the Bronze Age Aegean world.
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A.
Geographica
Geographica is an extensive ancient geographical treatise, traditionally attributed to Strabo, that systematically describes the known world of the Greco-Roman era.
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B.
Homerische Untersuchungen
"Homerische Untersuchungen" is a scholarly work of classical philology that critically examines the authorship, composition, and historical development of the Homeric epics.
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C.
Pausanias’ Description of Greece
Pausanias’ Description of Greece is a 2nd-century AD travelogue and cultural guide that provides detailed accounts of ancient Greek cities, sanctuaries, monuments, and artworks.
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D.
Description of Greece
"Description of Greece" is an ancient travelogue and cultural guide to mainland Greece, originally written in Greek by Pausanias in the 2nd century CE, detailing its geography, monuments, myths, and religious practices.
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E.
Prolegomena ad Homerum
Prolegomena ad Homerum is Friedrich August Wolf’s groundbreaking 1795 philological study that challenged the traditional view of Homeric authorship and helped found modern classical scholarship.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
field of study
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subfield of Homeric scholarship ⓘ subfield of classical studies ⓘ subfield of historical geography ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
assess historical accuracy of Homeric place descriptions
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reconstruct the spatial world of Homer’s audience ⓘ understand symbolic functions of space in Homer ⓘ |
| concerns |
identification of Homeric place names with real sites
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mapping of Homeric landscapes ⓘ reconstruction of Homeric travel routes ⓘ relationship between poetic space and real geography ⓘ |
| developedFrom |
19th-century classical philology
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antiquarian studies of the Mediterranean ⓘ |
| examines |
catalogue of ships in the Iliad
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city layouts and fortifications in Homer ⓘ harbours and coastal descriptions in Homer ⓘ mountains and rivers in Homeric poetry ⓘ place lists and itineraries in the Odyssey ⓘ sea routes and sailing times implied in the epics ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
the Iliad
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the Odyssey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesDebatesOn |
degree of myth versus reality in Homeric landscapes
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extent of Homer’s geographical knowledge ⓘ historic reality of the Trojan plain described in the Iliad ⓘ identification of Scheria ⓘ itinerary of Odysseus ⓘ location of Ithaca in the Odyssey ⓘ location of Troy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Linear B decipherment
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Mycenaean archaeology NERFINISHED ⓘ archaeological discoveries at Hisarlik ⓘ |
| overlapsWith |
ancient maritime history
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historical cartography of the ancient world ⓘ literary geography ⓘ mythological geography ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Aegean Sea
NERFINISHED
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Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ Black Sea region NERFINISHED ⓘ Ionian coast NERFINISHED ⓘ Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Peloponnese NERFINISHED ⓘ central Greece ⓘ islands of the Aegean ⓘ |
| relatesTo |
Bronze Age Aegean world
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Mycenaean Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ Trojan War tradition ⓘ |
| studies |
imagined locations mentioned in Homer
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places in the Homeric epics ⓘ real locations mentioned in Homer ⓘ regions in the Homeric epics ⓘ spatial relationships in the Homeric epics ⓘ |
| uses |
ancient historical sources
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archaeological evidence ⓘ comparative mythology ⓘ nautical and navigational studies ⓘ textual analysis of Homeric epics ⓘ topographical surveys ⓘ |
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Subject: Homeric geography Description of subject: Homeric geography is the study of the real and imagined places, regions, and spatial relationships described in Homer’s epics, especially as they relate to the Bronze Age Aegean world.
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