The Presence of Euboeans in the North Helladic Region and the Myths of Heracles

Recent excavations carried out in Chalcidice and at the head of the Thermaic Gulf have revealed that the Euboeans played a leading role in these areas, during the first and second Greek colonization. This is also attested by written evidence. The prominent position enjoyed by Heracles in northern G...

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Autor principal:	Michalis Tiverios
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Publicado:	Ksiegarnia Akademicka Publishing 2013
Materias:	Greek colonisation myths of Heracles Euboeans northern Aegean myths and political propaganda Ancient history D51-90 History of the arts NX440-632
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:d5e5bf800e464f329350e4a1b81f09872021-11-27T13:19:57ZThe Presence of Euboeans in the North Helladic Region and the Myths of Heracles10.12797/SAAC.17.2013.17.081899-15482449-867Xhttps://doaj.org/article/d5e5bf800e464f329350e4a1b81f09872013-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.akademicka.pl/saac/article/view/3049https://doaj.org/toc/1899-1548https://doaj.org/toc/2449-867X Recent excavations carried out in Chalcidice and at the head of the Thermaic Gulf have revealed that the Euboeans played a leading role in these areas, during the first and second Greek colonization. This is also attested by written evidence. The prominent position enjoyed by Heracles in northern Greece, which is confirmed not only by the written sources but also by the relevant representations on monuments found in this region, must be mainly due to the Euboeans. It is difficult, however, to deal with issues relevant to the formation and dissemination of these myths of Heracles and reach definite conclusions. As is well known, the Greeks often created myths in order to legitimize their conquests and territorial claims. Michalis TiveriosKsiegarnia Akademicka PublishingarticleGreek colonisationmyths of HeraclesEuboeansnorthern Aegeanmyths and political propagandaAncient historyD51-90History of the artsNX440-632ENFRStudies in Ancient Art and Civilization, Vol 17 (2013)
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description	Recent excavations carried out in Chalcidice and at the head of the Thermaic Gulf have revealed that the Euboeans played a leading role in these areas, during the first and second Greek colonization. This is also attested by written evidence. The prominent position enjoyed by Heracles in northern Greece, which is confirmed not only by the written sources but also by the relevant representations on monuments found in this region, must be mainly due to the Euboeans. It is difficult, however, to deal with issues relevant to the formation and dissemination of these myths of Heracles and reach definite conclusions. As is well known, the Greeks often created myths in order to legitimize their conquests and territorial claims.
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The Presence of Euboeans in the North Helladic Region and the Myths of Heracles

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