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- The Cambridge Guide to Homer
- The Cambridge Guide to Homer
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Notes on the Contributors
- General Introduction
- Part I Homeric Song and Text
- Part II Homeric World
- Introduction
- Homeric Communities
- Homeric Religion
- Homer and History
- Homeric Geography
- Homeric Materiality
- Key Topics
- Afterlife in Homer
- Assemblies and Councils
- Athletic Competition
- Basileus and Anax in Homer and Mycenaean Greek Texts
- Blegen, Carl
- Boars’ Tusk Helmets
- Burial Practices
- Catalogue of Ships: Archaeology
- Catalogue of Ships: Literary Aspects
- Class Relations
- The Literary Tradition of Destruction of Cities
- Divine Epiphany in Homer
- Family and Marriage in Homer
- Feasting and Drinking in Homer
- Archaeology of Hero Cults
- Hittite Literary Evidence
- Homeric Archaeology
- Homeric Economy
- Household Organization
- Lefkandi
- Mycenae
- Nestor’s Cup
- Nostoi
- Offerings in Homer
- Personification in Homer
- Prayers and Vows
- Pylos
- Religious Festivals in Homer
- Schliemann, Heinrich
- Shield of Achilles
- Slavery in Homer and Hesiod
- Supplication in Homer
- Troy and Its Treasures
- Warfare in Homer
- Warrior Graves
- Weapons and Armor
- Women in Homer
- Part III Homer in the World
- Bibliography
- Index
Hittite Literary Evidence
from Key Topics
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 February 2020
- The Cambridge Guide to Homer
- The Cambridge Guide to Homer
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Notes on the Contributors
- General Introduction
- Part I Homeric Song and Text
- Part II Homeric World
- Introduction
- Homeric Communities
- Homeric Religion
- Homer and History
- Homeric Geography
- Homeric Materiality
- Key Topics
- Afterlife in Homer
- Assemblies and Councils
- Athletic Competition
- Basileus and Anax in Homer and Mycenaean Greek Texts
- Blegen, Carl
- Boars’ Tusk Helmets
- Burial Practices
- Catalogue of Ships: Archaeology
- Catalogue of Ships: Literary Aspects
- Class Relations
- The Literary Tradition of Destruction of Cities
- Divine Epiphany in Homer
- Family and Marriage in Homer
- Feasting and Drinking in Homer
- Archaeology of Hero Cults
- Hittite Literary Evidence
- Homeric Archaeology
- Homeric Economy
- Household Organization
- Lefkandi
- Mycenae
- Nestor’s Cup
- Nostoi
- Offerings in Homer
- Personification in Homer
- Prayers and Vows
- Pylos
- Religious Festivals in Homer
- Schliemann, Heinrich
- Shield of Achilles
- Slavery in Homer and Hesiod
- Supplication in Homer
- Troy and Its Treasures
- Warfare in Homer
- Warrior Graves
- Weapons and Armor
- Women in Homer
- Part III Homer in the World
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
The essay discusses the Hittite literary evidence for the site of Wilusa, the location of Ahhiyawa, and wars fought in the region of Troy during the Late Bronze Age. It is suggested that Wilusa was the Hittite name for Troy; that their term Ahhiyawa was a reference to the Mycenaeans and, most likely, to mainland Greece; and that there were at least four wars in which the Hittites were either involved or knew of that were fought in the vicinity of Troy during the fifteenth to twelfth centuries b.c.e.
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- The Cambridge Guide to Homer , pp. 339 - 340Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020