essay
The Greek hero
honor and grace in anthropology • Cambridge • Published In 1992 • Pages: 129-149
By: Campbell, John Kennedy.
Abstract
This essay first presents an historical account of the Greek hero concept as depicted in Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. This concept is then compared to the traditional role of young unmarried men in the eighteenth century A.D. who were expected to possess and display heroic qualities of courage and physical strength as the avengers of family honor. Many of these young men joined paramilitary organization in the mountains of continental greece throughout the Ottoman administration. The organization and function of these groups, called KLEPHTS (brigands), and the ARMATOLES (locally organized militias) organized under the Ottoman government to combat them, are described in detail in the text.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2003
- Region
- Europe
- Sub Region
- Southeastern Europe
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 2002
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- ninth century B.C.-eighteenth century A.D.
- Coverage Place
- Greece
- Notes
- John K. Campbell
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 148-149)
- LCCN
- 90001861
- LCSH
- Greece