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The purpose of this book is to contribute to the appreciation of the linguistic, literary and contextual value of Homeric personal names. This is an old topic, which famously interested Plato, and an object of constant scholarly attention from the time of ancient commentators to the present day. The book begins with an introduction to the particularly complex set of factors that affect all efforts to interpret Homeric names. The main chapters are structured around the character and action of selected heroes in their Homeric contexts (in the case of the Iliad, a heroic war; the Odyssey chapter encompasses more than one planes of action). They offer a survey of modern etymologies, set against ancient views on names and naming, in order to reconstruct (as far as possible) the reception of significant names by ancient audiences and further to shed light on the parameters surrounding the choice and use of personal names in Homer. An Appendix touches on the underexplored career of Homeric personal names as historical names, offering data and a preliminary analysis.

Names, Personal, in literature --- Onomastics in literature --- Grekisk poesi. --- Grekiska språket. --- Hjältar i litteraturen. --- Names, Personal, in literature. --- Namnforskning. --- Onomastics in literature. --- Personnamn i litteraturen. --- Homeros, --- Heroes. --- Greek language --- Epic poetry, Greek --- Etymology --- Names. --- History and criticism. --- Homer --- Language. --- Characters --- Homeros --- Homère --- Names --- History and criticism --- Language --- Heroes --- Epic poetry, Greek. --- Greek language. --- Greek poetry --- Heroes in literature. --- Language and languages. --- Onomastics. --- Homer. --- Hóiméar --- Hūmīrūs --- Gomer --- Omir --- Omer --- Omero --- Ho-ma --- Homa --- Homérosz --- האמער --- הומירוס --- הומר --- הומרוס --- هومر --- هوميروس --- 荷马 --- Ὅμηρος --- Гамэр --- Hamėr --- Омир --- Homero --- 호메로스 --- Homerosŭ --- Homērs --- Homeras --- Хомер --- ホメーロス --- ホメロス --- Гомер --- Homeri --- Hema --- Pseudo-Homer --- Pseudo Omero --- Homerus --- Greek language - Etymology - Names --- Epic poetry, Greek - History and criticism --- Homer - Language --- Homer - Characters - Heroes --- Iliad. --- Odyssey. --- etymology. --- 1553: Hardcover, Softcover / Geschichte/Altertum --- Fachpublikum/ Wissenschaft --- Hardback --- Homer, Iliad, Odyssey, etymology --- LIT004190

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The aim of this work is to investigate how in Roman Egypt, double names were used by the local elite to promote their social status. Polyonymy (i.e. the use of multiple names) is found in Egyptian texts as early as the Old Kingdom, and during the Ptolemaic period the practice is adopted in Greek environments as well. At this time, double names generally combined a Greek and an Egyptian name and reflected the complexity of ethnic identity in Ptolemaic society. It is in the Roman period, however, that numbers rise spectacularly--from roughly 1% at the beginning of Roman rule, to over 6%, peaking under the Severans. This upsurge of double names was triggered for a reason--a study of the phenomenon may paint a picture of the ideals and aspirations underlying this choice.

Egyptian language -- Names --- Egyptian names --- Egyptische namen --- Namen [Egyptische ] --- Names [Egyptian ] --- Noms égyptiens --- Names, Egyptian --- Elite (Social sciences) --- Elite (Sciences sociales) --- History --- Histoire --- Egypt --- Egypte --- Civilization --- Social life and customs --- Civilisation --- Moeurs et coutumes --- Names, Greek --- Names, Personal --- Social status --- Social conditions --- Elite. --- Doppelname. --- Römerzeit. --- Names, Greek. --- Names, Personal. --- Social conditions. --- Social status. --- To 1500. --- Ägypten. --- Egypt. --- England. --- Academic collection --- Noms égyptiens --- Names [Greek ] --- Names [Personal ] --- To 1500 --- Social structure --- Onomastics --- Greco-Roman period, 332 BC-638 AD --- 332 B.C.-638 A.D. --- Names, Greek - Egypt --- Names, Personal - Egypt --- Social status - England - History - To 1500.