{"product_id":"three-myths-of-kingship-in-christopher-metcalf-9781009481496","title":"Three Myths of Kingship in Early Greece and the Ancient Near East","description":"On the basis of recently discovered sources and original research, this book identifies and analyses three story-patterns associated with human kingship in early Greek and ancient Near Eastern myth. The first of these, the 'Myth of the Servant', was used to explain how an individual of non-royal lineage rose to power from obscure origins. The second myth, on the 'Goddess and the Herdsman', made the fundamental claim that the ruler engaged in a sexual relationship with a powerful female deity. Third, although kings are often central to the ancient literary evidence, the texts themselves were usually authored by others, such as poets, priests, prophets or scholars; like kings, these characters similarly tended to base their authority on their ability to articulate and enact the divine will. The stage was thus set for narratives of conflict between kings and other intermediaries of the gods.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Metcalf\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1009481495\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781009481496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/02\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 302\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d","brand":"Christopher Metcalf","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46546154750207,"sku":"9781009481496","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a6b5d728-c662-4c87-8c76-b37a26d0c745.jpg?v=1738184258","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/three-myths-of-kingship-in-christopher-metcalf-9781009481496","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}