The Alpha-tradition: on the origin of Greek stories

Scientists have long disagreed on the origins of Greek mythology and the works of Homer. The Analysts that once dominated these discussions never succeeded in distinguishing between multiple oral traditions in the Iliad and the Odyssey - the earliest surviving works of Greek literature - or in using them to draw conclusions about the Greek Bronze Age and the Mykenaian civilization. Until now, many attempts to recognize the right patterns in Greek mythology and ancient Greek literature have ...