Christianizing Homer: The Odyssey, Plato, and the Acts of Andrew

Contents......Page 10
Abbreviations......Page 14
Introduction......Page 20
1. Homer in the Early Church......Page 34
City of the Cannibals (Achilles' Myrmidons, AAMt 1a)......Page 52
Abduction of Matthias (Circe the Cannibal, AAMt 1-2)......Page 56
Jesus Consoles Matthias (Athena the Comforter, AAMt 3)......Page 57
Voyage to Myrmidonia (Athena the Sailor, AAMt 4-11)......Page 58
Summoning the Dead (Nekyia, AAMt 12-15)......Page 61
Sleepy Disembarkation (Odysseus's Arrival at Ithaca, AAMt 16-17)......Page 63
Andrew Rescues Matthias (Odysseus Rescues Crew, AAMt 18-21)......Page 64
Slaying the Children (Iphigenia and Orestes, AAMt 22-23)......Page 67
Devil's Advocate (Zeus's Lying Dream, AAMt 24)......Page 69
Dragging the Apostle (Hector's Corpse, AAMt 25-28)......Page 70
Fighting the Flood (Achilles and the Scamander, AAMt 29-32a)......Page 72
Jesus the Child (Hermes the Youth, AAMt 32b)......Page 75
Andrew Departs (Odysseus's Departure from Circe, AAMt 33)......Page 76
The Order of the Parallels......Page 77
Conclusion......Page 79
3. Nekyia......Page 94
Rendezvous at a Mountain......Page 95
City of the Barbarians......Page 96
Raising the Myrmidons......Page 98
Visit to the Netherworld......Page 101
Departure from Myrmidonia for Amasia......Page 117
Conclusion......Page 118
4. Nostos......Page 130
The Blind Savant (Tiresias, GE 2)......Page 131
Demetrius and His Slave (Achilles and Patroclus, GE 3)......Page 132
Sostratus and His Mother (Oedipus and Jocasta, GE 4)......Page 134
Gratinus and the Woman's Bath (Nestor and Polycaste, GE 5)......Page 136
Dog-Demons and the Dead Youth (Actaeon, GE 6-7)......Page 138
Storms, Pirates, and Sailors (GE 8-10)......Page 139
The Double Wedding (The Wedding at Sparta, GE 11)......Page 141
Exochus (Melampus, GE 12)......Page 142
Carpianus and Adimantus (Zeus and Sarpedon, GE 13)......Page 143
The Dead Youth (Hector, GE 14)......Page 145
Medias and Philomedes (Zeus and Hephaestus, GE 15)......Page 146
Nicolaus (Menelaus, GE 16)......Page 149
The Young Demoniac (Apollo, GE 17)......Page 150
Varianus and Aristobula (Zeus and Hera, GE 18a)......Page 151
The Magician and the Virgin (Simon Magus and Helen, PCU 1)......Page 158
The Deserter (Ares, PCU 1 and GE 18b)......Page 161
Andrew and the Beasts (Heracles, GE 18c)......Page 162
The Snake at the Oak (the Dragon at the Golden Tree, GE 19)......Page 163
Andrew's Cross (Odysseus's Oar, GE 20)......Page 167
Anthimus (Orpheus, GE 21)......Page 172
Conclusion......Page 174
Lesbius (Dionysus, GE 22)......Page 194
Trophime and Callisto (Atalanta and Aphrodite, GE 23)......Page 197
Philopater and Verus (Orestes and Pylades, GE 24)......Page 199
Calliope (Circe, GE 25)......Page 201
Sostratus and Leontius (Agamemnon and Achilles, GE 26)......Page 202
The Men at the Bath (Heracles and Hylas, GE 27)......Page 204
Nicolaus and the Whore (Menelaus and Helen, GE 28)......Page 205
Antiphanes (Heracles, GE 29a)......Page 207
Aegeates (Poseidon, GE 29b)......Page 210
Sosius and Iphidama (Eumaeus and Eurycleia, GE 30)......Page 211
The Beggar at the Portico (Irus the Beggar, GE 31)......Page 212
The Blind Family (Phineus, GE 32)......Page 213
The Leper at the Harbor (Philoctetes, GE 33)......Page 214
Conclusion......Page 218
6. Recognitions......Page 228
The Arrival of Stratocles (Telemachus, Passion 1)......Page 229
The Healing of Alcman (Heracles, Passion 2-5)......Page 231
The Bedroom of Maximilla (Penelope, Passion 6)......Page 234
The Birth Pangs of Stratocles (Theaetetus, Passion 7-12)......Page 235
The Return of Aegeates (Odysseus, Passion 13-14a)......Page 239
The Empowerment of Maximilla (Penelope, Passion 14b-16)......Page 240
The Deception of Euclia (Melantho, Passion 17-22)......Page 244
The Arrest of Andrew (Passion 23-28a)......Page 245
Iphidama in Prison (Socrates' Friends, Passion 28b-29a)......Page 247
The Invisibility of the Women (Odysseus's Mist, Passion 29b-34)......Page 248
Maximilla Becomes Male (Passion 35-41)......Page 250
Stratocles Gives Birth (Theaetetus, Passion 42-46)......Page 251
Andrew's Last Will and Testament (Passion 47-50)......Page 252
Conclusion......Page 253
7. Slaying the Suitor......Page 266
The Accusation Against Andrew (Socrates, Passion 51)......Page 270
The Simile of the Eagle (Socrates' Chariot, Passion 53b)......Page 272
The Mystery of the Cross (Odysseus's Mast, Passion 54—55a)......Page 274
The Laughter from the Cross (Socrates' Laughter, Passion 55)......Page 279
The Immortality of the Soul (Socrates' Psyche, Passion 56-58)......Page 280
The Attempted Escape (Crito's Plan, Passion 59-60)......Page 286
The Refusal to be Untied (Socrates' Resolve, Passion 61-62)......Page 287
The Burial of Andrew's Body (Socrates' Corpse, Passion 64a)......Page 289
The Denouement (Penelope and Telemachus, Passion 64b)......Page 290
Conclusion......Page 291
Authorship......Page 304
Allegorical Readings......Page 306
Unallegorical Readings......Page 307
Andrew's Own Epic......Page 310
Conclusion......Page 313
Conclusion......Page 318
Criteria for Literary Dependence......Page 319
Implications......Page 333
Appendix: Andrew's Speech to the Cross......Page 342
Bibiliography......Page 346
A......Page 362
E......Page 364
H......Page 365
M......Page 366
P......Page 367
S......Page 368
Z......Page 369