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<p>In ancient Greece, interstate relations, such as in the formation of alliances, calls for assistance, exchanges of citizenship, and territorial conquest, were often grounded in mythical kinship. In these cases, the common ancestor was most often a legendary figure from whom both communities claimed descent.</p> <p>In this detailed study, Lee E. Patterson elevates the current state of research on kinship myth to a consideration of the role it plays in the construction of political and cultural
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- Author
- Patterson, Lee E.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Published
- 2012
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780292737501
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, Anthropology, Greece
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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