Mycenean Origin of Greek Mythology: Hidden Geometry, Alchemy & Spiritual Science

by Martin Persson Nilsson

This is a study of the origins of classical Greek mythology in the Mycenaean era, which preceded the era of Homer, Hesiod and the dramatists by several hundred years, separated by a dark age. Chapters include: How Old Is Greek Mythology?; Mycenaean Centers And Mythological Centers; Argolis; Laconia; The Dominion Of Pylos; The Rest Of The Peloponnese; The Ionian Islands; Southern Boeotia; Northern Boeotia And Thessaly; Attica; Heracles; and, Olympus. Martin Persson Nilsson (Stoby, Kristianstad County, 12 July 1874 - Lund, 7 April 1967) was a Swedish philologist, mythographer, and a scholar of the Greek, Hellenistic and Roman religious systems. In his studies he combined literary evidence with archaeological evidence, linking historic and prehistoric evidence for the evolution of the Greek mythological cycles.

126 pages, Paperback

Published November 24, 2017

About the author

Martin Persson Nilsson (Stoby, Kristianstad County, 12 July 1874 – Lund, 7 April 1967) was a Swedish philologist, mythographer, and a scholar of the Greek, Hellenistic and Roman religious systems. In his studies he combined literary evidence with archaeological evidence, linking historic and prehistoric evidence for the evolution of the Greek mythological cycles.