Contents -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Homer in the Early Church -- 2. The Iliad -- City of the Cannibals (Achilles' Myrmidons, AAMt 1a) -- Abduction of Matthias (Circe the Cannibal, AAMt 1-2) -- Jesus Consoles Matthias (Athena the Comforter, AAMt 3) -- Voyage to Myrmidonia (Athena the Sailor, AAMt 4-11) -- Summoning the Dead (Nekyia, AAMt 12-15) -- Sleepy Disembarkation (Odysseus's Arrival at Ithaca, AAMt 16-17) -- Andrew Rescues Matthias (Odysseus Rescues Crew, AAMt 18-21) -- Slaying the Children (Iphigenia and Orestes, AAMt 22-23) -- Devil's Advocate (Zeus's Lying Dream, AAMt 24) -- Dragging the Apostle (Hector's Corpse, AAMt 25-28) -- Fighting the Flood (Achilles and the Scamander, AAMt 29-32a) -- Jesus the Child (Hermes the Youth, AAMt 32b) -- Andrew Departs (Odysseus's Departure from Circe, AAMt 33) -- The Order of the Parallels -- Conclusion -- 3. Nekyia -- Rendezvous at a Mountain -- City of the Barbarians -- Raising the Myrmidons -- Visit to the Netherworld -- Departure from Myrmidonia for Amasia -- Conclusion -- 4. Nostos -- The Blind Savant (Tiresias, GE 2) -- Demetrius and His Slave (Achilles and Patroclus, GE 3) -- Sostratus and His Mother (Oedipus and Jocasta, GE 4) -- Gratinus and the Woman's Bath (Nestor and Polycaste, GE 5) -- Dog-Demons and the Dead Youth (Actaeon, GE 6-7) -- Storms, Pirates, and Sailors (GE 8-10) -- The Double Wedding (The Wedding at Sparta, GE 11) -- Exochus (Melampus, GE 12) -- Carpianus and Adimantus (Zeus and Sarpedon, GE 13) -- The Dead Youth (Hector, GE 14) -- Medias and Philomedes (Zeus and Hephaestus, GE 15) -- Nicolaus (Menelaus, GE 16) -- The Young Demoniac (Apollo, GE 17) -- Varianus and Aristobula (Zeus and Hera, GE 18a) -- The Magician and the Virgin (Simon Magus and Helen, PCU 1) -- The Deserter (Ares, PCU 1 and GE 18b) -- Andrew and the Beasts (Heracles, GE 18c).

The Snake at the Oak (the Dragon at the Golden Tree, GE 19) -- Andrew's Cross (Odysseus's Oar, GE 20) -- Anthimus (Orpheus, GE 21) -- Conclusion -- 5. Back in Achaea -- Lesbius (Dionysus, GE 22) -- Trophime and Callisto (Atalanta and Aphrodite, GE 23) -- Philopater and Verus (Orestes and Pylades, GE 24) -- Calliope (Circe, GE 25) -- Sostratus and Leontius (Agamemnon and Achilles, GE 26) -- The Men at the Bath (Heracles and Hylas, GE 27) -- Nicolaus and the Whore (Menelaus and Helen, GE 28) -- Antiphanes (Heracles, GE 29a) -- Aegeates (Poseidon, GE 29b) -- Sosius and Iphidama (Eumaeus and Eurycleia, GE 30) -- The Beggar at the Portico (Irus the Beggar, GE 31) -- The Blind Family (Phineus, GE 32) -- The Leper at the Harbor (Philoctetes, GE 33) -- Conclusion -- 6. Recognitions -- The Arrival of Stratocles (Telemachus, Passion 1) -- The Healing of Alcman (Heracles, Passion 2-5) -- The Bedroom of Maximilla (Penelope, Passion 6) -- The Birth Pangs of Stratocles (Theaetetus, Passion 7-12) -- The Return of Aegeates (Odysseus, Passion 13-14a) -- The Empowerment of Maximilla (Penelope, Passion 14b-16) -- The Deception of Euclia (Melantho, Passion 17-22) -- The Arrest of Andrew (Passion 23-28a) -- Iphidama in Prison (Socrates' Friends, Passion 28b-29a) -- The Invisibility of the Women (Odysseus's Mist, Passion 29b-34) -- Maximilla Becomes Male (Passion 35-41) -- Stratocles Gives Birth (Theaetetus, Passion 42-46) -- Andrew's Last Will and Testament (Passion 47-50) -- Conclusion -- 7. Slaying the Suitor -- The Accusation Against Andrew (Socrates, Passion 51) -- The Vengeance of Stratocles (Telemachus, Passion 52-53a) -- The Simile of the Eagle (Socrates' Chariot, Passion 53b) -- The Mystery of the Cross (Odysseus's Mast, Passion 54-55a) -- The Laughter from the Cross (Socrates' Laughter, Passion 55) -- The Immortality of the Soul (Socrates' Psyche, Passion 56-58).

The Attempted Escape (Crito's Plan, Passion 59-60) -- The Refusal to be Untied (Socrates' Resolve, Passion 61-62) -- The Release of Andrew's Soul (Socrates' Death, Passion 63) -- The Burial of Andrew's Body (Socrates' Corpse, Passion 64a) -- The Denouement (Penelope and Telemachus, Passion 64b) -- Conclusion -- 8. Postscript -- Authorship -- Allegorical Readings -- Unallegorical Readings -- Andrew's Own Epic -- Conclusion -- Conclusion -- Criteria for Literary Dependence -- Implications -- Appendix: Andrew's Speech to the Cross -- Bibiliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- X -- Z.