Mitos y textos del mundo grecolatino en Tolkien. Una nueva perspectiva del Legendarium

J.R.R. Tolkien’s work has often been interpreted as an evocation of the Christian Middle Ages, yet its mythopoetic construction is rooted in far older sources. This article explores the profound influence of classical myths on Middle-earth, revealing how Homeric, Hesiodic, and Virgilian elements permeate his narrative. From the Odyssey to the Aeneid, from the myth of Gyges to the fall of Atlantis, classical literature provides essential keys to understanding both the structure and recurring themes in The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion, and The Hobbit. Thus, Tolkien’s work emerges as a meeting point –more balanced than previously thought– between Germanic mythology and the classical tradition.