Wagner and the Greeks

Derrick Everett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...

> ...We should keep in mind that Wagner selected elements that suited his
> purposes from contemporary interpretations of the Eddas and discarded
> others that did not suit his purposes.  In the case of the Norns, Wagner
> was more influenced by the Greek fates (Gk. Moirai) than by any Nordic
> tradition; in particular it should be noted that there is no reference
> there to the Norns weaving a rope of fate.  Like other important aspects
> of Wagner's "mythology", this one was taken from Greek, not Nordic,
> sources...

This is interesting. Would you be good enough to note some other
instances of Wagner's use of Greek mythology as a source? Perhaps not
a complete survey, this would be asking too much, but some important
examples.