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Greek and Roman Mythology

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Herakles and Hercules: Exploring a Graeco-Roman Divinity
edited by Louis Rawlings and Hugh Bowden
Herakles and Hercules: two names for a figure of pervasive appeal in Antiquity. He was a hero of myth and a god with cult associations. He was ancestor of Macedonian kings, patron of Carthaginian generals and of Roman emperors, and a role model for Stoic philosophers. As a performer of the famous labours, wanderer, liberator, madman and murderer of kin, Herakles-Hercules has retained his fascination down to the present. The eleven new studies in ...
Hardback. Price US$69.50


Aristomenes of Messene: Legends of Sparta's Nemesis
by Daniel Ogden
The substantial legend of Aristomenes, hero of the Messenian resistance to Sparta, is by turns thrilling, mysterious and humorous, and yet it remains almost unknown even to specialist ancient historians. This book, the first monograph to be devoted to Aristomenes, redirects attention to his adventures, which in parts resemble those of King Arthur, Robin Hood and even Sinbad the Sailor, and which may afford us some access to the imagination of a ...
Hardback. Publisher's Price US$69.50, Our Price US$56.00


Im Spiegel des Mythos: Bilderwelt und Lebenswelt/Lo specchio del mito: Immaginario e realta
edited by Francesco de Angelis and Susanne Muth
This latest volume in the Palilia series looks at representations of Greek myth in Roman pictorial art and literature. With contributions by such scholars as Paul Zanker and Kathleen Coleman, it is a must for anyone keen on keeping up to date with current views on Roman mythological imagery. It is not the easiest of reads, however, requiring knowledge of both German and Italian!156p, many b/w pls, German/Italian/English text (Palilia 6, ...
Paperback. Price US$51.00


^BThesaurus Cultus et Rituum (ThesCRA)
Hardback. Price US$225.00

Choisir Dionysos
Jaccottet, Anne-Francoise
Paperback. Price US$180.00

Classical Mythology: Images and Insights
Harris, Barbara J
Paperback. Price US$36.95

From Ikaria to the Stars: Classical Mythification
Green, Peter
Hardback. Price US$55.00

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