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Greek Mythology

Interpreting the images on Greek vases: an introduction
by Klaus Junker
From the age of Homer until late antiquity the culture of ancient Greece and Rome was permeated by images of Greek myths. Gods and heroes were represented as statues, on vase and wall paintings, on temples, on sarcophagi as well as in other media. Orignally published in German in 2005, this book provides a concise introduction to the interpretation of the images of Greek myths. It explains the theoretical and methodological issues at stake and ...
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Companion to Greek Mythology
edited by Ken Dowden and Niall Livingstone
This exhaustive, wide-ranging volume aims to offer a comprehensive introduction to the early development of Greek myth, its use in poetry and prose, its reflection in Roman culture and its extensive post-classical afterlife. The first essays discuss Homer, Pindar and Athenian drama, before the focus shifts to the migration of myth to Alexandria, Rome, and the Christian tradition, and its use in material culture. Other studies take a more thematic ...
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Moment's Ornament: The Poetics of Nympholepsy in Ancient Greece
by Corinne Ondine Pache
'Nympholepsy' - being seized by a nymph or goddess - is a fairly common topos in Ancient Greek poetry, often representing the moment of poetic inspiration. It can also have a religious dimension, as an encounter with the divine that leads to the establishment of cult where the event occurred. In this wide-ranging study Corinne Ondine Pache examines the intersection of these two aspects. She begins with Hesiod's evocation of the Muses at the end ...
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Aphrodite
by Monica S. Cyrino
This latest addition to the gods and heroes of the ancient world series explores the many myths and meanings of the Greek goddess of love, sex and beauty. One of the most widely worshipped and popular deities in Greek antiquity, Aphrodite emerges from the imaginations of the ancient Greek writers and artists as a multifaceted, powerful and charismatic figure. The volume offers new insights into the ancient texts and artistic ...
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Forms of Astonishment: Greek Myths of Metamorphosis
by Richard Buxton
In this illustrated study Richard Buxton analyses Greek literary narratives and visual representations of the metapmorphosis of humans and gods, as evidenced from Homer to Nonnos. He investigates such questions as: How do different contexts shape the way in which metamorphosis is narrated? How do the assumptions of commentators about 'strangeness' affect how metamorphosis is interpreted? How far should an interpreter allow 'contextual charity' to ...
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Greek Mythology: Poetics, Pragmatics and Fiction
by Claude Calame
Myths are not simple narrative plots. In ancient Greece, as in other traditional societies, these tales existed only in the poetic or artistic forms in which they were set down. To read them from an anthropological point of view means to study their meaning according to their forms of expression - epic recitation, ritual celebration of the victory of an athlete, tragic performance, erudite Alexandrian poetry, antiquarian prose text; in other ...
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Art, Myth and Ritual in Classical Greece
by Judith M. Barringer
That most of Greek sculpture has a mythological theme is immediately apparent. Yet viewed in the context of modern museums it is easy to forget the original contexts of the works, and that they were carefully chosen for their symbolic meaning. Here Judith Barringer provides case studies of some of the great monuments and complexes of the Ancient Greek World - the Temple of Zeus at Olympia, the Athenian Akropolis, the Athenian Agora, Delphi, and ...
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Cambridge Companion to Greek Mythology
edited by Roger D. Woodard
Professor Roger Woodard brings together a group of the worlds most authoritative scholars of classical myth to present a thorough treatment of all aspects of Greek mythology. Sixteen original articles guide the reader through all aspects of the ancient mythic tradition and its influence around the world and in later years. The articles examine the forms and uses of myth in Greek oral and written literature, from the epic poetry of 8th century BC ...
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Laughing with Medusa: Classical Myth and Feminist Thought
edited by Vanda Zajko and Miriam Leonard
Oxbow says: Classical myth, with its forthright female protagonists, its gender inequalities, patriarchal opression, obsession with sexual politics and suppression of the female voice, has been used widely within feminist writing. The feminist movement has brought new life to ancient narratives and their principal figures to support contemporary struggles. This collection of essays explores why this choice was made and what it said about ...
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Heros et Heroines dans les Mythes et les Cultes Grecs
edited by Vinciane Pirenne-Delforge and Emilio Suarez de la Torre
30 essays look at the cult of the hero in Ancient Greece from a wide variety of approaches. Their place in the drama of Aeschylus and Euripides is examined, as in lyric poetry and philosophy. There are essays on how the cults functioned, and the practicalities of 'hero-worship'. Essays attempt to trace the origins of mythological hero cults, such as that of Actaeon and look at how these cults served political purposes, particularly in the case of ...
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