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Im Labyrinth des Minotauros: Ungeheuer der Antike
Pohike, Annette
This accessible German study chases the myth of the labyrinth of the Minotaur around the ancient world, illustrated by extracts from classical literature and histories. The authors examine evidence for the bull cult and look for the origins of a wide ...
Hardback. Price GB £12.50
Lindian Chronicle and the Greek Creation of their Past
Higbie, Carolyn
In the early 20th century Danish excavators working at Lindos discovered an inscription dating to the 1st century BC which had been reused in a nearby Byzantine church. This inscription contained two inventories recording forty objects given to Athens by ...
Hardback. Price GB £87.00
Medieval Tradition of Thebes
Battles, Dominique
Hardback. Not yet published - advance orders taken. Price GB £50.00
Myth and History in Ancient Greece
Calame, Claude
Calame argues that the coining of the term 'myth' has led to misconceptions about Greek culture and history since the Greeks never used such a term. In this study Calame applies his critique of the use of this word to the foundation of the colony of ...
Hardback. Price GB £26.95
Le Mythe Grec dans l'Italie Antique
Massa-Pairault, Francoise-Helene
This collection of papers, presented to a 1996 symposium in Rome, forms a comprehensive debate on the influence of Greek myth on the Roman world. The influence is evident not only in Etruscan and Roman art and sculpture, for example in the representation ...
Paperback. Price GB £68.00
Myths of the Underworld Journey
Edmonds,
The journey to the underworld appears in a number of ancient texts and, on the whole, these present a similar mythic tradtion. However, in this study, Edmonds argues that despite these similarities and common descriptions of the journey faced, the ...
Hardback. Price GB £58.00
Prometheus
Dougherty, C.
The tale of Prometheus, who stole fire from Zeus to give to mankind, has endured in art and literature ever since its inception. Seeking to locate the nature of the compelling tale's continuing relevance throughout history, the author traces a history of ...
Paperback. Price GB £14.99
Hardback. Price GB £55.00
Writing of Orpheus
Detienne, Marcel
This collection of studies written by Detienne between 1974 and 1996 examine the process of Greek `mythologizing'. Myths and stories associated with Orpheus for example are used to form a better understanding of the Greek mythological repertoire and the ...
Hardback. Price GB £39.50
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