Greek Mythology Systematized
Author: Sarah Amelia Scull
Publisher:
Published: 1880
Total Pages: 410
ISBN-13:
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The Routledge Handbook of Greek Mythology
Author: Robin Hard
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2019-12-09
Total Pages: 647
ISBN-13: 1317228065
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNow in its eighth edition, this magisterial work offers a comprehensive survey of the stories of Greek myth, from the Olympian gods, through the lesser gods and deities, to the heroes, adventures, and foundation myths of the ancient Greek world. The Routledge Handbook of Greek Mythology sets out to provide a comprehensive history of the divine order and mythical prehistory of Greece, as systematized on a genealogical basis by Hesiod and the ancient mythographers, while also taking into account the ways in which individual myths have changed and evolved over time in different genres of literature. This new edition has been extensively rewritten and reorganized to make it more accessible to readers who may have no particular knowledge of the ancient world and Greek mythology, and to ensure that information on each myth or mythical figure is easy to find within the book. This new edition of the handbook continues to offer an essential reference resource for all students of Greek mythology, and it provides an accessible and comprehensive overview of these stories for anyone with an interest in the classical world.
Divination and Prediction in Early China and Ancient Greece
Author: Lisa Raphals
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2013-10-17
Total Pages: 499
ISBN-13: 1107010756
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book compares the intellectual and social history and past and present contexts of mantic practices (divination) in Chinese and Greek antiquity.
Scylla
Author: Marianne Govers Hopman
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2013-01-03
Total Pages: 321
ISBN-13: 1139851853
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat's in a name? Using the example of a famous monster from Greek myth, this book challenges the dominant view that a mythical symbol denotes a single, clear-cut 'figure' and proposes instead to define the name 'Scylla' as a combination of three concepts - sea, dog and woman - whose articulation changes over time. While archaic and classical Greek versions usually emphasize the metaphorical coherence of Scylla's components, the name is increasingly treated as a well-defined but also paradoxical construct from the late fourth century BCE onward. Proceeding through detailed analyses of Greek and Roman texts and images, Professor Hopman shows how the same name can variously express anxieties about the sea, dogs, aggressive women and shy maidens, thus offering an empirical response to the semiotic puzzle raised by non-referential proper names.
Beyond Greek
Author: Denis Feeney
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 2016-01-01
Total Pages: 392
ISBN-13: 0674496043
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA History Today Best Book of the Year A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year Virgil, Ovid, Cicero, Horace, and other authors of ancient Rome are so firmly established in the Western canon today that the birth of Latin literature seems inevitable. Yet, Denis Feeney boldly argues, the beginnings of Latin literature were anything but inevitable. The cultural flourishing that in time produced the Aeneid, the Metamorphoses, and other Latin classics was one of the strangest events in history. “Feeney is to be congratulated on his willingness to put Roman literary history in a big comparative context...It is a powerful testimony to the importance of Denis Feeney’s work that the old chestnuts of classical literary history—how the Romans got themselves Hellenized, and whether those jack-booted thugs felt anxiously belated or smugly domineering in their appropriation of Greek culture for their own purposes—feel fresh and urgent again.” —Emily Wilson, Times Literary Supplement “[Feeney’s] bold theme and vigorous writing render Beyond Greek of interest to anyone intrigued by the history and literature of the classical world.” —The Economist
Gods and Goddesses in the Garden
Author: Peter Bernhardt
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Published: 2008-03-11
Total Pages: 265
ISBN-13: 0813544726
DOWNLOAD EBOOKZeus, Medusa, Hercules, Aphrodite. Did you know that these and other dynamic deities, heroes, and monsters of Greek and Roman mythology live on in the names of trees and flowers? Some grow in your local woodlands or right in your own backyard garden. In this delightful book, botanist Peter Bernhardt reveals the rich history and mythology that underlie the origins of many scientific plant names. Unlike other books about botanical taxonomy that take the form of heavy and intimidating lexicons, Bernhardt's account comes together in a series of interlocking stories. Each chapter opens with a short version of a classical myth, then links the tale to plant names, showing how each plant "resembles" its mythological counterpart with regard to its history, anatomy, life cycle, and conservation. You will learn, for example, that as our garden acanthus wears nasty spines along its leaf margins, it is named for the nymph who scratched the face of Apollo. The shape-shifting god, Proteus, gives his name to a whole family of shrubs and trees that produce colorful flowering branches in an astonishing number of sizes and shapes. Amateur and professional gardeners, high school teachers and professors of biology, botanists and conservationists alike will appreciate this book's entertaining and informative entry to the otherwise daunting field of botanical names. Engaging, witty, and memorable, Gods and Goddesses in the Garden transcends the genre of natural history and makes taxonomy a topic equally at home in the classroom and at cocktail parties.
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome
Author: E. M. Berens
Publisher: e-artnow
Published: 2021-08-02
Total Pages: 245
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome " is a comprehensive mythology collection, presenting all the major and minor gods of Rome and Greece, with descriptions of festivals and retellings of major mythological stories. The author, thoroughly details each Greek and Roman god, goddess, hero, demi-god and creature and gives the reader a clear and succinct idea of the religious beliefs of the ancients. An exceptional book for those interested in Greek or Roman mythology.
Before Religion
Author: Brent Nongbri
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2013-01-22
Total Pages: 328
ISBN-13: 0300154178
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExamining a wide array of ancient writings, Brent Nongbri dispels the commonly held idea that there is such a thing as ancient religion. Nongbri shows how misleading it is to speak as though religion was a concept native to pre-modern cultures.
Conceptualising Divine Unions in the Greek and Near Eastern Worlds
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Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2022-01-04
Total Pages: 334
ISBN-13: 9004502521
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume is an interdisciplinary investigation and contextualization of the various concepts of divine union in the private and public sphere of the Greek and Near Eastern worlds.
The Philosophy of Envy
Author: Sara Protasi
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2021-07-15
Total Pages: 265
ISBN-13: 1316519171
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEnvy is almost universally condemned. But is its reputation warranted? Sara Protasi argues envy is multifaceted and sometimes even virtuous.
