The Trojan War in Ancient Art

The Trojan War in Ancient Art

Author: Susan Woodford

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 140

ISBN-13: 9780801481642

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The legendary characters of the Trojan War captured the imaginations not only of Greek and Roman writers, but of countless visual artists as well. A vibrant retelling of the Trojan myths, this handsomely illustrated book brings to life for today's...


Virgin Sacrifice in Classical Art

Virgin Sacrifice in Classical Art

Author: Anthony F. Mangieri

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-09-22

Total Pages: 464

ISBN-13: 1351863215

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The Trojan War begins and ends with the sacrifice of a virgin princess. The gruesome killing of a woman must have captivated ancient people because the myth of the sacrificial virgin resonates powerfully in the arts of ancient Greece and Rome. Most scholars agree that the Greeks and Romans did not practice human sacrifice, so why then do the myths of virgin sacrifice appear persistently in art and literature for over a millennium? Virgin Sacrifice in Classical Art: Women, Agency, and the Trojan War seeks to answer this question. This book tells the stories of the sacrificial maidens in order to help the reader discover the meanings bound up in these myths for historical people. In exploring the representations of Iphigeneia and Polyxena in Greek, Etruscan, and Roman art, this book offers a broader cultural history that reveals what people in the ancient world were seeking in these stories. The result is an interdisciplinary study that offers new interpretations on the meaning of the sacrificial virgin as a cultural and ideological construction. This is the first book-length study of virgin sacrifice in ancient art and the first to provide an interpretive framework within which to understand its imagery.


As Witnessed by Images

As Witnessed by Images

Author: Steven Lowenstam

Publisher:

Published: 2008-07-31

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13:

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Lowenstam identifies a variety of images and interpretations--some regarded Achilles as a hero, others believed him to be a cruel bully--that reflect and directly respond to the ancient heroic tradition from which the Iliad and Odyssey evolved.


The Horse in Ancient Greek Art

The Horse in Ancient Greek Art

Author: Peter Schertz

Publisher:

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 145

ISBN-13: 9780996890533

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Horses were revered in ancient Greece as symbols of wealth, power, and status. On stunning black- and red-figure vases, in sculpture, and in other media, Greek artists depicted the daily care of horses, chariot and horseback races, scenes of combat, and mythological horse-hybrids such as satyrs and the winged Pegasus. This richly illustrated and handsomely designed volume includes over 80 objects showing scenes of ancient equestrian life. Essays by notable scholars of ancient Greek art and archaeology explore the indelible presence and significance horses occupied in numerous facets of ancient Greek culture, including myth, war, sport, and competition, shedding new light on horsemanship from the 8th through the 4th century BCE.


The Trojan Horse: How the Greeks Won the War

The Trojan Horse: How the Greeks Won the War

Author: Emily Little

Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

Published: 2013-08-28

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 0307771482

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The Trojan War is one of the most important events in Greek mythology. It comes to life in this exciting Step 5 leveled reader about the Greeks' clever use of the Trojan Horse to wage a battle inside the walls of the city of Troy. Based on the legends of ancient scribes Virgil and Homer this hight-interest story is easy-to-read for proficient readers, but the action and adventure will entice even the most reluctant readers. Step 5 books are written in chapters and illustrated in full color throughout. "An ancient history lesson emerges from this account of the way the Greeks tricked the Trojans and rescued Helen of Troy. The book is well tailored to younger readers with careful explanations and short sentences; a pronunciation guide is appended. Drawings portray the story's main events. A nice supplement to units on ancient Greece or mythology." —Booklist.


Capturing Troy

Capturing Troy

Author: Guy Michael Hedreen

Publisher:

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 376

ISBN-13:

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An investigation into how imagery on Greek vases is or is not used as narrative, and the extent to which visual imagery depends upon literary sources


Helen of Troy

Helen of Troy

Author: Margaret George

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2006-08-03

Total Pages: 632

ISBN-13: 1101218797

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Acclaimed author Margaret George tells the story of the legendary Greek woman whose face "launched a thousand ships" in this New York Times bestseller. The Trojan War, fought nearly twelve hundred years before the birth of Christ, and recounted in Homer's Iliad, continues to haunt us because of its origins: one woman's beauty, a visiting prince's passion, and a love that ended in tragedy. Laden with doom, yet surprising in its moments of innocence and beauty, Helen of Troy is an exquisite page-turner with a cast of irresistible, legendary characters—Odysseus, Hector, Achilles, Menelaus, Priam, Clytemnestra, Agamemnon, as well as Helen and Paris themselves. With a wealth of material that reproduces the Age of Bronze in all its glory, it brings to life a war that we have all learned about but never before experienced.


Gods and Heroes in Art

Gods and Heroes in Art

Author: Lucia Impelluso

Publisher: Getty Publications

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 9780892367023

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As archetypes of human virtue and vice, the gods and heroes of ancient Greece and Rome have figured prominently in Western culture. In art, they have been portrayed time and time again, especially during the Renaissance, Baroque, and Neoclassical periods. Gods and Heroes in Art aims to help museum patrons and art lovers recognize the legendary characters of classical antiquity in art. The characters are each described in entries summarizing their distinctive stories, their special attributes, and the ways in which artists have depicted them. Each entry is richly illustrated with reproductions of works of art in which the god or hero is pictured, giving readers a chance to examine images of the character and to understand the work of art better. The informative guide first surveys the pantheon of the Greco-Roman world, then focuses on characters from the Trojan War and The Odyssey. The next sections describe kings, philosophers, warriors, and other historical figures. The book concludes with useful indexes, including a list of iconographic symbols associated with the subjects, and a bibliography of essential resources.


The Trojan War: A Very Short Introduction

The Trojan War: A Very Short Introduction

Author: Eric H. Cline

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2013-05-30

Total Pages: 153

ISBN-13: 0199760276

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Using a combination of archaeological data, textual analysis, and ancient documents, this Very Short Introduction to the Trojan War investigates whether or not the war actually took place, whether archaeologists have correctly identified and been excavating the ancient site of Troy, and what has been found there.