The gods of ancient Greece: identities and transformations

The Greek gods are still very much present in modern consciousness. Although Apollo and Dionysos, Artemis and Aphrodite, Zeus and Hermes are household names, it is much less clear what these divinities meant and stood for in ancient Greece. In fact, they have been very much neglected in modern schol...

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Collaborateurs: Bremmer, Jan N. 1944- (Autre) ; Erskine, Andrew (Autre)
Type de support: Électronique Livre
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press 2010
Dans:Année: 2010
Collection/Revue:Edinburgh Leventis studies
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Grèce antique (Antiquité) / Dieux
Sujets non-standardisés:B Mythology, Greek
B Grekiska gudar
B Gods, Greek
B Religion
B Griechenland (Altertum)
B Image de Dieu
B Civilization, Classical
B Dieux
B Contribution <colloque>
B Recueil d'articles
B Götter ; griechische
B BODY, MIND & SPIRIT ; Spirituality ; Paganism & Neo-Paganism
B Grèce antique
B RELIGION ; Antiquities & Archaeology
B Electronic books
B HISTORY ; Ancient ; General
Accès en ligne: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Édition parallèle:Non-électronique
Erscheint auch als: Gods of ancient Greece. - Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2010
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Résumé:The Greek gods are still very much present in modern consciousness. Although Apollo and Dionysos, Artemis and Aphrodite, Zeus and Hermes are household names, it is much less clear what these divinities meant and stood for in ancient Greece. In fact, they have been very much neglected in modern scholarship. This book brings together a team of international scholars with the aim of remedying this situation and generating new approaches to the nature and development of the Greek gods in the period from Homer until Late Antiquity. The book looks at individual gods, but also asks to what extent cul
Description:Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record
ISBN:0748642897