Currie Bruno, Pindar and the Cult of Heroes
Contrary to what one might assume from the title, this is not a book about hero-cult in Pindar, but an investigation of the extent to which the commissioners of Pindar’s epinicians were heroized. Pindar’s epinician poetry and the cult of heroes are therefore pursued independently as well as jointly...
| Published in: | Kernos |
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Centre
[2007]
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| In: |
Kernos
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| Further subjects: | B
Book review
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| Summary: | Contrary to what one might assume from the title, this is not a book about hero-cult in Pindar, but an investigation of the extent to which the commissioners of Pindar’s epinicians were heroized. Pindar’s epinician poetry and the cult of heroes are therefore pursued independently as well as jointly throughout the study, in order to explore the link between the heroes honoured in Pindar and actual hero-cults. Among the paradigms of our modern view of Greek hero-cults is the notion that to rece... |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Kernos
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.4000/kernos.356 |