Did The Greeks Believe In Their Myths
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Author | : Paul Veyne |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 178 |
Release | : 1988-06-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780226854342 |
An examination of Greek mythology and a discussion about how religion and truth have evolved throughout time.
Author | : Paul Veyne |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 169 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780226854335 |
"[Veyne's] present book has some kinship with his sprightly theoretical work Comment on ecrit l'histoire; and he declares that its aim was to provoke reflection on the way our conception of truth is built up and changes over the centuries. . . . The style is brilliant and exhilarating."—Jasper Griffin, Times Literary Supplement
Author | : Mary R. Lefkowitz |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 306 |
Release | : 2003-01-01 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9780300107692 |
Insightful and fun, this new guide to an ancient mythology explains why the Greek gods and goddesses are still so captivating to us, revisiting the work of Homer, Ovid, Virgil, and Shakespeare in search of the essence of these stories. (Mythology & Folklore)
Author | : John Chadwick |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 226 |
Release | : 1976-03-25 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780521290371 |
John Chadwick summarizes the results of research into Mycenaean Greece.
Author | : R. G. A. Buxton |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 1994-06-16 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780521338653 |
This is a study of Greek mythology in relation to its original contexts. Part one deals with the contexts in which myths were narrated: the home, public festivals, the lesche. Part two, the heart of the book, examines the relation between the realities of Greek life and the fantasies of mythology: the landscape, the family and religion are taken as case-studies. Part three focuses on the function of myth-telling, both as seen by the Greeks themselves and as perceived by later observers. The author sees his role as that of a cultural historian trying to recover the contexts and horizons of expectation which simultaneously make possible and limit meaning. He seeks to demonstrate how the seemingly endless variations of Greek mythology are a product of a particular community, situated in a particular landscape, and with these particular institutions.
Author | : Adrienne Mayor |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 294 |
Release | : 2020-04-21 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0691202265 |
Traces the story of how ancient cultures envisioned artificial life, automata, self-moving devices and human enhancements, sharing insights into how the mythologies of the past related to and shaped ancient machine innovations.
Author | : Stephen P. Kershaw |
Publisher | : Robinson |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 2013-02-07 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1472107543 |
The book leads the reader through these vibrant stories, from the origins of the gods through to the homecomings of the Trojan heroes. All the familiar narratives are here, along with some less familiar characters and motifs. In addition to the tales, the book explains key issues arising from the narratives, and discusses the myths and their wider relevance. This long-overdue book crystallises three key areas of interest: the nature of the tales; the stories themselves; and how they have and might be interpreted. For the first time, it brings together aspects of Greek mythology only usually available in disparate forms - namely children's books and academic works. There will be much here that is interesting, surprising, and strange as well as familiar. Experts and non-experts, adults, students and schoolchildren alike will gain entertainment and insight from this fascinating and important volume.
Author | : Robin Waterfield |
Publisher | : Quercus |
Total Pages | : 485 |
Release | : 2013-10-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1623652146 |
A highly readable and beautifully illustrated re-telling of the most famous stories from Greek mythology. The Greek Myths contains some of the most thrilling, romantic, and unforgettable stories in all human history. From Achilles rampant on the fields of Troy, to the gods at sport on Mount Olympus; from Icarus flying too close to the sun, to the superhuman feats of Heracles, Theseus, and the wily Odysseus, these timeless tales exert an eternal fascination and inspiration that have endured for millennia and influenced cultures from ancient to modern. Beginning at the dawn of human civilization, when the Titan Prometheus stole fire from Zeus and offered mankind hope, the reader is immediately immersed in the majestic, magical, and mythical world of the Greek gods and heroes. As the tales unfold, renowned classicist Robin Waterfield, joined by his wife, writer Kathryn Waterfield, creates a sweeping panorama of the romance, intrigues, heroism, humour, sensuality, and brutality of the Greek myths and legends. The terrible curse that plagued the royal houses of Mycenae and Thebes, Jason and the golden fleece, Perseus and the dread Gorgon, the wooden horse and the sack of Troy--these amazing stories have influenced art and literature from the Iron Age to the present day. And far from being just a treasure trove of amazing tales, The Greek Myths is a catalogue of Greek myth in art through the ages, and a notable work of literature in its own right.
Author | : Marie-Claire Beaulieu |
Publisher | : University of Pennsylvania Press |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0812247655 |
In The Sea in the Greek Imagination, Marie-Claire Beaulieu unifies the multifarious representations of the sea and sea-crossing in Greek myth and imagery by positing the sea as a cosmological boundary between the worlds of the living, the dead, and the gods, or between reality and imagination.
Author | : Radek Chlup |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 345 |
Release | : 2012-04-26 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0521761484 |
An introduction to the philosophical and religious thought of Proclus the Neoplatonist, one of the most complex thinkers of antiquity.