Download or read book The Locrian Maidens written by James Redfield and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2021-01-12 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Athens dominates textbook accounts of ancient Greece. But was it, for the Greeks themselves, a model city-state or a creative, even a corrupt, departure from the model? Or was there a model? This book reveals Epizephyrian Locri--a Greek colony on the Adriatic coast of Italy--as a third way in Greek culture, neither Athens nor Sparta. Drawing on a wide range of literary and archaeological evidence, James Redfield offers a fascinating account of this poorly understood Greek city-state, and in particular the distinctive role of women and marriage therein. Redfield devotes much of the book to placing Locri within a more general account of Greek culture, particularly with the institution of marriage in relation to private property, sexual identity, and the fate of the soul. He begins by considering the annual practice of sending two maidens from old-world Locris, the putative place of origin of the Italian Locrians, to serve in the temple of Athena at Ilion, finding here some key themes of Locrian culture. He goes on to provide a richly detailed overview of the Italian city; in a set of iconographic essays he suggests that marriage was seen in Locri as a life transformation akin to the eternal bliss hoped for after death. Nothing less than a general reevaluation of classical Greek society in both its political and theological dimensions, The Locrian Maidens is must reading for students and scholars of classics, while remaining accessible and of particular interest to those in women's studies and to anyone seeking a broader understanding of ancient Greece.

Download or read book Pindar and the Cult of Heroes written by Bruno Currie and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2010-04-29 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pindar and the Cult of Heroes combines a study of Greek culture and religion (hero cult) with a literary-critical study of Pindar's epinician poetry. It looks at hero cult generally, but focuses especially on heroization in the 5th century BC. There are individual chapters on the heroization of war dead, of athletes, and on the religious treatment of the living in the 5th century. Hero cult, Bruno Currie argues, could be anticipated, in different ways, in a person's lifetime. Epinician poetry too should be interpreted in the light of this cultural context; fundamentally, this genre explores the patron's religious status. The book features extensive studies of Pindar's Pythians 2, 3, 5, Isthmian 7, and Nemean 7.

Download or read book El in the Ugaritic texts written by M.H. Pope and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2015-02-04 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Preliminary material /Editors EL IN THE UGARITIC TEXTS -- THE WORD 'ēl AS APPELLATIVE AND AS PROPER NAME /Editors EL IN THE UGARITIC TEXTS -- THE ETYMOLOGY OF 'ēl /Editors EL IN THE UGARITIC TEXTS -- UGARITIC PROPER NAMES COMPOUNDED WITH Il /Editors EL IN THE UGARITIC TEXTS -- EL'S EPITHETS AND ATTRIBUTES IN THE UGARITIC TEXTS /Editors EL IN THE UGARITIC TEXTS -- ELYON AND EL AND BAAL SHAMĒM /Editors EL IN THE UGARITIC TEXTS -- BETHEL /Editors EL IN THE UGARITIC TEXTS -- EL'S ABODE /Editors EL IN THE UGARITIC TEXTS -- EL'S STATUS AND SIGNIFICANCE IN THE UGARITIC TEXTS /Editors EL IN THE UGARITIC TEXTS -- INDEXES /Editors EL IN THE UGARITIC TEXTS.

Download or read book The Iliad written by Homer and published by Collector's Library. This book was released on 2004-02 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Iliad is one of the finest of all the great works that have been handed down to us from Classical Antiquity. Paris, a Trojan prince, having won Helen as his prize for judging a beauty contest between the goddesses Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite, abducted her from her Greek husband Menelaus and transported her to Troy. The Greeks, enraged by this audacity and devastated by the loss of the most beautiful woman in the world, set sail to Troy and began the long siege of the city. The Iliad narrates the events ten years into the war, describing the anger of Achilles, which results in the death of Patroclus and Achilles's mourning of him and avenging of his murder. It has had a far-reaching impact on Western literature and culture, inspiring writers, artists and classical composers across the ages. Even though it was written more than two thousand years ago, The Iliad remains both powerful and enthralling.

Download or read book Oral Performance and Its Context written by Chris Mackie and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2017-07-31 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is concerned with aspects of orality and literacy in the ancient world. It arises from the tremendous contemporary interest among scholars in questions of how literacy and orality co-exist and interact in the ancient world. The contents of the book are refereed papers originally presented at the fifth biennial 'Orality and Literacy in ancient Greece' held at The University of Melbourne in 2002. Papers are offered by scholars from Britain, the USA, Canada and Australia which deal with a range of periods and genres in antiquity, from Homer through to Roman literature. The book will be of great interest to students and scholars of the ancient world.

Download or read book The Geckos of Bellapais written by Joachim Sartorius and published by Haus Publishing. This book was released on 2015-02-15 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of Cyprus offers a reflection of larger world history. Coveted by a succession of foreign powers, it has been repeatedly occupied: the Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, crusaders, Venetians, Genoese, Ottomans, and British have all left their mark on this Mediterranean island. Alongside the Roman and early Byzantine ruins of Salamis, other impressive monuments date from the Frankish and Venetian times, including the Abbey of Bellapais; the fortified harbor of Kyrenia; the magnificent cathedrals of Nicosia; and Famagusta, the setting for Shakespeare’s Othello. In The Geckos of Bellapais, Joachim Sartorius shares the cultures and legends, colors and lights of the Levant. He explores the island’s history—including its division after the Turkish invasion of 1974 and the difficulties that followed. A revealing exploration of Cyprus after the Turkish partition and an evocative account of one poet’s life on one of the most beautiful islands in the Mediterranean, this book belongs among the world’s best travel writing.

Download or read book Early Greek Epic Fragments III written by Christos Tsagalis and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2024-09-02 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the third volume in the series of commentaries on Early Greek Epic Fragments (EGEF III). It contains introduction, text, translation, and commentary on the Herakleia by Panyassis of Halikarnassos and on the Theseis. Two other volumes have been already published (EGEF I: Genealogical and Antiquarian Epic, De Gruyter 2017; EGEF II: Epics on Herakles: Kreophylos and Peisandros, De Gruyter 2022) and one more is to follow (EGEF IV: The Persika by Choerilos of Samos). This sub-series within TCSV aims to provide scholars and students with up-to-date commentaries on the extant fragments of early Greek epic that have not received, contrary to Cyclic epic, the attention they deserve.

Download or read book Wandering Myths written by Lucy Gaynor Audley-Miller and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2018-10-08 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In spite of the growing amount of important new work being carried out on uses of myth in particular ancient contexts, their appeal and reception beyond the framework of one culture have rarely been the primary object of enquiry in contemporary debate. Highlighting the fact that ancient societies were linked by their shared use of mythological narratives, Wandering Myths aims to advance our understanding of the mechanisms by which such tales were disseminated cross-culturally and to investigate how they gained local resonances. In order to assess both wider geographic circulations and to explore specific local features and interpretations, a regional approach is adopted, with a particular focus on Anatolia, the Near East and Italy. Contributions are drawn from a range of disciplines, and cross a wide chronological span, but all are interlinked by their engagement with questions focusing on the factors that guided the processes of reception and steered the facets of local interpretation. The Preface and Epilogue evaluate the material in a synoptic way and frame the challenging questions and views expressed in the Introduction.

Download or read book Cyprus written by Samantha Stenzel and published by Hunter Publishing, Inc. This book was released on 1999 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These great-value guides cover destinations far and wide around the globe. Established in 1990, Nelles Guides sought to provide travelers with comprehensive destination coverage in a handy, take-along format. Today, the tradition continues. Nelles Guides are researched and written by local correspondents and are updated regularly. Each book has a well-rounded introduction that delves into the country's history and culture, tempting the reader to explore. The "What to See & Do" section for each area can cover anything from sightseeing and driving tours to jungle treks and visits to the local museums. You'll find detailed entries for restaurants, shopping, entertainment, festivals and more. All accommodations are categorized by price level, making it easy for the reader to select a place to suit his/her budget. Practical travel issues -- health concerns, climate & clothing, visa requirements, currency, transportation, etc. -- are also addressed.

Download or read book Music in Antiquity written by Joan Goodnick Westenholz and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2014-04-02 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Byzantine Warrior Hero written by Chrysovalantis Kyriacou and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-12-16 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chrysovalantis Kyriacou examines how memories of the pre-Christian past, Christian militarism, power struggles, and ethnoreligious encounters have left their long-term imprint on Cypriot culture. One of the most impressive examples of this phenomenon is the preservation and transformative adaptation of Byzantine heroic themes, motifs, and symbols in Cypriot folk songs. By combining a variety of written sources and archaeological material in his interdisciplinary examination, the author reconstructs the image of the Byzantine warrior hero in the songs, recovering the mentalities of overshadowed social protagonists and stressing the role of subaltern communities as active agents in the shaping of history.

Download or read book Kinyras written by John Curtis Franklin and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2016-11-10 with total page 834 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Curtis Franklin seeks to harmonize Kinyras as a mythological symbol of pre-Greek Cyprus with what is known of ritual music and deified instruments in the Bronze Age Near East, using evidence going back to early Mesopotamia. This paperback edition contains minor corrections, while retaining the maps of the original hardback edition as spreads.

Download or read book Critical Times Critical Thoughts written by Natasha Lemos and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2016-01-14 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While no member of the public could have missed the Greek crisis, it has been represented only by the refraction in journalism of the views of politicians, economists and international bureaucrats. The voice of artists, “the antennae of the race”, has been so far unheard. In specially commissioned essays by major Greek writers and critics which appear for the first time in any language, the reader of this book will find new insights into the crisis, its causes and its wider ramifications. It will interest not only students of Greece, but anyone concerned with the highly topical and intertwined issues of nationalism, historical memory, otherness, migration, and xenophobia. By being simultaneously a reflection on and a reflection of a society in deep crisis, this book also offers a model for future studies.

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Download or read book Pindar and the Construction of Syracusan Monarchy in the Fifth Century B C written by Kathryn A. Morgan and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2015-02-02 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This groundbreaking book attempts a fully contextualized reading of the poetry written by Pindar for Hieron of Syracuse in the 470s BC. It argues that the victory odes and other occasional songs composed by Pindar for the Sicilian tyrant were part of an extensive cultural program that included athletic competition, coinage, architecture, sanctuary dedication, city foundation, and much more. In the tumultuous years following the Persian invasion of Greece in 480, elite Greek leaders and their cities struggled to capitalize on the Greek victory and to define themselves as free peoples who triumphed over the threat of Persian monarchy. Pindar's victory odes are an important contribution to Hieron's goal of panhellenic pre-eminence, redescribing contemporary tyranny as an instantiation of golden-age kingship and consonant with best Greek tradition. In a delicate process of cultural legitimation, the poet's praise deploys athletic victories as a signs of more general preeminence. Three initial chapters set the stage by presenting the history and culture of Syracuse under the Deinomenid tyrants, exploring issues of performance and patronage, and juxtaposing Hieron to rival Greek leaders on the mainland. Subsequent chapters examine in turn all Pindar's preserved poetry for Hieron and members of his court, and contextualizes this poetry by comparing it to the songs written for Hieron by Pindar's poetic contemporary, Bacchylides. These odes develop a specifically "tyrannical" mythology in which a hero from the past enjoys unusual closeness with the gods, only to bring ruin on him or herself by failing to manage this closeness appropriately. Such negative exemplars counterbalance Hieron's good fortune and present the dangers against which he must (and does) protect himself by regal virtue. The readings that emerge are marked by exceptional integration of literary interpretation with the political/historical context.

Download or read book Greek Colonisation written by G.R. Tsetskhladze and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2008-09-30 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 3-volume handbook is dedicated to one of the most significant processes in the history of ancient Greece - colonisation. Greeks set up colonies and other settlements in new environments, establishing themselves in lands stretching from the Iberian Peninsula in the west to North Africa in the south and the Black Sea in the north-east. In this colonial world Greek and local societies met, influenced and enriched each other. The handbook brings together historians and archaeologists, all world experts, to present the latest ideas and evidence. The principal aim is to present and update the general picture of this phenomenon, showing its importance in the history of the whole ancient world, including the Near East. The work is dedicated to the late Prof. A.J. Graham. This second volume contains chapters on Central Greece on the eve of the colonisation movement, foundation stories, colonisation in the Classical period, the Adriatic, the northern Aegean, Libya and Cyprus.

Download or read book Panyassis of Halikarnassos written by Matthews and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2018-08-14 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Preliminary Material /Victor J. Matthews -- Testimonies for Panyassis' Life and Poetry /Victor J. Matthews -- The Life of Panyassis /Victor J. Matthews -- The Poems of Panyassis and his Reputation in Antiquity /Victor J. Matthews -- Fragments 1 K and 2 K /Victor J. Matthews -- Fragment 3 K /Victor J. Matthews -- Fragment 4 K /Victor J. Matthews -- Fragment 5 K /Victor J. Matthews -- Fragments 6 K, 20 K, and 21 K /Victor J. Matthews -- Fragment 7 K /Victor J. Matthews -- Fragment 8 K /Victor J. Matthews -- Fragment 9 K /Victor J. Matthews -- Fragment 10 K /Victor J. Matthews -- Fragment 11 K /Victor J. Matthews -- Fragments 12 K, 13 K, and 14 K /Victor J. Matthews -- Fragment 15 K /Victor J. Matthews -- Fragment 16 K /Victor J. Matthews -- Fragment 17 K /Victor J. Matthews -- Fragment 18 K /Victor J. Matthews -- Fragment 19 K /Victor J. Matthews -- Fragment 22 K /Victor J. Matthews -- Fragment 23 K /Victor J. Matthews -- Fragment 24 K /Victor J. Matthews -- Fragment 25 K /Victor J. Matthews -- Fragment 26 K /Victor J. Matthews -- Fragment 27 /Victor J. Matthews -- Fragment 28 /Victor J. Matthews -- Fragment 29 /Victor J. Matthews -- Fragment 30 /Victor J. Matthews -- Fragment 31 (Doubtful) /Victor J. Matthews -- Fragment 32 (Doubtful) /Victor J. Matthews -- Fragment 33 (Doubtful) /Victor J. Matthews -- Appendix to F 29 /Victor J. Matthews -- Indices /Victor J. Matthews.