Birds In Greek And Roman Myth
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Author |
: John Pollard |
Publisher |
: Thames & Hudson |
Total Pages |
: 224 |
Release |
: 1977-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0500400326 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780500400326 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (26 Downloads) |
Synopsis Birds in Greek Life and Myth by : John Pollard
Author |
: John Pollard |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 224 |
Release |
: 1977 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0500400326 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780500400326 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (26 Downloads) |
Synopsis Birds in Greek and Roman Myth by : John Pollard
Author |
: Jeremy Mynott |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press |
Total Pages |
: 476 |
Release |
: 2018 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780198713654 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0198713657 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (54 Downloads) |
Synopsis Birds in the Ancient World by : Jeremy Mynott
Birds played an important role in the ancient world: as indicators of time, weather, and seasons; as a resource for hunting, medicine, and farming; as pets and entertainment; as omens and messengers of the gods. Jeremy Mynott explores the similarities and surprising differences between ancient perceptions of the natural world and our own.
Author |
: John Pollard |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 224 |
Release |
: 1977 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0891587152 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780891587156 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (52 Downloads) |
Synopsis Birds in Greek Life and Myth by : John Pollard
Author |
: Charles De Kay |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 284 |
Release |
: 1898 |
ISBN-10 |
: WISC:89088278726 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (26 Downloads) |
Synopsis Bird Gods by : Charles De Kay
Author |
: W. Geoffrey Arnott |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 373 |
Release |
: 2007-09-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781134556250 |
ISBN-13 |
: 113455625X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (50 Downloads) |
Synopsis Birds in the Ancient World from A to Z by : W. Geoffrey Arnott
Birds in the Ancient World from A to Z gathers together the ancient information available, listing all the names that ancient Greeks gave their birds and all their descriptions and analyses. W. Geoffrey Arnott identifies as many of them as possible in the light of modern ornithological studies. The ancient Greek bird names are transliterated into English script, and all that the ancients said about birds is presented in English. This book is accordingly the first complete discussion of ancient bird names that will be accessible to readers without ancient Greek. The only large-scale examination of ancient birds for seventy years, the book has an exhaustive bibliography (partly classical scholarship and partly ornithological) to encourage further study, and provides students and ornithologists with the definitive study of ancient birds.
Author |
: Patricia A. Johnston |
Publisher |
: Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 545 |
Release |
: 2016-08-17 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781443898218 |
ISBN-13 |
: 144389821X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (18 Downloads) |
Synopsis Animals in Greek and Roman Religion and Myth by : Patricia A. Johnston
This volume brings together a variety of approaches to the different ways in which the role of animals was understood in ancient Greco-Roman myth and religion, across a period of several centuries, from Preclassical Greece to Late Antique Rome. Animals in Greco-Roman antiquity were thought to be intermediaries between men and gods, and they played a pivotal role in sacrificial rituals and divination, the foundations of pagan religion. The studies in the first part of the volume examine the role of the animals in sacrifice and divination. The second part explores the similarities between animals, on the one hand, and men and gods, on the other. Indeed, in antiquity, the behaviour of several animals was perceived to mirror human behaviour, while the selection of the various animals as sacrificial victims to specific deities often was determined on account of some peculiar habit that echoed a special attribute of the particular deity. The last part of this volume is devoted to the study of animal metamorphosis, and to this end a number of myths that associate various animals with transformation are examined from a variety of perspectives.
Author |
: Joanne Randolph |
Publisher |
: Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC |
Total Pages |
: 66 |
Release |
: 2017-12-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781502633040 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1502633043 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (40 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome by : Joanne Randolph
Zeus, Hera, Venus, and Mars are just a few of the gods and goddesses from ancient Greek and Roman myths that remain part of cultural consciousness. This volume recounts enthralling ancient stories that made a lasting mark and explains how these myths shaped Greece and Rome. The book captures the imagination while giving readers the tools to understand common allusions in literature.
Author |
: Thomas Bulfinch |
Publisher |
: Courier Corporation |
Total Pages |
: 321 |
Release |
: 2000 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780486411071 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0486411079 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (71 Downloads) |
Synopsis Bulfinch's Greek and Roman Mythology by : Thomas Bulfinch
Retells Greek, Roman, and Norse myths, identifies their heroes and deities, and discusses the philosophical background of each culture.
Author |
: Philip Freeman |
Publisher |
: Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages |
: 370 |
Release |
: 2012-01-03 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781451609974 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1451609973 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (74 Downloads) |
Synopsis Oh My Gods by : Philip Freeman
The author, a professor of classics and visiting scholar at the Harvard Divinity school presents modern interpretations of traditional Greek and Roman myths that render classic themes accessible to a new generation of readers. Here he retells some of the most popular myths and tales of errant gods, fantastic creatures, and human heroes, including powerful Zeus, his wife Hera, Apollo, beautiful Aphrodite, fierce Athena, the dauntless heroes Theseus and Hercules, the doomed lovers Orpheus and Eurydice, as well as the tales of the Argonauts, and the narrative of the Battle of Troy. These Greek and Roman myths are as relevant today as ever in their sharp observations about human nature; they still inspire awe, give us courage, and break our hearts. They have inspired plays, operas, and paintings, and live on today in movies and video games. -- From back cover.