When the Gods Were Born

2010-06-15
When the Gods Were Born
Author: Carolina López-Ruiz
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2010-06-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780674049468
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"With admirable erudition, Lopez-Ruiz brings to life intimacies and exchanges between the ancient Greeks and their Northwest Semitic neighbors, portraying the ancient Mediterranean as a fluid, dynamic contact zone. She explains networks of circulation, shows creative uses of traditional material by peoples in motion, and radically transforms our understanding of ancient cosmogonies."---Page duBois, author of Out of Athens: The New Ancient Greeks --

Greek Gods, Human Lives

2003-01-01
Greek Gods, Human Lives
Author: Mary R. Lefkowitz
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2003-01-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780300107692
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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)

The Pregnant Male as Myth and Metaphor in Classical Greek Literature

2012-04-30
The Pregnant Male as Myth and Metaphor in Classical Greek Literature
Author: David D. Leitao
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2012-04-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 1107017289
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This book traces the image of the pregnant male as it evolves in classical Greek literature. Originating as a representation of paternity and, by extension, "authorship" of creative works, the image later comes to function also as a means to explore the boundary between the sexes.

Greek Gods & Goddesses

2014-01-01
Greek Gods & Goddesses
Author: Britannica Educational Publishing
Publisher: Britannica Educational Publishing
Total Pages: 158
Release: 2014-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1622751531
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Giving Western literature and art many of its most enduring themes and archetypes, Greek mythology and the gods and goddesses at its core are a fundamental part of the popular imagination. At the heart of Greek mythology are exciting stories of drama, action, and adventure featuring gods and goddesses, who, while physically superior to humans, share many of their weaknesses. Readers will be introduced to the many figures once believed to populate Mount Olympus as well as related concepts and facts about the Greek mythological tradition.

Orphic Tradition and the Birth of the Gods

2018
Orphic Tradition and the Birth of the Gods
Author: Dwayne A. Meisner
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2018
Genre: History
ISBN: 0190663529
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Meisner offers a new interpretation of four Orphic theogonies: Derveni, Eudemian, Hieronyman, and Rhapsodic. The fragments of these poems, thought to be written by Orpheus, contained narratives of the creation of the cosmos and the births of the gods, but differed from the mainstream account of Hesiod's Theogony.

Zeus

2010-01-05
Zeus
Author: George O'Connor
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 84
Release: 2010-01-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1596434317
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Tells the story of Zeus and his battle with his father, Kronos, and the Titans. In graphic novel format.

Gods and Robots

2020-04-21
Gods and Robots
Author: Adrienne Mayor
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2020-04-21
Genre: History
ISBN: 0691202265
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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.

Gods, Heroes, and Monsters

2018
Gods, Heroes, and Monsters
Author: Carolina López-Ruiz
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 622
Release: 2018
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780190644819
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"Features more mythological sagas from Apollodorus' Library and additional excerpts from his other work, including the stories of Deucalion, Dionysus, Bellerophon, Kadmos, and Tiresias" -- Publisher's website