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Medusa : solving the mystery of the gorgon /
Medusa, the Gorgon, who turns those who gaze upon her to stone, is one of the most popular and enduring figures of Greek mythology. Long after many other figures from Greek myth have been forgotten, she continues to live in popular culture. In this fascinating study of the legend of Medusa, Stephen...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2000.
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| Colección: | OUP E-Books.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The nature of myth
- The myth of Perseus and Medusa
- The Gorgon in art
- Parallels from around the world
- Explanations
- Mira and Algol
- The surrounding sky
- The face on the shield
- Gorgons and gargoyles
- What the Gorgon really was
- The Gorgon today
- Synthesis.