Herakles and Hercules : exploring a Graeco-Roman divinity /

"Herakles and Hercules: two names for a figure of pervasive appeal in Antiquity. The eleven new studies in this volume explore why this figure appealed so widely in Antiquity. They examine his role in ancient myth and philosophy, drama and art, as well as in politics and propaganda, warfare and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: Cardiff University
Otros Autores: Rawlings, Louis, Bowden, Hugh
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Swansea [Wales] : Oakville, CT : Classical Press of Wales ; Distributor in the United States of America, the David Brown Book Co., 2005.
Temas:
Heracles > (Greek mythological character) > Congresses.
Hercules > (Roman mythological character) > Congresses.
Heracles > (Greek mythological character)
Hercules > (Roman mythological character)
Herakles
Herakles.
Mythology, Greek > Congresses.
Mythology, Roman > Congresses.
Mythologie grecque > Congrès.
Mythologie romaine > Congrès.
HISTORY > Ancient > Greece.
Mythology, Greek
Mythology, Roman
Heracles (mythologie)
Hercules (mythologisch personage)
Griechenland > Altertum
Römisches Reich
Aufsatzsammlung.
Conference papers and proceedings
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Herakles and Hercules: two names for a figure of pervasive appeal in Antiquity. The eleven new studies in this volume explore why this figure appealed so widely in Antiquity. They examine his role in ancient myth and philosophy, drama and art, as well as in politics and propaganda, warfare and religion."--Jacket
Notas:"This collection had its origins in a conference on Herakles-Hercules in the Ancient World, held at the University of Cardiff in September 1998"--Page vii
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 254 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781914535093
191453509X

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