Greek nymphs : myth, cult, lore /

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Greek Nymphs: Myths, Cult, Lore is the first comprehensive study of the nymph in the ancient Greek world. This well-illustrated book examines nymphs as both religious and mythopoetic figures, tracing their development and significance in Greek culture from Homer through the Hellenistic period. Drawi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Larson, Jennifer (Jennifer Lynn)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
Colección:OUP E-Books.
Temas:
Nymphs (Greek deities)
Nymphes (Divinités grecques)
RELIGION > Antiquities & Archaeology.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Spirituality > Paganism & Neo-Paganism.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Machine generated contents note: 1. What is a Nymph?
  • 1.1. Toward a Taxonomy
  • 1.2. Nymphs in the Landscape
  • 1.3. Nympholepsy and Divination
  • 1.4. Nymphs in Greek Poetry
  • 2. Ancient and Modern Narratives
  • 2.1. Modern Greek Folklore and the Ancient Nymphs
  • 2.2. Patterns of Interaction
  • 2.3. Abduction and Capture
  • 2.4. Nymph's Tree
  • 2.5. Nymphs and Herdsmen
  • 2.6. Interpreting Ancient and Modern Narratives
  • 3. Gods, Goddesses, and Nymphs
  • 3.1. Nymphs and the Rustic Gods
  • 3.2. Nymphs, Goddesses, and the Female Life Cycle
  • 4. Lore of the Nymphs in the Greek World
  • 4.1. Introduction to Sources and Chronology
  • 4.2. Attica
  • 4.3. Central Greece
  • 4.4. Peloponnese and Corinth
  • 4.5. Northwestern Greece
  • 4.6. Thessaly
  • 4.7. Northern Aegean
  • 4.8. Southern Aegean and Northern Africa
  • 4.9. Asia Minor, Associated Islands, and Syria
  • 4.10. Sicily and Southern Italy
  • 5. Caves of the Nymphs and Votive Iconography
  • 5.1. Caves of the Nymphs
  • 5.2. Attic Votive Reliefs and the Iconography of Pluralities.

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