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The Routledge Handbook of Greek Mythology: Based on H.J. Rose's "Handbook of Greek Mythology"

Book by Robin Hard; Routledge, 2004

Subjects:

Mythology, Greek

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...divinities associated with the Greek islands The KABEIROI...important, even if the Greek world was hardly acquainted...them until the time of Athenian greatness. They were...very well with their Greek titles as the theoi megaloi...no surprise that the mythology of beings such as the...
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The Mycenaean Origin of Greek Mythology

Book by Martin P. Nilsson; University of California Press, 1932

Subjects:

Civilization, Mycenaean, Mythology, Greek

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Pluto. Thus we have a pre-Greek hieratic myth, the rape of...myth was secularized by the Greek invaders and transferred to...slew the Minotaur, rescued the Athenian children, and sailed away...Of all the myths from the Greek mainland, it has the most numerous...
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A Handbook of Greek Mythology: Including Its Extension to Rome

Book by H. J. Rose; Routledge, 1991

Subjects:

Mythology, Roman

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Literature, Entire Library

...judge from its name is a pre-Greek Paradise, ruled over by Rhadamanthys...Kronos, and identified by the Greeks with their own happy land...words, it was the life a Greek gentleman led when he could...the heroes and patriots of mythology and history, Achilles, Diomedes, the Athenian tyrannicides, and others...
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Theseus, Tragedy, and the Athenian Empire

Book by Sophie Mills; Clarendon Press, 1997

Subjects:

Aeschylus--Suppliants, Athens (Greece)--Civilization, Euripides--Hippolytus, Greek Drama (Tragedy)--History And Criticism, Imperialism In Literature, Sophocles--Oedipus At Colonus, Theseus (Greek Mythology) In Literature

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...importance among the Athenians. In killing the strange...civilized virtues which the Greeks defined as Greek, rather than non-Greek, and the Athenians, as Athenian most of all among the...to broader trends in Athenian self-perception...unpopular among the Athenians. The second, which...
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Sophocles and the Tragedy of Athenian Democracy

Book by Josh Beer; Praeger, 2004

Subjects:

Athens (Greece)--Intellectual Life, Democracy In Literature, Mythology, Greek, In Literature, Political Plays, Greek--History And Criticism, Politics And Literature--Greece--Athens, Sophocles--Criticism And Interpretation, Sophocles--Homes And Haunts--Greece--Athens, Sophocles--Political And Social Views, Theater--Greece--Athens--History--To 500

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...Thus, Doric forms of Greek are found extensively...tragic playwrights were Athenian whose local dia...factor in helping the Greeks to feel a sense of...and in separating Greeks from non-Greeks. In fact the Greek word that comes closest...

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Destruction and Memory on the Athenian Acropolis

Journal article by Rachel Kousser; The Art Bulletin, Vol. 91, 2009

Subjects:

Art history, Memorials & monuments, Violence

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...and Memory on the Athenian Acropolis by Rachel...and 432 BCE on the Athenian Acropolis, stands...cohesive temple on the Greek mainland, a fitting commemoration of the Athenians spectacular and unexpected...repeatedly alluded to the Greeks struggle against the...Persian sack for an Athenian authence. This allows...monument.9 The Athenians extremely effective...themselves with the ancient Greeks, scholars see the...shaped by Orientalist Greek texts and monuments...
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Aeschylus' Pandora-Helen in the Agamemnon

Journal article by A. Doyle; Akroterion, 2009

Subjects:

Ghosts, Greek mythology, Soldiers

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...R (eds.) The Complete Greek Tragedies. Chicago London...The children of Athena: Athenian ideas about citizenship and...Aspects of death in early Greek Art. Berkely, California...Myth and thought among the Greeks. London: Routledge. Vernant...gender and subjectivity in Greek Tragedy. Austin, Texas...
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Centaurs Unnaturally Fabulous

Journal article by Carl Woodring; Wordsworth Circle, Vol. 38, 2007

Subjects:

Animals, Mythical--Portrayals, Greek mythology--Portrayals, Mythical animals--Portrayals

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...Schiller celebrates acceptance of the Greek hero in high Olympus without mention...with Centaurs, to be sung / By an Athenian eunuch to the harp." In Denmark...Chiron, the centaur Chiron of Greek mythology renowned for his wisdom and skill...
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Le Roi Soleil : Demetrius Poliorcetes and the Dawn of the Sun-king *

Journal article by Lara O'Sullivan; Antichthon, Vol. 42, 2008

Subjects:

Deities, Festivals, Greek civilization, Mythology, Religion, Sun

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...thought.9 That the Greeks perceived astronomical...According to the Greek historiographical...look briefly at the Athenian use of similar imagery...destroyed by the Athenians on a single day...inhabitants of the Greek pantheon; it is...his restoration of Athenian democracy and autonomy...namely the sun. The Athenians creation in c. 304...13 may apply to Athenian difficulties over...conditions, the Athenians conferred upon the...
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Isaac and Iphigeneia

Journal article by Peter Millett; European Judaism, Vol. 40, 2007

Subjects:

Bible stories--Criticism and interpretation, Classical literature--Criticism and interpretation, Greek mythology, Isaac (Biblical figure)--Portrayals, Legendary characters--Portrayals

Collections: Religious Studies, Literature, Entire Library

...the army to disband. But the Greek high command has overborne...addresses him as King of all the Greeks. Now Agamemnon has to make...Hellenes and be king of all the Greeks, or save his daughters life...Euripidean. I doubt whether an Athenian audience would have thought...is neither alive nor dead. Greek tradition held that she was...

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The Bumbling, Moustachioed Terrorists; November 17 Were Part of Greek Mythology: Bold, Daring and Secretive, They Eluded Police for Decades. Now, They Are Being Unmasked as Plump and Banal

Magazine article by Helena Smith; New Statesman, Vol. 131, August 5, 2002

Subjects:

Greece--Social aspects, Terrorism--Greece, Terrorists--Cases

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...17 were part of Greek mythology: bold, daring...landscape of modern Athenian democracy upon the...gossip that is the Greek capital could quite...historic founders". Greeks are shaking their...imperialism". Few Greeks shed tears for Richard...cent of the adult Greek population regard...
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Greek Heritage: The Benaki Collection at the Canadian Museum of Civilization

Magazine article by Georges Leroux; Queen's Quarterly, Vol. 115, Fall 2008

Subjects:

Athens, Greece--Buildings and facilities, Benakis, Antonis--Collections and collecting, Canadian Museum of Civilization--Collections and collecting, Museums--Collections and collecting, Museums--History

Collections: History, Entire Library

...way, bears witness to Greek identity, and this...assemble that which is Greek, to foster its memory...able to recognize the Greeks through everything that...portrait of Lord Byron in Greek dress: spiritual Hellenism...Hellenism, the one of mythology and the classical aesthetic...culture held onto its Athenian heritage like a legacy...
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The Triumph of Christianity: Why a Small Apocalyptic Cult Overwhelmed Its Powerful Roman Rivals

Magazine article by Tim Callahan; Skeptic, Vol. 8, 2001

Subjects:

Bible, History, Jesus Christ, Mythology, Roman civilization

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...festivals of spring, such as the Athenian festival of Anthesteria. Both...of purification. During the Athenian festival, pitch was smeared...There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor...shall all be changed. The Greek word translated here as "sleep...
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Blood Relations

Magazine article by Scott T. Cummings; American Theatre, Vol. 12, February 1995

Subjects:

Greek drama (Tragedy)--Production and direction, Rochaix, Francois--Production and direction, The Oresteia (Theater)--Production and direction

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...skene of an ancient Greek theatre. It has...obskene) because the Greeks considered it obscene...we know about the Greek stage. The eccylcema...seems to regard the Athenian Theatre of Dionysus...the steps of the Greek geographer Pausanius...up on their Greek mythology, browse the photo...and keen. "The Greeks are sacking Troy...
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The Age of Ignorance

Magazine article by A C Grayling; New Statesman, Vol. 130, July 30, 2001

Subjects:

Classical languages--Study and teaching, Greek literature--Study and teaching, Latin language--Study and teaching

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...To read the Latin and Greek authors in their original...to ancient history and mythology, not simply as direct...vileness in both the Greek and the Roman worlds...little more Spartan than Athenian was admired, its virtues...the fact that ancient Greek is a language of such...

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The Glory of Athens; Land of Ancient Greek Gods Offers Warm Welcome in Winter

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, April 5, 2008

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Athens; Land of Ancient Greek Gods Offers Warm Welcome...after World War I. Athenian women wear the latest...cafe - popular with Athenians - atop the building...road to Delphi on the Greek mainland runs through...center of the world in Greek mythology, is magnificent. Here...
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Roam the World of Greek Myths

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, April 4, 2004

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...the world of classic mythology. Winged Sandals Site...and monsters of ancient Greek myth," says Annabel...them to explore Ancient Greek culture through a range...wonder from an ancient Greek city to explore the sections...rescue a queen as an Athenian or Amazonian army with...
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The Prize Crossword

Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), July 17, 2011

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Goldings The Lord Of The Flies (5) 14 Water nymphs in Greek mythology (6) 15 Apostle regarded by the Catholic church as...5) 20 Siege site in San Antonio, Texas (5) 21 Athenian orator, 384-322 BC (11) 23 - - - Wolf, author...
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Athens a City Fit for Gods; Oh Ye Gods! the Coventry Telegraph's Political Correspondent LES REID Visits Greece's Capital Athens and Sees an Ancient City in Transformation

Newspaper article; Coventry Evening Telegraph (England), April 1, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Byline: LES REID GREEK mythology would have us believe...an olive tree. The Greek National Tourism Organisation...revellers of all ages. The Athenians take a siesta in the...a nod to traditional Greek cooking. The Motivo...the Acropolis divides Athenian opinion. It is hoped...
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RIPLEY'S CRIME FILE 26th February 2005

Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), February 26, 2005

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...set in Ancient Greece, The Athenian Murders. Now an Uruguayan...scared jewel named after the Greek Mother God. The tale is told...a crash course in Ancient Greek history and mythology. Undoubtedly clever and begging...question as to why the Ancient Greeks hold such a fascination for...

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Orestes , in Greek Mythology

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

ORESTES , in Greek mythology in Greek mythology, the only son of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon and brother of...was tried and acquitted by the Areopagus, the tribunal of Athenian judges. Not all the Furies, however, accepted the verdict...

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