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Books on: greek mythology athens

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Mythology & Monuments of Ancient Athens: Being a Translation of a Portion of the 'Attica' of Pausanias

Book by Margaret De G. Verrall; Macmillan, 1890

Subjects:

Athens (Greece)--Antiquities, Cults--Greece--Athens, Mythology, Greek

Collections: History, Entire Library

...From the first the Greek starts with an odd mistake...not confined to the Greeks. Mr. Lang Myth, Ritual...this early version, Greek mythology adds a tragic touch...whatever to do with Athens. I cannot help suspecting...its transfer to Attic mythology, or at least its exact...
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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

...home for it; by sailing against Athens during the reign of Aigeus, Minos...the important connections between Athens and Crete during the only period...will be convenient to consider the mythology of Athens along with that of Crete in the...
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The Theatrical Cast of Athens: Interactions between Ancient Greek Drama and Society

Book by Edith Hall; Oxford University Press, 2006

Subjects:

Athens (Greece)--Social Life And Customs, Greek Drama--History And Criticism, Theater--Greece--Athens--History--To 500

Collections: History, Literature, Entire Library

...Prague. -- (2002), Greek and others: from antiquity...Structure and History in Greek Mythology and Ritual. Berkeley...London. -- (1985), Greek Religion (Eng. trans...performance in classical Athens; in Murray and Wilson...
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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

...the many handbooks on mythology, 3 the mythological...Mycenaean civilization and in Greek mythology. It is the...The standard work on Greek Mythology is the fourth...Rose, A Handbook of Greek Mythology 1928 . 4 The...the British School at Athens, XXV 1921-23 .
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The Odyssey in Athens: Myths of Cultural Origins

Book by Erwin F. Cook; Cornell University Press, 1995

Subjects:

Athens (Greece)--Religious Life And Customs, Epic Poetry, Greek--History And Criticism, Epic Poetry, Greek--Religious Aspects, Erechtheum (Athens, Greece), Homer--Knowledge--Athens (Greece), Homer--Odyssey, Mythology, Greek, In Literature, Odysseus (Greek Mythology) In Literature

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...innermost sanctum of Athena at Athens can be viewed as the ritual and...sacred festival cycle of archaic Athens, rounded out at the end of every...the state. To that extent, the mythology of Athens becomes the poetics of the Odyssey...

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Journal Articles on: greek mythology athens

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Greek Myths, Christian Mysteries, and the Tautegorical Symbol

Journal article by Nicholas Halmi; Wordsworth Circle, Vol. 36, 2005

Subjects:

Coleridge, Samuel Taylor--Criticism and interpretation, English romanticism, 1798-1832--Criticism and interpretation, English romanticism, 1798-1832--Religious aspects, Greek mythology--Influence, Prometheus Bound (Play)--Criticism and interpretation

Collections: Religious Studies, Literature, Entire Library

...Bible, Greek mythology, and ancient...polytheism in ancient Athens (1277), then...conviction that the Greek mystery cults...protected the Greeks from the worst...conception of Greek mythology much earlier...turned to the Greeks for evidence...the theory of Greek mythology as a philosopheme...
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Reflecting on Athens 2004: What We Can Learn about Modern Project Management from Ancient Olympian Archetypes

Journal article by Linda S. Henderson; Organization Development Journal, Vol. 23, 2005

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Athens Greece, Deities, Olympic games-2004, Organization development, Project management, Studies

Collections: Entire Library

...Apollo. In ancient Greek mythology, Apollo allied himself...Hephaestus, whom the Greeks called God of the Forge...alliance. When the Athens 2004 organizing committee...infused the symbolism of Athens as an inspirational...world the "great things Greeks can do" (Whitlock...lower worlds of the Greek pantheon as Hermes...
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Oedipus, Shmedipus: Ancient Greek Drama on the Modern Yiddish Stage

Journal article by Debra Caplan; Comparative Drama, Vol. 44, 2010

Subjects:

Classical theater--Analysis, Dramatists--Works, Gordin, Jacob--Works, Greek drama--Influence, Greek drama--Religious aspects, Jewish culture--Influence, Jewish culture--Religious aspects, Medea (Jeffers, Robinson) (Play)--Analysis, Peretz, Isaac Leib--Works, Playwrights--Works, Venus and Shulamis (Play)--Analysis, Yiddish theater--History

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Literature, Entire Library

...their distance from the Greek theatrical canon. Several...aspiring writers to avoid Greek themes. Naphtali Herz...ancient gods that the Greeks and Romans referred...explain Greek and Roman mythology, he becomes increasingly...transposes the ancient Greek drama onto an explicitly...behavior of the powerful Greeks who surround her, and...warriors of ancient Athens, Libin placed his Medea...
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Leo Strauss on Jerusalem and Athens: a Girardian Analysis

Journal article by John Ranieri; Shofar, Vol. 22, 2004

Subjects:

Discrimination, Germany, God, International, Judaism, Philosophy, Politics, Religion, Social conditions & trends

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Jerusalem and Athens, or to speak...the Bible and Greek philosophy...difficulty, Athens and Jerusalem...the Bible and Greek philosophy arrive...conclusions. The Greeks proceed on the...rejection of mythology."(42) One...systematic coherence. Greek thought moves...all. Among the Greeks then, we find...common to both Athens and Jerusalem...
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Athens and Jerusalem? a Critique of the Relationship between Philosophy and Religion in George Grant's Thought

Journal article by Ian Angus; Journal of Canadian Studies, Vol. 39, 2005

Subjects:

Christianity, Grant, George, Philosophers, Teleology

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Philosophy, Entire Library

...are those who can face the Greeks- without thinking of modern...about its relationship to Greek philosophy. Furthermore...cannot provide the concrete mythology that the life of a people...that the laws and gods of Athens have made him what he is and...of Christianity among the Greeks. Her account of God in Plato...Socrates questioning in the Greek public spaces to the definition...

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Magazine Articles on: greek mythology athens

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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

Collections: Entire Library

...November 17 were part of Greek mythology: bold, daring and...of the US embassy in Athens, done the same thing...of gossip that is the Greek capital could quite...historic founders". Greeks are shaking their heads...commuting between Athens, Paris and a villa...
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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

Greek Heritage: The Benaki...resilient people, the Greeks are present in each...Benaki Museum in Athens is not like other...and with its Greek departments housed...to recognize the Greeks through everything...of Lord Byron in Greek dress: spiritual...Hellenism, the one of mythology and the classical...
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Odysseus Elytis: In Memory of a Modern Greek Poet

Magazine article by Eric Glasgow; Contemporary Review, Vol. 270, January 1997

Subjects:

Elytis, Odysseus--Biography, Greek poetry--20th century, Nobel laureates--Greece, Politics and literature--20th century

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...Elytis: in memory of a modern Greek poet. by Eric Glasgow The...of the distinguished Modem Greek poet, Odysseus Elytis - who...the essential humanism of the Greek tradition in literature - its...has given to Greece and the Greeks a unique and vital role in...1912 but he studied law at Athens University, and in 1940...
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Fallible Gods

Magazine article by Janet J. Asimov; The Humanist, Vol. 67, January 2007

Subjects:

Aeschylus--Criticism and interpretation, Aeschylus--Works, Connelly, Marc--Criticism and interpretation, Connelly, Marc--Works, Greek mythology--Analysis, Prometheus Bound (Play)--Criticism and interpretation, The Green Pastures (Play)--Criticism and interpretation

Collections: Entire Library

...his spirit free and, unlike Job, he does not give in." All this with nails driven through his feet. Aeschylus was born in Athens in 525 BC, but I think he would have been interested in a strange twentieth century play called Green Pastures which adapted...
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See You in Hell

Magazine article by Stephanie Coen; American Theatre, Vol. 10, March 1993

Subjects:

Mythology--Portrayals, depictions, etc.

Collections: Entire Library

...from the moment Orpheus first appeared in the annals of Greek mythology. A source for Virgil, Ovid, Plato and Pindar as well...film of~ Orpheus would astonish |if it were shown in Athens~--would scandalize. The keepers of the myths would...

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Newspaper Articles on: greek mythology athens

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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

...lunch of mezze, good Greek wine and a small cup of...road to Delphi on the Greek mainland runs through...center of the world in Greek mythology, is magnificent. Here...Beyond sparkles the sea. Athens is neither Rome nor Istanbul...
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United Face Tragic End in Athens as Greeks Accept Gift

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), August 20, 2010

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

...Tragic End in Athens as Greeks Accept Gift. Byline...Dundee United 0 AEK Athens 1 THEY waited five years...Djebbours early goal for AEK Athens drowned the spirit of...will certainly surpass mythology if United progress in Athens. Algerian international...few questions of the Greek defence and goalkeeper...
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Don't Believe Greek Myths: I Have Met Hard Workers There

Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), November 6, 2011

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Greek mythology

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

...about two particular men - one Greek, the other British by birth...have made of the modern-day Greek tragedy that has been unfolding in Athens over recent months before escalating...commentators now speak of the Greeks as if they are somehow lesser...you want to get on a plane to Athens this very day and catch a flight...
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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

Athens a City Fit for Gods; Oh Ye Gods...LES REID Visits Greeces Capital Athens and Sees an Ancient City in Transformation. Byline: LES REID GREEK mythology would have us believe Athens was created after god of the sea...
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Football: Once the Sore Heads Heal after Athens Defeat, the Hard Work Really Starts for Benitez; CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ALL THE COMMENT AND ANALYSIS ON ATHENS FINAL COMMENT

Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), May 24, 2007

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

...Sore Heads Heal after Athens Defeat, the Hard Work...COMMENT AND ANALYSIS ON ATHENS FINAL COMMENT. Byline...later they still come to Athens to worship the Gods...about heroes is just mythology. All Greek to the harsh realities...monsters the ancient Greeks would be proud of...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: greek mythology athens

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Amazon , in Greek Mythology

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

AMAZON , in Greek mythology am zon, in Greek mythology, one of a tribe of warlike...and Syria. Several of the finest Greek heroes proved their mettle against...defeated a vengeful army of Amazons at Athens. A contingent of Amazons fought...
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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...matricide he was haunted by the Furies (Erinyes) until he reached Athens. He was tried and acquitted by the Areopagus, the tribunal...
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Eros , in Greek Religion and Mythology

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

EROS , in Greek religion and mythology er os, er , in Greek religion and mythology, god...armed with bow and arrows. In Greek poetry Eros was often a willful...of love. At Thespiae and at Athens he was worshiped as a god of...
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Apollodorus , Greek Scholar

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

APOLLODORUS , Greek scholar (of Athens), fl. 2d cent. b.c., Greek scholar. He wrote many works on grammar, history, and mythology. His best-known books...verse Chronicle, treating Greek history from the fall of Troy...
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Theseus

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

...THESEUS the syoos, se s, in Greek mythology, hero of Athens; son of either King Aegeus or...bring the gifts to his kingdom in Athens. At the age of 16 Theseus lifted...Procrustes ). When Theseus arrived at Athens, Medea, then wife of Aegeus...

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