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Books on: greek mythology heroes

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The Myth of the Birth of the Hero: A Psychological Interpretation of Mythology

Book by Otto Rank, F. Robbins, Smith Ely Jelliffe; Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease Publishing, 1914

Subjects:

Heroes, Mythology, Psychology, Pathological

Collections: Religious Studies, Psychology, Entire Library

...the separation of this part of mythology from the present theme. As regards...45 Some Greek twin sagas are quoted by Schubert...Hermes, 1881. 47 After Preller, Greek Mythology Leipzig, 1854, II, pp. 120...
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Mythology: The Voyage of the Hero

Book by David Adams Leeming; Oxford University Press, 1998

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Heroes--Mythology, Mythology

Collections: Religious Studies, Literature, Entire Library

...evil must go to hell." Louis Ginzberg, The Legends of the Jews , vol. 2, pp. 309-313. ODYSSEUS Greek Odysseus is one of many heroes who visits the dead to gain knowledge of his destiny. His descent is a forerunner to similar trips by Aeneas...
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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

...killer. But the common scheme of Greek mythology always tended toward the localization of its heroes, and when a mythical hero was notably popular it is not to...sometimes occurred in the case of other Greek heroes. So the story of Heracles was...
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Gods and Heroes of the Greeks: The Library of Apollodorus

Book by Michael Simpson, Leonard Baskin, Apollodorus; University of Massachusetts Press, 1976

Subjects:

Mythology, Greek

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...garden for the relation of mythology to literature. In this...Apollodorus begins his book of Greek mythology with the creation...faithfully reflects the Greek view of an anthropocentric...the most human of all Greek heroes, Odysseus, the Western...clearly defined. But the Greeks knew better. Hear Pindar...
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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

...our survey of heroic mythology will be devoted to the...produced the greatest of all Greek heroes, Herakles. Since it...that most of the main heroes and heroines of legend...could be less true of Greek heroic legend than to...

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Journal Articles on: greek mythology heroes

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Masculinity, Menace, and American Mythologies of Race in Faulkner's Anti-heroes

Journal article by Lisa K. Nelson; The Faulkner Journal, Vol. 19, 2004

Subjects:

Faulkner, William (1897-1962), Gender differences, Literary criticism, Race relations, Racial identity, Sexual behavior

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...Menace, and American Mythologies of Race in Faulkners Anti-heroes by Lisa K. Nelson...used the biblical mythology to draw attention...pederastic: the ideal of Greek love. The extent...production capacity of the mythologies, thereby exposing...
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Heroes: David Hipshon Regrets the Degree to Which Our History Syllabuses Have Censored the Roles of British Heroes

Journal article by David Hipshon; History Review, 2009

Subjects:

British history--Educational aspects, British history--Personalities, Heroes--Censorship, Heroes--Portrayals, Syllabi--Analysis

Collections: Education, History, Entire Library

...common. Worse still, the hero blurs the careful distinction between mythology and history. They expose...and Enlightenment, the hero must give way to the...an heroic deed. The Greek writer Simonides said...historian Thomas Carlyle (On Heroes and Hero Worship and the Heroic...
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Signifying Passion: Angela Carter's Heroes and Villains as a Dystopian Romance

Journal article by Eva C. Karpinski; Utopian Studies, Vol. 11, 2000

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Carter, Angela--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Dystopias--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Heroes and Villains (Book)--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

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...oppose the splitting of characters into "heroes and villains" or--more typical of...male impersonation. Until recently, Heroes and Villains has been largely neglected...172). Sarah Lefanu briefly discusses Heroes and Villains in the context of science...
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The Horse in Indo-Iranian Mythology

Journal article by Prods Oktor Skjaervo; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 128, 2008

Subjects:

Indian literature--Analysis, Iranian literature--Analysis, Semitic mythology--Analysis

Collections: History, Literature, Entire Library

...The Horse in Indo-Iranian Mythology. by Prods Oktor Skjaervo With...through Vedic, Avestan, and Greek texts. The introduction contains...horse in ancient Indo-Iranian mythology, Swennen therefore examines...like (broad-)chested heroes wishing for praise, like triumphant...
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Nikos Kazantzakis, Nietzsche, and the Myth of the Hero

Journal article by Marinos Pourgouris; International Fiction Review, Vol. 32, 2005

Subjects:

Greek literature--Criticism and interpretation, Kazantzakis, Nikos--Criticism and interpretation, The Last Temptation of Christ (Novel)--Criticism and interpretation

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...attitude toward the "hero" also reveals his perception...instruction about how the Greeks got over their pessimism...Christ becomes an anti-hero in Nietzsches mind...book was published in Greek). In 1954, The Last...The complex cosmic mythology of ancient Greece presented...

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Magazine Articles on: greek mythology heroes

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The Virtue of the Weaponed Hero

Magazine article by Almira F. Poudrier; The Humanist, Vol. 61, July 2001

Subjects:

Courage--Ethical aspects, Heroes--Portrayals, Morality of war--Myths and legends, War and morals--Myths and legends, Weapons--Myths and legends

Collections: Entire Library

...the spear of the Greek warrior aristocrat...identification of a hero of the Homeric world...every myth of every hero of the past. Even Robin...that early humanitarian hero, could not have accomplished...the earliest American mythology? The translation of...sometimes even names. The heroes themselves often got...represent. For the Greeks, filial piety and elite...
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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

...Hellenism, the one of mythology and the classical aesthetic...since have shown how Greek culture held onto its...the purest tradition of Greek and Hellenistic classical...Republic in the name of Greek identity itself: "let...resilient people, the Greeks are present in each of...objects: from Homeric heroes depicted on vases to...
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Dragons

Magazine article by Daniel Loxton; Skeptic, Vol. 14, 2008

Subjects:

God, Monkeys & apes, Mythology, Reptiles & amphibians, Solar eclipses, Wind

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...universe. In Babylonian mythology, a vast and awesome...EATING NILE CROCODILE. GREEK DRAGONS We owe much...monsters were everywhere in Greek tales. The imagination of the Greeks gave us the constellation...dragon" (from the Greek word "drakon...Fleece. As the legendary hero Jason sailed out on...team, placing mythical heroes like Orpheus and Hercules...
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Stories That Inspire

Magazine article by Ellen Wilson Fielding; The American Enterprise, Vol. 11, September 2000

Subjects:

Bible (Sacred text)--Study and teaching, Education--Education, Heroes--Social aspects

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...fairy tales and classical mythology. At first, I worried...differences between the Greek and Roman gods and the...characterize the successful heroes: David confidently striding...learn to appreciate the heroes around him. As my own...now by setting their heroes in other places and times...
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Criminals: An American Obsession

Magazine article by Ralph Hyatt; USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education), Vol. 123, May 1995

Subjects:

Crime and the press--Psychological aspects, Crime reporting (Journalism)--Psychological aspects, Criminals--Psychological aspects, Myth--Psychological aspects, Mythology--Psychological aspects

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

...brothers, Manson, or Capone heroes? O.J. Simpson may have been a hero during his football-playing...to acclamation as American heroes? Was Kurt Waldheim a political hero for his services to the United...Campbell says, are more than Greek gods; they are "songs of...otherwise. Moreover, the heroes we celebrate alter that map, one way or another. In The Hero in America, Robert Penn Warren...

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Newspaper Articles on: greek mythology heroes

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Culture: Holding out for a Hero; Alison Jones Gets the Behind the Scenes Stories from the Stars of Troy

Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), May 20, 2004

Subjects:

Bana, Eric, Pitt, Brad

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

...Holding out for a Hero; Alison Jones Gets...between Achilles the Greek and Hector the Trojan...lingers in our language. Greeks bearing gifts; face...Homers The Iliad during Greek and Latin lessons at school, the ancient heroes were as glamorous as...for an epic war as the Greeks sailed to claim her...started to look at Greek mythology that I realised how...
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A Holiday for Heroes; Keepers of the Earth: Youngsters Experience Greeces Natural Wonders

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), February 2, 2008

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

A Holiday for Heroes; Keepers of the Earth: Youngsters Experience Greeces Natural Wonders. Byline: CHARLES GARSIDE THE ADVENTURES of legendary Theseus in Greek mythology, make even HarryPotters exploits look like a walk in the park...
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Super (Role) Models Today's High School Athletes Still Revel in Their Heroes' Successes and Similarities to Themselves, but They Also Want Their Heroes to Know Right from Wrong

Newspaper article by Darryl Mellema; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), December 17, 2004

Subjects:

Beckham, David, Favre, Brett, Kidd, Jason

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

...the word. To the Greeks the word applied...those athletes. The mythology of mortals and immortals...themselves the object of hero worship - have their...people who are our heroes give you that aspect...Kukoc as a sporting hero. "Everybody loved...has a new sporting hero - Jason Kidd. He...show the many ways heroes prove they arent...flaws. The ancient Greek heroes would no...
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The Land That Made Orpheus Smile; Sarah Lucas Explores Rural Bulgaria, a Country Rich with Mythology, Folklore - and Bagpipes

Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), March 21, 2010

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

...a Country Rich with Mythology, Folklore - and Bagpipes...Sarah Lucas LOVERS of Greek mythology may know where Orpheus...The mythical musical hero, whose skill with the...bridges, statues of local heroes and the Assumption church...birthplace of the legendary hero. Its a peaceful little...
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From Nearly Man to Superman; MOVIE STAR CAVILL'S JOY AT BECOMING CAPED HERO FOR BLOCKBUSTER

Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), November 15, 2011

Subjects:

Cavill, Henry

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

...JOY AT BECOMING CAPED HERO FOR BLOCKBUSTER. Byline...his stars and stripes hero alter-ego. But Cavill...ladies drool in the new Greek mythology epic Immortals, which...Cavill as all-American hero Superman in the movie Man of Steel, out in 2013 HEROES Reeve, and right, Routh

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Encyclopedia Articles on: greek mythology heroes

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Hero , in Greek Mythology

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

HERO , in Greek mythology in Greek mythology, priestess of Aphrodite in Sestos. Her lover, Leander, swam the Hellespont nightly from Abydos to see her. During a storm the light by which she guided him blew out, and he drowned. Hero, in despair...
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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 women who lived in Asia...Minor, Phrygia, Thrace, and Syria. Several of the finest Greek heroes proved their mettle against the Amazons: Hercules took the...
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Jason , in Greek Mythology

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

JASON , in Greek mythology in Greek mythology, son of Aeson. When Pelias usurped the throne of Iolcus and...the Golden Fleece to Boeotia. Jason assembled Greeces bravest heroes and together they sailed in the Argo in quest of the fleece...
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Elysian Fields

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

ELYSIAN FIELDS ilizh n or Elysium ilizh e m, in Greek religion and mythology, happy otherworld for heroes favored by the gods. Identified with the Fortunate Isles or Isles of the Blest, Elysium was situated in the distant west, at...
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Trojan War

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

TROJAN WAR in Greek mythology, war between the Greeks and the people of Troy. The...gathered, led by the greatest Greek heroes Achilles, Patroclus, Diomed...for Troy. For nine years the Greeks ravaged Troys surrounding cities...

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