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Books on: greek mythology history

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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

...corpus of Greek heroic mythology is provided by Carl Robert...individual figures from Greek mythology are to be found...have been written on Greek mythology. As two introductory...recommend Fritz Graf, Greek Mythology: An Introduction...W., Structure and History in Greek Mythology and...
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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 MYCENAEAN ORIGIN OF GREEK MYTHOLOGY BY MARTIN P. NILSSON PROFESSOR OF CLASSICAL ARCHAEOLOGY AND ANCIENT HISTORY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF LUND, SATHER PROFESSOR OF CLASSICAL LITERATURE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA 1930-31 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA 1932
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Freudian Mythologies: Greek Tragedy and Modern Identities

Book by Rachel Bowlby; Oxford University Press, 2007

Subjects:

Electra Complex, Greek Drama (Tragedy)--History And Criticism, Oedipus Complex, Psychoanalysis--Greek Influences

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

...would seem that comparative mythology provided Freud with the framework...recapitulating the mythmaking history of humanity.43 Unlike the...their relation to Freuds mythologies of the Oedipus and castration...repetition of the history of mythology in each individual, is itself one of Freuds mythologies, shaping his own way of...
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Pagan Dreiser: Songs from American Mythology

Book by Shawn St. Jean; Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2001

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American Fiction--Greek Influences, Classicism In Literature, Classicism--United States, Dreiser, Theodore--1871-1945--Knowledge--Mythology, Myth In Literature, Mythology, Greek, In Literature, National Characteristics, American, In Literature, Paganism In Literature, Religion And Literature--United States--History--20th Century

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...not) reinforcement of the status quo. Greek mistrust of women, espe- cially strong...shortcomings. In the fourth chapter, I leave Greek mythos behind and consider American literary history itself as mythology-the emerging Ameri- can mythos of...
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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

A HANDBOOK OF GREEK MYTHOLOGY CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION: HISTORY OF MYTHOLOGY WE use the word mythology...of tales. These tales the Greeks called or myths, an expression...whom we collectively know as Greek, and by the narrow and sluggish...

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Journal Articles on: greek mythology history

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Using Greek Mythology to Teach Game Theory

Journal article by James D. Miller, Debbie Felton; American Economist, Vol. 46, 2002

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Using Greek mythology to teach game theory...destined to lead the Greeks to victory in the...avoid joining the Greek cause by acting...William C. 2000. "Greeks and Games: Forerunners...1999. Ancient Greek Love Magic. Cambridge...Journal of the History of the Behavioral...Taking Ancient Mythology Economically. Leiden...
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From Greek Mythology to the Real World of the New Public Management and Democratic Governance (Terry Responds)

Journal article by Larry D. Terry; Public Administration Review, Vol. 59, 1999

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Public administration--Management

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From Greek Mythology to the Real World of the New Public...Frants Chimeras Professor Frant turns to Greek mythology to strategically craft his arguments...D. Terry (1993). "Legitimacy, History and Logic: Public Administration and...
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Greek Myths, Christian Mysteries, and the Tautegorical Symbol

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

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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

...use of un-translated Greek and Latin, and casual...familiarity with the Bible, Greek mythology, and ancient mystery...conviction that the Greek mystery cults, guided...thereby protected the Greeks from the worst effects...into epic poetry and history on the one hand, and...
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Writing, Speaking, and Gender Blending: Reading Greek Allusions in Truth and Bright Water

Journal article by Suzanne Rintoul; Mosaic (Winnipeg), Vol. 40, 2007

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Allusions--Evaluation, Greek history--Evaluation, King, Thomas (Canadian writer)--Criticism and interpretation, King, Thomas (Canadian writer)--Works, Oral history--Evaluation, Oral history--Protection and preservation, Sex (Biology)--Evaluation, Truth and Bright Water (Novel)--Criticism and interpretation

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...references a history of undermining...references to Greek mythology. They are...allusions to Greek mythology and family...about whose history, exactly...from numerous histories, they also...Hamilton, Edith. Mythology. New York...
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Oedipus, Shmedipus: Ancient Greek Drama on the Modern Yiddish Stage

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

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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

...Yiddish theater history that accounts...response to classical Greek drama as encountered...Jewish reception of Greek mythology, Heines griechische...Stars: A World History of Yiddish Theater...The Reception of Greek Mythology in Modern Hebrew...

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Magazine Articles on: greek mythology history

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Ancient Greeks

Magazine article by Alice Kurtz; MultiMedia Schools, Vol. 6, September 1999

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CD-ROM, Cambridge Ancient Greeks, Cambridge Educational, Educational software, Greek civilization

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...explore ancient Greek history and culture through...Features: Ancient Greeks opens with an introduction...relationship between Greek and English words...Recommendation: Ancient Greeks offers an overview of...accompaniment to a unit study of Greek myths. In some cases...ancient Greece and its mythology to limited English speakers...
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Odysseus Elytis: In Memory of a Modern Greek Poet

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

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

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...spontaneity, into the history and the tradition...good poetry: non-Greeks as well as Greeks. He believes passionately...its expressions of Greek universality and...create a personal mythology which, without...thinking, and the long Greek tradition of civic...literature of the Greeks: Ancient, Medieval...
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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

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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

...to the whole of Greek history and culture, demonstrate...continuity and richness of Greek identity: with its...piece is inscribed in Greek spiritual and political...Byzantine Period, The Greeks in the Ottoman Empire...Towards an Independent Greek State. The tendency...Hellenism, the one of mythology and the classical aesthetic...
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Fighting Knights and Sirens: The Cloister, Monreale

Magazine article by Lorna Walker; History Today, Vol. 46, February 1996

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Art and religion--Social aspects, Bible stories--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Monasteries--Design and construction, Monreale, Sicily--Buildings, facilities, etc., Mythology--Portrayals, depictions, etc.

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...day, typology was a view of Christian history which interpreted the Old Testament in...and at Modena, such scenes relate to history, legend and romance: to the Chanson...figures of the mermaid. However much sacred history, typology, allegory and symbolism are...
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Northern Dawn - Auroras Inspire Folk Mythology

Magazine article by Alv Egeland; World and I, Vol. 15, November 2000

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Auroras--Myths and legends

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...Dawn - Auroras Inspire Folk Mythology. by Alv Egeland The aurora...historical records. Classical Greek and ancient Chinese literature...trace auroral science through history is to observe mans development...occupy a central place in the mythology of people living in close contact...

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Newspaper Articles on: greek mythology history

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Our Children Are Gods, Legends and Great Lovers; Mum Draws Inspiration from Mythology and History

Newspaper article; South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales), March 14, 2008

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

...Draws Inspiration from Mythology and History. Byline: Gareth Rogers...books on history and mythology. Her first son was...named after Roman, Greek and Egyptian mythological...world history books and mythology books which I look through...
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Travel: Crete Expectations; LUXURY HOLIDAY LOUISE LEMON Finds a Little Bit of Paradise, Ancient History and a Spa Heaven - All in One Greek Island

Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), September 13, 2008

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

...Little Bit of Paradise, Ancient History and a Spa Heaven - All in One Greek Island. Byline: LOUISE LEMON...luxury and its fascinating history. My friend, Gillian, and...got to visit Zeuss cave where mythology says Zeus, the father of all...
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Weak Mythology

Newspaper article by By Dann Gire; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), April 2, 2010

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

Weak Mythology. by By Dann Gire Byline...heels of the last silly Greek mythology-themed...dramatically laughable new Greek gods adventure called...drones on like a dry history lecture to Sam Worthingtons "ancient" Greek buzz-cut hair style...
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WOOLLY THINKING AT ITS BEST; A New Gallery Dedicated to Eastern European Contemporary Art Is Showcasing Five Russian Artists Whose Work Is a Pleasing Mix of Mythology, Memories and Folkcraft. Everything except Politics ... EXHIBITION OF THE WEEK

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), May 14, 2009

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Art, Modern--Exhibitions, Art, Modern--Political aspects, Modern art--Exhibitions, Modern art--Political aspects, Modernism (Art)--Exhibitions, Modernism (Art)--Political aspects

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

...Is a Pleasing Mix of Mythology, Memories and Folkcraft...them to evoke Russian mythology, bedside stories...memories and family history. They have all been...describe it with the Greek word, oneiric. And...Hammer and Tickle: A History of Communism Told Through...
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Wellesley Historian Calls Afrocentrism Mythology in Book: She Rejects White-Racism Charges

Newspaper article by Carol Innerst; The Washington Times, March 6, 1996

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

...calls Afrocentrism mythology in book: She rejects...black. The ancient Greeks did not steal their...a professor of Greek classics at Wellesley...to Teach Myth as History." "Afrocentrism...known to prefer Greek wives and mistresses...the one non-Greek among the many mistresses...notion that the Greeks "stole" their...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: greek mythology history

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Mythology

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

MYTHOLOGY Greek,=the telling...are contrasted to history, which concerns recent...Roman, and Jewish mythologies are the best known, other important mythologies are the Norse, which...which shares with the Greek mythology a strong concern for...absurdity. Some ancient Greeks explained myths as...
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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...
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History

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

...sophisticated oral histories. African peoples have long relied on oral histories to learn about their...developed its own written histories. In the 1550s the...elaborate account of the history and mythology of the Quiche people...Western Historiography Greek and Roman Historiography...until the time of the Greeks that historiography...
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MÜller, Karl Otfried

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

...lecturing on art history, literature, mythology, and archaeology...promote the study of Greek life as a whole, and...into the sources of Greek myths. His chief work...hellenischer Stamme und Stadte history of Hellenic origins...
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Tapestry

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

...were drawn from ancient legends, mythology, allegory, history, religion, chivalry, and sport. History Antique specimens of tapestry...gold thread. Allusions in early Greek poetry and paintings on Greek vases show that tapestry weaving...

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