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Greek Myths and Mesopotamia: Parallels and Influence in the Homeric Hymns and Hesiod

Book by Charles Penglase; Routledge, 1994

Subjects:

Hesiod--Theogony, Hesiod--Works And Days, Homeric Hymns, Mythology, Assyro-Babylonian, Mythology, Greek

Collections: Religious Studies, Literature, Entire Library

...parallels of idea and motif. In the myth of Athenas birth they are especially...the ideas are applied in other Greek myths before their significance can be properly appreciated. Myths of Zeus also show many correspondences...features stand out in the birth myth of Aphrodite too, a myth which...
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From Myth to Reason?: Studies in the Development of Greek Thought

Book by Richard R. Buxton; Oxford University Press, 1999

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Mythology, Greek, Philosophy, Ancient

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, Entire Library

...very same ways of dealing with myths that had been systematized in...Otfried Mullers explanation of the Greek myths as tribal legends which...early history of the various Greek peoples; 60 and then to a new...role of mediator between the Greek myths and the enormous potential...
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Greek Myths and Christian Mystery

Book by Hugo S. J. Rahner; Biblo and Tannen, 1971

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Christianity And Other Religions--Greek, Greece--Religion, Mysteries, Religious, Mythology, Greek

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Hence the books title Greek Myths and Christian Mystery...all their wisdom, the Greeks could only express the...the soul in the form of myths. What they could not...veil that the Christian Greeks tore away. The myth was changed to a mystery. It is thus the Greek mystery which is the...Greece produced. The myths on which the mysteries...
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The Origin of the Gods: A Psychoanalytic Study of Greek Theogonic Myth

Book by Richard Caldwell; Oxford University Press, 1993

Subjects:

Gods, Greek--Psychology, Mythology, Greek--Psychology, Psychoanalysis And Religion

Collections: Religious Studies, Psychology, Entire Library

...significant role in later myth, and it is this...setting for much of Greek myth as it was later known...term is derived from myths crediting the one...post-Mycenean Greeks did not believe that...applied to religion and myth is impossible to...prominent in later Greek myths concerning Crete...
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The Queen of the Air: Being a Study of the Greek Myths of Cloud and Storm

Book by John Ruskin; Biblo-Moser, 1869

Subjects:

Athena (Greek Deity), Mythology, Greek

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...CHALINITIS. * Athena in the Heavens. Lecture on the Greek Myths of Storm, given partly, in University College, London...pardon for endeavouring to interest you in the subject of Greek Mythology; but I must ask your permission to approach...

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Journal Articles on: greek myths

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Greek Gods, Human Lives: What We Can Learn from Myths

Journal article by Daniel B. Levine; The Historian, Vol. 67, 2005

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Books--Book reviews, Greek Gods, Human Lives: What We Can Learn from Myths (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Lives: What We Can Learn from Myths. by Daniel B. Levine Greek...which modern re-tellers of Greek myths often distort for their...gods are central to ancient Greek myths; they do not care for...hypothesis or her assertion that Greek myths "can still offer a reliable...ignores other ways that ancient Greeks could have found solace in...
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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

Greek Myths, Christian Mysteries, and...concluded (The Reception of Myth in English Romanticism 1995...frequent use of un-translated Greek and Latin, and casual assumption...familiarity with the Bible, Greek mythology, and ancient mystery...summarizes his conviction that the Greek mystery cults, guided by divine...monotheism and thereby protected the Greeks from the worst effects of their...
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Gender, Myth, and Memory, Ethnic Continuity in Greek-American Narrative

Journal article by Katherine Zepantis Keller; MELUS, Vol. 20, 1995

Subjects:

Ethnicity in literature--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Greek Americans--Authorship, Immigrants--Bibliography

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...In both cases, the myth of a diaspora was central...of a Greek ethnie, a myth fostered by both classical...the continuity of a Greek language. The resultant...the "layering" of myths, values, genres...thus known. For those Greeks who sought Ameriki...protagonists with the classical myths. Not surprisingly, Greek-American narrative leans heavily on myth archetypes, both overt...
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Love Rejected: Some Notes on the Mesopotamian Epic of Gilgamesh and the Greek Myth of Hippolytus

Journal article by Fumi Karahashi, Carolina López-Ruiz; Journal of Cuneiform Studies, Vol. 58, 2006

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Gilgamesh and the Greek Myth of Hippolytus by Fumi...increase in Near Eastern and Greek comparative work in recent...cultures with which the Greeks were in contact for hundreds...different tales in the Greek tradition (e.g...version of) a local myth that inspired his tragedy...can postulate that the myths of Theseus and Hippolytus...fifth-century B.C. Greek text might be now understood...
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The Random House Book of Greek Myths

Journal article by Diane E. Bushner, Jo Ann Brewer; New England Reading Association Journal, Vol. 36, 2000

Collections: Education, Entire Library

The Random House Book of Greek Myths by Diane E. Bushner , Jo Ann Brewer Vinge, loan D. The Random House Book of Greek Myths. Illustrated by Oren Sherman...the tales of the most common of the Greek gods and goddesses in short, readable...

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Magazine Articles on: greek myths

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Myth and Thought among the Greeks

Magazine article by Joseph Pearce; First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life, April 2008

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Books--Book reviews, Myth and Thought Among the Greeks (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...and Thought among the Greeks. by Joseph Pearce MYTH AND THOUGHT AMONG THE GREEKS by Jean-Pierre Vernant...Vernants approach to Greek myth is evident in the authors...creature who concocts myths as a product of his ignorance...et ratio, or between myth and reason, in the eyes...and Thought Among the Greeks is also characterized...
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Greek Myths

Magazine article by Duncan Weldon; Soundings, Summer 2010

Subjects:

Bailouts, Budget deficits, Coalition governments, Debt, Economic conditions, Economic development, Government spending, Gross Domestic Product--GDP, Interest rates, Recessions, Refinancing

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...well-known, script. Greek myths The myth which has...huge scale. Like all good myths this story contains an...around 40 per cent of GDP, Greek government spending is...believe to be true. The Greek myth, that spending cuts are...
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Books: The Publisher Canongate Has Asked an International Panel of Starry Writers to Update Myths for Modern Audiences. but How Successful Can Such Retellings Ever Be? Simon Goldhill Assesses the First Three Works in the Series, While (Opposite) Canongate Boss Jamie Byng Remembers How It All Began

Magazine article by Simon Goldhill, Jamie Byng; New Statesman, Vol. 134, October 31, 2005

Subjects:

A Short History of Myth (Book), Books--Book reviews, The Penelopiad (Book), The Wisdom of the Ancients (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: Entire Library

...sterling12 A Short History of Myth Karen Armstrong Canongate...children are introduced to Greek myth. One reason Canongates new Myths series is an intriguingly...Myths. Not only had myths mesmerised me as a boy...Lancelyn Greens Tales of the Greek Heroes), but I had...therefore interested in myth? Our initial idea was...
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Gladiator and the Myths of Rome: T.P. Wiseman Looks at the Development of the Myth of Ancient Rome, Derived from the Way Its History Has Been Seen

Magazine article by T.P. Wiseman; History Today, Vol. 55, April 2005

Subjects:

Gladiator (Motion picture)--Criticism and interpretation, Roman Empire, 30 BC-476 AD--History, Rome, Italy--History, Rome, Italy--Myths and legends

Collections: History, Entire Library

...their own. When the Greek historian Polybius...restrictive definition of myth and history as mutually exclusive. Myths are stories that...functioned as the defining myths of the community...The ideal--the myth--lived on, but...Christianity a new myth of Rome prevailed...Empire, and the myths that mattered to...
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Techgnosis: Myth, Magic, and Mysticism in the Age of Information

Magazine article by John J. Reilly; First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life, May 1999

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Books--Reviews, Techgnosis: Myth, Magic and Mysticism in the Age of Information (Book)--Reviews

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

TECHGNOSIS: MYTH, MAGIC, AND MYSTICISM IN THE AGE OF INFORMATION by John J. Reilly TECHGNOSIS: MYTH, MAGIC, AND MYSTICISM IN THE AGE OF INFORMATION...prefix, "cyber," is derived from the Greek word for "pilot," and it can be applied...

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Newspaper Articles on: greek myths

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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

Dont Believe Greek Myths: I Have Met Hard Workers...two particular men - one Greek, the other British by birth...made of the modern-day Greek tragedy that has been unfolding...commentators now speak of the Greeks as if they are somehow lesser...
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`Myths' as Seen through Eyes of Children: Greek Tales Depicted in World Bank Exhibit

Newspaper article by Paige Bowers; The Washington Times, October 14, 1997

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Capital Children's Museum, Cyprus, World Bank

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

`Myths as seen through eyes of children: Greek tales depicted in World...told an audience that myths and legends always precede...detailed depiction of the myth. "And its taken me...Hercules isnt the only myth brought to life with...World Bank exhibit "Myths, Legends and Stories...
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Greek Myths

Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), April 1, 2005

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

Greek Myths. Byline: By DUNCAN HIGGITT Western Mail...likely to hear the heroes and tragedies of Greek myths quoted by some intellectual as they...Hector, Odysseus, Paris and Helen. Greek myths have put literally hundreds of names...
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Eye-Catching Site for Greek Myths

Newspaper article by Joe Szadkowski; The Washington Times, October 14, 2001

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

Eye-catching site for Greek myths by Joe Szadkowski Byline: Joe Szadkowski Greek mythology has been ingrained in world culture...collaborators in order to foster the study and enjoyment of Greek mythology," Mr. Skidmore says. "I myself was...
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Mirthful Twist of Greek Myth

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, May 6, 2005

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

Mirthful Twist of Greek Myth. Byline: Jayne Blanchard...herculean task of adapting Greek myths to a young, modern audience...Perfectly Persephone: Little Greek Myth" appeals to our party-loving...Perfectly Persephone," the Greek myths spring to life with an ambrosial...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: greek myths

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Greek Religion

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

...picture of the early Greek religion as it evolved...elements. This phase of Greek religion is called Homeric...Through a vast set of myths and legends (the clearest...future to humanity. The Greeks did not consider immortality...the rationalization of myths and completed the destruction...C. Guthrie, The Greeks and Their Gods (1950...R. Graves, The Greek Myths (2 vol., 1955...
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Medusa , in Greek Mythology

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

MEDUSA , in Greek mythology m doo s , in Greek mythology, most famous of the three monstrous Gorgon...Because of this power, her image frequently appeared on Greek armor. In some myths Athena used the Medusa head on her aegis...
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Python , in Greek Mythology

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

PYTHON , in Greek mythology in Greek mythology, a huge serpent. In some myths the infant Apollo slew Python at the oracle of Gaea in Delphi; in others Apollo killed the serpent in order to claim the oracle for himself. The Pythian games celebrated...
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Pan , in Greek Religion and Mythology

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

PAN , in Greek religion and mythology pan, in Greek religion and mythology, pastoral...hence the word panic ). All his myths deal with amorous affairs. In a...he became associated with the Greek Dionysus and identified with the...
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Titan , in Greek Religion and Mythology

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

TITAN , in Greek religion and mythology in Greek religion and mythology, one of 12 primeval deities. The female...to bear the sky on his shoulders. Prometheus (and, in some myths, Oceanus and Themis), because he sided with Zeus, was allowed...

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