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Books on: greek myths

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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

The Mesopotamian influence on Greek mythology in literary works of the epic period is considerable - yet it is a largely unexplored field. In this book Charles Penglase investigates major Mesopotamian and Greek myths. His examination concentrates on journey myths. A major breakthrough is achieved in ...
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The Mesopotamian influence on Greek mythology in literary works of the epic period is considerable - yet it is a largely unexplored field. In this book Charles Penglase investigates major Mesopotamian and Greek myths. His examination concentrates on journey myths. A major breakthrough is achieved in the recognition of the extent of Mesopotamian influence and in the understanding of the colourful myths involved.The results are of significant interest, especially to scholars and students of ancient Greek and Near Eastern religion and mythology.
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Greek Myths and Christian Mystery

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

Subjects:

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

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

GREEK MYTHS AND CHRISTIAN MYSTERY GREEK MYTHS AND CHRISTIAN MYSTERY by Hugo S. J. Rahner With...heights of Christian illumination. Hence the books title Greek Myths and Christian Mystery . For all their wisdom, the Greeks could...
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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

...AIR: BEING A STUDY OF THE GREEK MYTHS OF CLOUD AND STORM. BY JOHN...Heavens. Lecture on the Greek Myths of Storm, given partly, in University...how they defile, Ill give up my Greek myths. 21. That is the physical meaning...
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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

...Odyssey in Athens : myths of cultural origins...3. Epic poetry, Greek History and criticism...aspects. 6. Mythology, Greek, in literature. 7...Odyssey" in Athens: Myths of Cultural Origins...of the cults and myths in which Athene...many precedents in Greek religious thought...
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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

...so called because it compared Greek myths with those of other Aryan peoples...supposition was clearly that the Greek myths were pre-Greek in the sense that...reshaped and confused by fiction. For Greek myths no historical tradition exists...

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Journal Articles on: greek myths

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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

Greek Myths, Christian Mysteries, and the Tautegorical...following, in which the liberal admixture of Greek and Latin terms is representative: "The sum...before of the thesis and antithesis; this the Greek placed anterior to the chaos: the chaos itself...
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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

Subjects:

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

Collections: History, Entire Library

...gods, which modern re-tellers of Greek myths often distort for their own purposes...the gods are central to ancient Greek myths; they do not care for humans unless...hypothesis or her assertion that Greek myths "can still offer a reliable guide...
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Myths and Traditional Beliefs about the Wolf and the Crow in Central Asia: Examples from the Turkic Wu-Sun and the Mongols

Journal article by Namu Jila; Asian Folklore Studies, Vol. 65, 2006

Subjects:

Central Asia--Myths and legends, Crows (Birds)--Portrayals, Crows (Birds)--Religious aspects, Mongolia--Myths and legends, Turkic literature--Criticism and interpretation, Wolves--Portrayals, Wolves--Religious aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Literature, Entire Library

...they all are based on Greek myths, and in all the versions...back to Greek mythology. Greek myths were refined and systematized...the god of pastors in Greek mythology. He is an ugly...1998, 595). (16.) About myths and legends of the wolf...
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Hebrew Myths: The Book of Genesis

Journal article by Rick R. Marrs; Christianity and Literature, Vol. 56, 2007

Subjects:

Books--Book reviews, Genesis: The Movie (Book)--Book reviews, Hebrew Myths: The Book of Genesis (Nonfiction work)--Book reviews, The Beginning of Wisdom: Reading Genesis (Nonfiction work)--Book reviews

Collections: Religious Studies, Literature, Entire Library

...by Rick R. Marrs Hebrew Myths: The Book of Genesis. By Robert...Jesus. Graves, fascinated with Greek mythology, repeatedly attempted...between the Genesis materials and Greek and / or ancient Near Eastern myths, while intriguing, often do...
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Hero Myths: A Reader

Journal article by Steven F. Walker; Folklore, Vol. 115, 2004

Subjects:

Books--Book reviews, Hero Myths: A Reader (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: Entire Library

...work for any discussion of hero myths in a global context. Segal has...Sisyphus is classified as "Ancient Greek," but the text selected is from...I rather doubt that in the Greek cultural context Sisyphus would...aside, the strong point of Hero Myths: A Reader is that it can be...

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Magazine Articles on: greek myths

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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

...before their own. When the Greek historian Polybius wanted to...history as mutually exclusive. Myths are stories that matter enough...certainly functioned as the defining myths of the community of Roman citizens...religion of the Empire, and the myths that mattered to the community...
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Ancient Greek Tales for Today

Magazine article by Irene Waters; Contemporary Review, Vol. 278, June 2001

Subjects:

Gods, Greek--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Greece--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Greeks--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Theater--History

Collections: Entire Library

...of other classical Greek plays. It draws on...also on much earlier myths: the Epic Cycle...and presentation of Greek theatre, which is...formalised acting out of myths. Like all societies...resolved. Although myths often deal with a...age-old stories of Greek gods and their interaction...
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Was Plato the Only Greek Gay?

Magazine article by Kwasi Kwarteng; New Statesman, Vol. 128, August 23, 1999

Subjects:

Civilization, Greek--Social aspects, Homosexuality--Social aspects, Philosophers--Attitudes, Plato--Attitudes

Collections: Entire Library

...classics and distorted them. The myths about Greek homosexuality are an example of...have existed there. Without the myths and idealisation, classical studies...probably have been abandoned long ago. Greek homosexuality was no doubt a complicated...
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Messages from the Gods

Magazine article by Richard Garner; New Criterion, Vol. 22, January 2004

Subjects:

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

Collections: Entire Library

...Mary Lefkowitz Greek Gods, Human Lives: What We Can Learn From Myths. Yale University...The approaches to Greek mythology have long...century, treats the myths more as Marxists...catastrophe. So many Greek myths emphasize the limits...
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Travel: The Stuff of Myths

Magazine article by Gene Burns; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 284, September 1999

Subjects:

Cyprus--Description and travel, Travel research--Cyprus, Travel--Cyprus

Collections: Entire Library

Travel: The Stuff of Myths. by Gene Burns...He knows that Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and beauty...west of Limassol, wherein four Greek Orthodox nuns live with hundreds...Gene Burns ("The Stuff of Myths") hosts The Gene Burns Program...

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Newspaper Articles on: greek myths

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Greek Myths

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

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

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

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

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

Eye-catching site for Greek myths by Joe Szadkowski...involved at the time of the myths creation. Dont miss...of the Encyclopedia of Greek Mythology. This simple-to-navigate...bizarre stories surrounding Greek myths. Cyber-sitter synopsis...
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Roam the World of Greek Myths

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, April 4, 2004

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

Roam the World of Greek Myths. Byline: Joseph Szadkowski, THE...of prophesy, Apollo. This lover of myths stopped by the Library and the Whos Who...abbreviated but informative history of the Greek culture within text-based presentations...
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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

Subjects:

Capital Children's Museum, Cyprus, World Bank

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

`Myths as seen through eyes of children: Greek tales depicted in World...Cyprus, were inspired by Greek myths their headmaster, Stavros...to be drawn from these myths," Mr. Nicolaides said...history and values in the Greek education system. For...
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Myths, Spirituality Color Richard Dana's Scrolls

Newspaper article by Joanna Shaw Eagle; The Washington Times, July 21, 2001

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

...feet tall - and his small mixed-media oils inspired by Greek myths. He has been working on the series of drawings in a scroll...series measure only 20 inches by 18 inches. He looks to Greek mythology for the ongoing series he mounted on a long...

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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, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...inquiry led to the rationalization of myths and completed the destruction of...See M. P. Nilsson, A History of Greek Religion (tr. 1925, 2d ed. 1964...1950, repr. 1956); R. Graves, The Greek Myths (2 vol., 1955, repr. 1959); B. C...
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Python , in Greek Mythology

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, 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...
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Pan , in Greek Religion and Mythology

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

...frighten unwary travelers (hence the word panic ). All his myths deal with amorous affairs. In a famous tale he pursued the nymph...other parts of Greece and in Rome, he became associated with the Greek Dionysus and identified with the Roman Faunus, both gods of...
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Medusa , in Greek Mythology

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

...head retained its petrifying power even after her death. Because of this power, her image frequently appeared on Greek armor. In some myths Athena used the Medusa head on her aegis. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used...
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Leda , in Greek Mythology

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

LEDA , in Greek mythology , in Greek mythology, daughter of Thestios, king of Aetolia, and wife of...one issued Castor and Pollux, from the other Helen (and, in some myths, Clytemnestra). Castor and Clytemnestra, however, are usually...

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