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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

...mandrake. From these myths we shall be able...completes the account of Greek and Christian psychagogy...Odyssey in which the hero journeys northward...essence both of the Greek mysteries and of Christianity...resurrection of the cult hero; mythe et rite correspond...influence of the god-man myths of his time, read...
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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

...Lecture on the Greek Myths of Storm, given...in the subject of Greek Mythology; but I...life; and that the hero found at last he...Ill give up my Greek myths. 21. That is the...there is nothing in Greek myths; and one never...
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Myths and Hero Tales: A Cross-Cultural Guide to Literature for Children and Young Adults

Book by Alethea K. Helbig, Agnes Regan Perkins; Greenwood Press, 1997

Subjects:

Mythology--Juvenile Literature--Abstracts, Mythology--Juvenile Literature--Indexes

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Literature, Entire Library

This cross-cultural selective guide to the latest and best retellings of myths and hero tales for children and young adults will enable teachers and library media specialists to select comparative myths and tales from various, mostly non-European, cultures. The focus is on stories from Native ...
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This cross-cultural selective guide to the latest and best retellings of myths and hero tales for children and young adults will enable teachers and library media specialists to select comparative myths and tales from various, mostly non-European, cultures. The focus is on stories from Native America, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Central and South America, and Oceania. The Guide contains annotated entries on 189 books of myths and hero tales, both ancient and modern, published between 1985 and 1996. Represented are 1,455 stories suitable for use with young people from mid-elementary through high school.
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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

...aspects. 6. Mythology, Greek, in literature. 7. Homer...The "Odyssey" in Athens: Myths of Cultural Origins...Athena and the prototypical hero of the Athenians, Erechtheus...survey of the cults and myths in which Athene and...has many precedents in Greek religious thought. Since...

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Journal Articles on: greek myths hero

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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

...discussion of hero myths in a global context...of the myth of the hero from Thomas Carlyles...classified as "Ancient Greek," but the text selected...doubt that in the Greek cultural context Sisyphus...happy" as an "Absurd Hero." However, the choice...strong point of Hero Myths: A Reader is that...
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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

...hypothesis or her assertion that Greek myths "can still offer a reliable guide to life...there is no accounting for how "real-life" Greek piety could have relieved a less-than-satisfactory...sanctuaries, pilgrimages, athletic contests, hero worship, festivals, and adoptions of new...
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Greek Hero and Japanese Samurai: Mishima's New Aesthetic

Journal article by Gwenn R. Boardman; Critique, Vol. 12, 1970

Subjects:

Fiction--20th Century--History And Criticism

Collections: Entire Library

...beginning of Forbidden Colors may be introduced as a Greek godlike hero, but he is first viewed through the eyes of a clearly...Keene, in DM . "Party of One. Japan: The Cherished Myths," transl. Donald Keene. Holiday , XXX ( October...
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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

...comparisons drawn between the Genesis materials and Greek and / or ancient Near Eastern myths, while intriguing, often do not meet the methodological...climactic scenes of the New Testament. True to his hero Augustine, for Capon, creation is neither simply...

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Magazine Articles on: greek myths hero

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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...mutually exclusive. Myths are stories that matter...380s AD. Kiplings hero knows that the Wall...Republic. A pagan hero is no longer a problem...Gladiator is true to the myths of Rome. FOR FURTHER...T.P. Wiseman, The Myths of Rome (U. of Exeter...
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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

...received his chosen weapon--the spear of the Greek warrior aristocrat--from his father, reinforcing the powerful identification of a hero of the Homeric world with his patronym...lives of most people made the stories and myths more attractive, more compelling. Even...
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Jesus in Smallville: The Myths of Jesus' Childhood

Magazine article by Robert M. Price; Free Inquiry, Vol. 23, Spring 2003

Subjects:

Bible (Sacred work)--Criticism and interpretation, Jesus Christ--Behavior, Jesus Christ--Portrayals, Religion--Analysis, Sacred books--Criticism and interpretation

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, Entire Library

...authors mean to present a psychologically grotesque and incredible hero: a Jesus who is God in diapers, never having to learn anything...that Jesus Christ was not truly human, but only "appeared" (Greek: dolceo) to be so, like a myth of Zeus coming down to Earth...
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Celtic Myths: Celtic History? Simon Young Reveals the Limitations of Oral Legends as Historical Sources

Magazine article by Simon Young; History Today, Vol. 52, April 2002

Subjects:

Celtic literature--Analysis, Celts--History, Folklore and history--Analysis, History--Sources, Legends--Analysis, Literature and history--Analysis, Medievalism--Study and teaching, Oral history--Analysis

Collections: History, Literature, Entire Library

...Welsh story and Brennos in the Greek invasion: Brennos could have...prehistoric mound was won by a hero from an old Irish god, the Dagda...writer named Gildas described a hero of his people, Ambrosius Aurelianus...the greatest British-Celtic hero of all. In the case of Arthur...
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The Gulf War: Eight Myths

Magazine article by Stephen Zunes; Foreign Policy in Focus, January 2001

Subjects:

Hussein, Saddam, Iraq

Collections: Entire Library

...aggressor to defender and from bully to hero in the eyes of much of the Arab world...consequences of the war continue to this day. MYTHS GUIDE CURRENT IRAQ POLICY In many respects...liberating a captive nation. Indeed, the above myths do not just continue to impact upon Washingtons...

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Newspaper Articles on: greek myths hero

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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

...Paris and Helen. Greek myths have put literally hundreds...still remember the book, Greek Mythology, bought with...turn to have a different hero every month. So in July...Rangers, they still love the Greek myths, and they see the brilliance...
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Underlining the Perpetual Relevance of Ancient Myths

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, November 20, 2005

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

...also see that many of these myths, devised in societies that could...version of "The Odyssey." Nor is Greek mythology the only sort to be...Heracles, the swashbuckling hero who briefly relieves Atlas of...bloodbath in which the returning hero and his son not only butcher...
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Our Finest Hour Axed from History Lessons; Wartime Hero: Winston Churchill

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), July 13, 2007

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

Our Finest Hour Axed from History Lessons; Wartime Hero: Winston Churchill. Byline: Laura Clark SECONDARY...greatswathes of the existing curriculum become optional. Greek myths and Arthurian legends have gone, and in their place is...
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The Olympics 2004: Rowing: My Hero Husband Is Going to China for Olympic Gold Number Five; ATHENS 2004, DAY 10: HE'S WON FOUR .. NOW FOR MORE MATTHEW PINSENT'S WIFE REVEALS THE FUTURE FOR OUR ROWING LEGEND

Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), August 23, 2004

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

...LEGEND. Byline: Oliver Holt ROWING hero Matthew Pinsent has decided to bid for...in Beijing in 2008," Demetra, who is of Greek descent, said yesterday. "Why not go on...Here in this ancient land of legends and myths, Pinsent had just carved out a special...
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It's Just Endless, Barbaric Killing

Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), April 29, 2007

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

...bloodshed too intense. Although it is nominally based on Greek myths, students of the Classics would be appalled by how the...endless, repetitious killing. No sword-blow or swing of your hero Kratoss hooks goes unrewarded with a geyser of blood...

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