Classical Mythology in Context by Lisa Maurizio

Classical Mythology in Context



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Classical Mythology in Context Lisa Maurizio ebook
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ISBN: 9780199782833
Page: 712
Publisher: Oxford University Press


Endymion, in Greek mythology, a beautiful youth who spent much of his life in perpetual sleep. Also explains the historical and literary context that influenced Mythology. Cashford = The Buxton: "Introduction: Myths in Context": pp. Chimera, in Greek mythology, a fire-breathing female monster resembling a lion in the forepart, a goat in the middle, and a dragon behind. Buxton, The Complete World of Greek Mythology. Polyphemus (In Greek: Πολύφημος) was a cyclops portrayed in the Odyssey and the Aeneid. A classified Bibliography of Greek and Roman Mythology. AQ 5115, 778- 782-3689, www.sfu.ca/humanities. Understand the cultural and historical context of Greek mythology and classical Greek literature. Classical Myth, 6e illuminates the cultural context of classical myth and explains Greek and Roman myths in a lively and engaging manner. HUM 332-4 Mythology in Context:. The phenomenon of the hero and heroine in the context of Classical myth will also be examined. Exercise critical thinking in reading a wide range of literature. A History of Ancient Greece, Mythology. Classical Mythology in Context encourages students to directly encounter and explore ancient myths and to understand them in broader interpretative contexts. Links and information on Ancient Greece: history, mythology, art and architecture, the Olympics, wars, people, geography and other resources. The mythology of the ancient Greeks included a dazzling array of gods, demigods (half-human, half-god), monsters, and heroes. Proteus, in Greek mythology, the prophetic old man of the sea and shepherd of the sea's flocks (e.g., seals). Marcel Detienne, The Writing of Orpheus: Greek Myth in Cultural Context (tr. We also examine some key thematic elements of Classical mythology- the figure of the to explore how myth is used in aparticular political and social context.





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