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Lucius Annaeus Seneca; Adolphus [Adolf] Kiessling (Ed. )
[SENECA] ANNAEI SENECAE: ORATORUM ET RHETORUM SENTENTIAE DIVISIONES COLORES Editio Stereotypa Editionis Primae (MDCCCLXXII)
Light discoloration to spine. Light soiling to textblock otherwise appears unread. ; Latin Text with Latin Apparatus. Teubner. Unchanged reprint of 1872 Teubner Edition. ; Bibliotheca Scriptorum Graecorum Et Romanorum Teubneriana TEUBNER; 557 pages
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Lucius Annaeus Seneca; Elaine Fantham
SENECA'S TROADES A Literary Introduction With Text, Translation, and Commentary
Foxing to textblock. Scholar's bookplate to inner cover (G. P. Goold). Minor sunning to DJ spine. ; A fresh Latin text of Seneca's Troades and an English version, with an extensive introduction and critical commentary.. Argues that Troades was not intended for stage production, the author also discusses the atmosphere of Rome at the time the play was written, when both political and poetic life were felt to be in decline. ; 430 pages
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Lucius Annaeus Seneca; Fantham, Elaine
SENECA'S TROADES A Literary Introduction With Text, Translation, and Commentary
Signed by R. E. Fantham to half-title. Pencil corrections written to ffep by R. E. Fantham. DJ flap taped down to rear board. Minor shelfwear to book. Dustjacket has light edgewear with a few small tears. Cellotape applied to rear panel of DJ. ; A fresh Latin text of Seneca's Troades and an English version, with an extensive introduction and critical commentary.. Argues that Troades was not intended for stage production, the author also discusses the atmosphere of Rome at the time the play was written, when both political and poetic life were felt to be in decline. ; 430 pages; Signed by Author
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LUCRECE
De la nature.
1920 Editions les Belles Lettres, traduction en regard de Van Daele Hilaire (latin / français), 1920, 300 pages, in 8 broché, état d'usage, couverture insolée et tachée, coins cornés, usures et frottements sur les bords des plats, intérieur frais, papier légèrement jauni.
Bookseller reference : 16748
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Lucretius (Lucrezio) ; Virgilio Paladini
LUCREZIO: IL POEMA DELLA NATURA Luoghi Scelti Et Commentati Da Virgilio Paladini
Creasing along edges of wraps with a bit of chipping. Scholar's bookplate to inner cover (Robert Brown). Pages tanned. ; Latin text with Italian commentary. ; Convivium. Collana Di Autori Greci E Latini; 133 pages
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Lucretius Carus - [Lukrez], Titus (Verf.) and E. J. Kenney (Ed.)
Lucretius "De rerum natura" book III. Edited by E. J. Kenney. (= Cambridge Greek and Latin classics).
Cambridge: University Press 1971. 255 Seiten. 8° (17,5-22,5 cm). Orig.-Broschur. [Softcover / Paperback].
Bookseller reference : 157775
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Lucretius; C. D. N. Costa
LUCRETIUS: DE RERUM NATURA V Edited with Introduction and Commentary
A bit of creasing to wraps. Some notes in pencil to Latin text. Some pulling to gutters of a few pages. Offprint: "The conclusion of Lucretius' Fifth Book: Further remarks" by William R. Nethercut tipped in. ; Latin text with English introduction and extensive commentary; 196 pages
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Lucretius; E. J. Kenney (Ed. )
LUCRETIUS: DE RERUM NATURA Book III
Very light to book else fine. DJ has minor shelfwear with 1 small tear and light edgewear. DJ is price-clipped. ; Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics; 272 pages; The De Rerum Natura of Lucretius is a sustained and impassioned protest against religious superstition and irrationality. The poem takes the form of a detailed exposition of Epicurean physical theory - an extreme materialism designed to remove and discredit popular fears of the gods, death and an afterlife. Book III is generally accepted to be the finest in the whole poem; Lucretius argues there that the soul is as mortal as the body and shows that human response to the fact of mortality and death can be at once rational, dignified and liberating. Professor Kenney's commentary is the first to give proper critical emphasis to the techniques and intentions of Lucretius' poetry; it can be read with profit by all students of Latin from senior school level upwards.
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Lucrèce (Lucretius) ; Alfred Ernout
LUCRÈCE: DE LA NATURE TOME I: (I-III) Texte Établi Et Traduit.
Pages lightly tanned. Book has been rebound in black buckram boards with silver lettering to spine. Else VG. ; Parallel text in French and Latin. ; Collection Des Universités De France. Association Guillaume Budé; Vol. 1; 132 pages
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Lucrèce (Lucretius) ; Alfred Ernout
LUCRÈCE: DE LA NATURE TOME I: (I-III) Texte Établi Et Traduit.
Spine a bit faded and creased. Scholar's bookplate to inner cover (Robert Brown). ; Parallel text in French and Latin. ; Collection Des Universités De France. Association Guillaume Budé; Vol. 1; 132 pages
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LUDWIG (Daniel)
De Pharmacia moderno seculo applicanda ; dissertationes III. Editio secunda. Cum augmento & indice locupletissimo
Amsterdam, Jan Wolters, 1688 fort vol. in-12, [11] ff. n. ch. (titre-frontispice gravé, titre, préface, introduction), 679 pp., [41] pp. n. ch. de table, avec un portrait-frontispice gravé, veau brun, dos à nerfs cloisonné et fleuronné, pièce de titre cerise, tranches mouchetées (reliure de l'époque).
Bookseller reference : 214932
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Ludwig, Walther
AUFSÄTZE
Wraps are browned, with small tear to lower edge of rear wrap. Some foxing. Scholar's blindstamp to ffep (Robert Brown). ; Reprint of articles written by Ludwig on topics including : Plato's Love Epigrams; Die Phainomena Arats als hellenistische Dichtung; Von Terenz zu Menander; Zu Horaz, C. 2, 1-12. ; 192 pages
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Lukian
Der Tod des Peregrinos. Ein Scharlatan auf dem Scheiterhaufen. Herausgegeben, übersetzt und mit Beiträgen versehen von Peter Pilhofer, Manuel Baumbauch, Jens Gerlach und Dirk Uwe Hansen.
Darmstadt, Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, 2005. 8°. 22 cm. X, 257 Seiten. Original-Pappband. (= SAPERE, Texte zur Forschung, Band 9).
Bookseller reference : 53828CB
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Lukian
Die Lügenfreunde
Darmstadt, Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, 2001. oder: Der Ungläubige. Eingeleitet, übersetzt und mit interpretierenden Essays versehen von Martin Ebner, Holger Gzella, Heinz-Günther Nesselrath, Ernst Ribbat - OPp., 214 S. - Reihe: Sapere Band III.
Bookseller reference : 18737
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Lukian
Gegen den ungebildeten Büchernarren. Ausgewählte Werke. Übersetzt von Peter von Möllendorff.
Düsseldorf, Zürich, Artemis & Winkler, 2006. Kl. 8° (18 x 11,5 cm). 364 S. Original-Pappband mit farbig illustriertem Schutzumschlag. Bibliothek der alten Welt.
Bookseller reference : 33243AB ISBN : 376084121
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Lukian
Gegen den ungebildeten Büchernarren. Ausgewählte Werke. Übersetzt von Peter Möllendorff.
Düsseldorf/Zürich, Artemis und Winkler, 2006. Klein-8°. 18 cm. 364 Seiten. Original-Pappband. Original-Schutzumschlag. (= Bibliothek der alten Welt).
Bookseller reference : 53801CB
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Lukian
Hermotimos oder Lohnt es sich, Philosophie zu studieren? Herausgegeben, übersetzt und erläutert von Peter von Möllendorff.
Darmstadt, Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, 2000. 8°. 22 x 14 cm. 226 Seiten. Original-Pappband. (= Texte zur Forschung, Band 74).
Bookseller reference : 59308BB
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Lukian
Hermotimos oder Lohnt es sich, Philosophie zu studieren? Herausgegeben, übersetzt und erläutert von Peter von Möllendorff.
Darmstadt, Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, 2000. 8°. 22 x 14 cm. 226 Seiten. Original-Pappband. (= Texte zur Forschung, Band 74).
Bookseller reference : 56927CB
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Lukian
Hetärengespräche
Kreuzlingen/Schweiz, Vereinigung Bibliophiler Sammler, o.J. Übersetzt und ins Deutsche übertragen von Wieland mit (farbigen) Steinzeichnungen von Lene Schneider-Kainer, auch Vorsatzpapiere - OLwd. m. Prägung, 47 S., 4to. [3 Warenabbildungen]
Bookseller reference : 2292
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Lukian
Parodien und Burlesken
Zürich, Artemis Verlag, 1948. Auf Grund der Wielandschen Übertragung herausgegeben von Emil Ermatinger und Karl Hoenn - mit Abbildungstafeln und Textzeichnungen - OLwd. m. Goldprägung u. transparentem KunststoffSU., Dünndruckausgabe, Farbkopfschnitt, XXXVIII/353 S./Bll. - Reihe: Die Bibliothek der alten Welt, der griechischen Reihe 29. Band.
Bookseller reference : 23601
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Lukinovich Alessandra/Rousset Madeleine
Grammaire de Grec Ancien
Georg Editeur. 1989. In-8. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. légèrement passée, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 303 pages.. . . . Classification Dewey : 480-Langues helléniques. Grec
Bookseller reference : R300302790
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LULLIES, Reinhard;
AACHENER KUNSTBLATTER BAND 37, 1968. GRIECHISCHE KUNSTWERKE SAMMLUNG LUDWIG, AACHEN,
Dusseldorf, Verlag L. Schwann, 1968 Gebunden, Leinen, Schutzumschlag, 210 x 300mm., 148S., illustriert.
Bookseller reference : 26612
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Lumb, T. W.
NOTES ON THE GREEK ANTHOLOGY
Spine a bit sunned. Scholar's bookplate to inner cover (G. P. Goold). Endpapers tanned. ; 168 pages
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LUMINET Jean-Pierre
"Le bâton d'Euclide; le roman de la Bibliothèque d'Alexandrie."
Paris, J.C. Lattès, 2002. 13 x 22, 302 pp., broché, très bon état.
Bookseller reference : 90518
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Lumière et vie
Revue Lumière et vie - Israël et la conscience chrétienneExiste-t-il une théologie d'Israël ? ( K. Hruby ) - Du sionisme à l'Etat d'Israël ( F. Delpech ) - L'Islam et Jérusalem ( P.-L. Seguillon ) - Israël et sa terre ( J. Eisenberg ) - Ni juif ni grec ( P.-R Cren )
1 vol in-8 broché - N° 92 de Mars - avril 1969 - 144 pages
Bookseller reference : 42720
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Lund, Dr Helen S
LYSIMACHUS A Study in Early Hellenistic Kingship
Very light bumping to corners of book. Else fine. DJ has very light shelfwear. ; 0.94 x 8.66 x 5.59 Inches; 304 pages; Among Alexander's successors, Lysimachus is the forgotten man; when he is recalled it is usually as brutal oppressor of the Greeks, or conversely, as a mediocre little man spurred into action only late in life by a domineering woman. As the first full-length study of Lysimachus in the English language, this book aims to reassess Lysimachus' achievements, which although ephemeral, foreshadowed the growth of the Pergamene and Byzantine empires. Helen Lund sets Lysimachus' actions against the background of the early Hellenistic world, marked by extreme political instability and constant warfare, but also by great developments in city building, portraiture and numismatics. Lysimachus' practice in warfare, kingship, and government is compared and contrasted with that of his contemporaries, his predecessors, and his successors in order to set his achievements in the context of a continuum of imperial rule in Asia Minor. The evidence for Lysimachus's rule is set in its literary, political and social context. Covering Lysimachus's rise from governor of the obscure satrapy of Thrace to ruler of a vast Hellespont-centered kingdom, this book analyzes his skills as warrior and diplomat, and examines the factors which motivated him at each stage of his career. Helen Lund discusses images of Lysimachus in literature, his contribution to early Hellenistic kingship ritual and royal propaganda, offering a completely fresh approach to the dynastic struggle which ended his career.
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Lunn, Henry S.
Aegean Civilizations
"The following volume has been compiled from the pre-war "Proceedings of the Hellenic Traveller's Club" and consists of lectures delivered during the Club cruises 1910-1912 inclusive" 258p. slight foxing on end papers, else fine.E Book
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Lupack, Susan (Ed. )
HESPERIA: THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SCHOOL OF CLASSICAL STUDIES AT ATHENS Volume 82: Number 4. October-December 2013
Very faint shelfwear. ; Pp 551-732 ; 181 pages; Off-Site Scatters and the Manuring Hypothesis in Greek Survey Archaeology: An Ethnographic Approach (pp. 551-594) by Hamish Forbes; Salpinx, Snake, and Salamis: The Political Geography of the Pella Hydria (pp. 595-613) by Jenifer Neils; Sculptors' Sketches, Trial Pieces, Figure Studies, and Models in Poros Limestone from the Athenian Agora (pp. 615-650) by Andrew Stewart; M. Antonius Aristocrates: Provincial Involvement with Roman Power in the Late 1st Century B. C. (pp. 651-672) by Jean-Sébastien Balzat and Benjamin W. Millis; The Medieval Deposit from the Northeast Gateway at the Palace of Nestor (pp. 673-731) by Jack L. Davis and Sharon R. Stocker
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LURQUIN G.
Répertoire de vocabulaire grec.
Anvers, De Sikkel, 1965. 17 x 21, 83 pp., broché, bon état.
Bookseller reference : 87864
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Luschey, Heinz
RECHTS UND LINKS Untersuchungen Über Bewegungsrichtung, Seitenordnung Und Höhenordnung Als Elemente Der Antiken Bildsprache
Minor creasing along top of DJ. Minor rubbing to DJ. ; 131 pages; Das von Heinz Luschey (3. 12. 1910 -1.1. 1992) selbst gewählte Thema hat den Verfasser ein Leben lang begleitet. Doch seine Fragestellungen sind immer noch aufregend und ganz und gar nicht überholt. Heinz Luschey sagte dazu: "Das Bildmaterial ist nicht so sehr neu, es ist aber neu gesehen"; oder: "... Denn in der Bewegungsrichtung allein der Gestalten schon liegt etwas, was außer J. D. Beazley eigentlich niemand in unserer Wissenschaft gesehen hat. Wer sieht schon das Einfache?" Bernhard Schweitzer, der damalige Ordinarius für Klassische Archäologie in Tübingen, habilitierte Heinz Luschey mit dieser Arbeit und schloß sein Gutachten vom 22. 12. 1955 mit der Formulierung: "in summa: ein sehendes Auge und ein produktives Denken, Verantwortung vor Wissenschaft und Sprache, didaktische Begabung, endlich die Erfahrung und die Sicherheit eines reifen Gelehrten stehen hinter der vorgelegten Arbeit. " Karl Schefold, Klassischer Archäologe aus Basel, meinte 1993 dazu: "Als hervorragender Kenner der griechischen und römischen, aber auch der fernöstlichen und alt-orientalischen Kunst und mit seinem feinen Sinn für die Form des Kunstwerks hat er dieses Problem in einen weltgeschichtlichen Zusammenhang gestellt. " Und Heinz Gaube, Orientalist aus Tübingen: "Nun liegt die Arbeit technisch auf den wissenschaftlich neuesten Stand gebracht vor. Ich schrieb "technisch" (d. H. Die Anmerkungen) , denn inhaltlich ist an diesem Wurf nichts zu ändern. Die Arbeit ist ein "Klassiker" und kann in dieser Art von niemandem wiederholt werden. "
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Luschnig, C. A.
AN INTRODUCTION TO ANCIENT GREEK A Literary Approach
Worn wrappers with creasing and small tears and chipping. Creasing to some pages. Scholar's name to ffep (Robert Brown). Fair to good. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 406 pages
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Luschnig, C. A. E.
THE GORGON'S SEVERED HEAD Studies of Alcestis, Electra, and Phoenissae
Very minor shelfwear to book and DJ. ; Mnemosyne, Bibliotheca Classica Batava Supplementum; 255 pages; The Gorgon's Severed Head looks at three plays of Euripides, one early, one middle and one late in his career. Innovations in genre, in the use of the traditional stories, in the representation of women and of gender issues are present at every period. In all three plays characters are depicted creating themselves and each other. Chapter One on Alcestis looks at the artistry of the two main characters and is especially concerned with finding a role for Admetus, the play's most serious problem. The second chapter treats the physical displacement of the myth in Euripides' version of the Electra-Orestes story. A last section approaches the layers of time and space in Phoenissae.
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LUTTIKHUIZEN GP. G. P.
Op zoek naar de samenhang van Paulus' gedachten.
Kampen Kok 1990. 27 p. Wrs. Inaug. lect. unknown
Bookseller reference : 45794
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LYCOPHRON
Cassandre traduction, notes et commentaire Pascale Hummel
Editions Comp'act ,2006, in-8 de 231 pages ,ill. in-t., , br. ,Bon état , .Isbn : 9782876613805.(4 photos du livre sur mon site https://www.vieuxlivre.fr) .Les frais de port pour la France sont offerts à partir de 25 euros d'achat (Mondial relay,lettre suivie)et 30 d'achat (colissimo suivi ). Pour l'étranger : tarif livre et brochure, colissimo international, DHL express
Bookseller reference : 25698
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LYCOPHRON DE CHALCIS
La Cassandre de Lycophron éditée, traduite, annotée par F. D. Dehèque
Paris, Auguste Durand, Friedrich Klincksieck, 1853 in-8, [6]-VIII-[2]-71 pp., texte sur deux colonnes (grec et traduction française en regard), demi-veau vert, dos lisse orné de filets dorés, tranches mouchetées Dos insolé, rousseurs. (reliure de l'époque).
Bookseller reference : 184609
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LYCURGUE
CONTRE LEOCRATE-FRAGMENTS. Texte établi et traduit par Félix Durrbach. Troisième tirage.
Les Belles lettres, 1971. In-8 broché, LVI-98 pages ( pagination doublée sur le texte) - BILINGUE GREC FRANCAIS. Excellent état.
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LYCURGUE
CONTRE LEOCRATE-FRAGMENTS. Texte établi et traduit par Félix Durrbach. Troisième tirage.
Les Belles lettres, 1971. In-8 broché, LVI-98 pages ( pagination doublée sur le texte) - BILINGUE GREC FRANCAIS.
Bookseller reference : 2599
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Lycurgue
Contre Léocrate. Texte et traduction.
Paris Les Belles Lettres 1932 In "Collection Budé". Un volume in-12 broché, couverture jaune, texte en grec et français. Bon état.
Bookseller reference : 11682
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LYCURGUE, Par F. DURRBACH
CONTRE LEOCRATE, FRAGMENTS
Les Belles Lettres. 1932. In-8. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Quelques rousseurs. 56+ 98 pages (même pagination sur 2 pages en regard). Texte en français et en grec ancien en regard, Introduction et Notes en français.. . . . Classification Dewey : 480-Langues helléniques. Grec
Bookseller reference : RO60050127
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Lycurgus; (Fridericus [Friedrich] Blass & Karl Friedrich Scheibe) ; Nicos C. Conomis
LYCURGI [LYCURGUS] ORATIO IN LEOCRATEM Cum Ceterarum Lycurgi Orationum Fragmentis. Post C. Scheibe Et F. Blass Curavit Nicos C. Conomis
Scholar's bookplate to inner cover (G. P. Goold). Minor creasing to titlepage. ; Text in Ancient Greek; Preface in Latin. Xxvii + 128 pp. ; Bibliotheca Scriptorum Graecorum Et Romanorum Teubneriana TEUBNER; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 128 pages
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Lydakis, Stelios [Ioannis Mitrakas ]
Mitrakas 40 Chronia Demiougias = Mitrakas 40 years of Creation
Catalogue of a retrospective exhibition [ 12 Nov - 7 Dec 2008 at the Museum of the City of Athens] of the iconographic art of Ioannis Mitrakas combining the Thracian origins, the Byzantine grandeur, the orthodox spirituality of hagiography, the pulsating modern world. The artist dives his brush into the past, captures the "cultural becoming" of the present and finally with his work, an artistic ark of modern Greek culture, leaves an important artistic legacy to future generations. 119p. illus [2 copies found in Worldcat] Book
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Lydis. – Lucien de Samosate (d.i. Lukianos):
Dialogues des courtisanes.
Paris, G. Govone, 1930. 4°. (2) Bl., (57) S., (3) Bl. Mit 12 handsignierten lithogr. Tafeln von Mariette Lydis (Comtesse Govone). Lose Bogen in Orig.-Broschur.
Bookseller reference : 1178BB
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Lykiard, Alexis
Cat Kin
"Alexis Lykiard's wonderful collection of poems is devoted entirely to cats. The poems are accomplished, delivered with Lykiard's acknowledged verve, and make a fine contribution to the love of the cat."This revised edition published by Sinclair-Stevenson 1994 was first published by Rivelin Grapheme Press 1985].47p.Small remainder mark, else fine Book
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LYKURGOS, VON C. REHDANTZ
LYKURGOS' REDE GEGEN LEOKRATES
B. G. Teubner, Leipzig. 1876. In-8 Carré. Broché. Bon état. Couv. légèrement passée. Dos fané. Quelques rousseurs. 189 pages. Texte en grec ancien et Notes en allemand (sur 2 colonnes). Papier muet encollé sur le dos, le consolidant. Etiquette de code sur la couverture. Légères traces de colle sur le dos. Für den Schulgebrauch Erklärt von C. Rehdantz.
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LYKURGOS, Von C. REHDANTZ
LYKURGOS' REDE GEGEN LEOKRATES
B. G. Teubner, Leipzig. 1876. In-8. Broché. Bon état, Couv. légèrement passée, Dos fané, Quelques rousseurs. 189 pages. Texte en grec ancien et Notes en allemand (sur 2 colonnes). Papier muet encollé sur le dos, le consolidant. Etiquette de code sur la couverture. Légères traces de colle sur le dos.. . . . Classification Dewey : 480-Langues helléniques. Grec
Bookseller reference : RO40259352
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Lyne, R. O. A. M.
FURTHER VOICES IN VERGIL'S AENEID
Paperback has been rebound in hardcover preserving original wraps. Ex-library copy with usual stamps, call numbers and pocket. ; Clarendon Paperbacks; 0.61 x 8.46 x 5.5 Inches; 264 pages; The Aeneid can strike one as a relatively conventional epic, an objective heroic tale of Rome's beginnings. Vergil designed it so that it might read in this way. This is one, epic `voice' that he wished us to hear. But there are `further voices', and these may be disturbing, even shocking, as they add to, comment upon, question and occasionally subvert the implications of the epic voice. This is a detailed examination of Vergil's method of intruding such further voices.
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Lyne, R. O. A. M.
FURTHER VOICES IN VERGIL'S AENEID
Light pencilling to about 10 pages with pencil notes to rear blank endpaper. Light bumping to upper corners of boards. Else minor shelfwear to book and DJ. ; 0.61 x 8.46 x 5.5 Inches; 264 pages; The Aeneid can strike one as a relatively conventional epic, an objective heroic tale of Rome's beginnings. Vergil designed it so that it might read in this way. This is one, epic `voice' that he wished us to hear. But there are `further voices', and these may be disturbing, even shocking, as they add to, comment upon, question and occasionally subvert the implications of the epic voice. This is a detailed examination of Vergil's method of intruding such further voices.
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Lyons, Claire L.
MORGANTINA STUDIES, VOLUME V: THE ARCHAIC CEMETERIES
Very faint shelfwear. Light bumping to 1 page. Light pen markings to 1 page. Light pencilling to about 5-6 pages. Light bumping to 1 corner. Scholar's initial to inner cover (Jenifer Neils). ; Excavations conducted at Morgantina in Sicily by Princeton University. ; Morgantina Studes Vol. V; Vol. 5; 11.3 X 8.8 X 1.3 inches; 378 pages
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Lyons, Deborah J.
GENDER AND IMMORTALITY Heroines in Ancient Greek Myth and Cult
1.25 x 10 x 6.75 Inches; 288 pages; In recent years, the topic of ancient Greek hero cult has been the focus of considerable discussion among classicists. Little attention, however, has been paid to female heroized figures. Here Deborah Lyons argues for the heroine as a distinct category in ancient Greek religious ideology and daily practice. The heroine, she believes, must be located within a network of relations between male and female, mortal and immortal. Using evidence ranging from Homeric epic to Attic vase painting to ancient travel writing, she attempts to re-integrate the feminine into our picture of Greek notions of the hero. According to Lyons, heroines differ from male heroes in several crucial ways, among which is the ability to cross the boundaries between mortal and immortal. She further shows that attention to heroines clarifies fundamental Greek ideas of mortal/immortal relationships. The book first discusses heroines both in relation to heroes and as a separate religious and mythic phenomenon. It examines the cultural meanings of heroines in ritual and representation, their use as examples for mortals, and their typical "biographies." The model of "ritual antagonism," in which two mythic figures represented as hostile share a cult, is ultimately modified through an exploration of the mythic correspondences between the god Dionysos and the heroines surrounding him, and through a rethinking of the relationship between Iphigeneia and Artemis. An appendix, which identifies more than five hundred heroines, rounds out this lively work.
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Lyons, Deborah J.
GENDER AND IMMORTALITY Heroines in Ancient Greek Myth and Cult
Book in plastic sleeve. Light Foxing/dustsoiling to book and DJ. Else very minor shelfwear. ; 1.25 x 10 x 6.75 Inches; 288 pages; In recent years, the topic of ancient Greek hero cult has been the focus of considerable discussion among classicists. Little attention, however, has been paid to female heroized figures. Here Deborah Lyons argues for the heroine as a distinct category in ancient Greek religious ideology and daily practice. The heroine, she believes, must be located within a network of relations between male and female, mortal and immortal. Using evidence ranging from Homeric epic to Attic vase painting to ancient travel writing, she attempts to re-integrate the feminine into our picture of Greek notions of the hero. According to Lyons, heroines differ from male heroes in several crucial ways, among which is the ability to cross the boundaries between mortal and immortal. She further shows that attention to heroines clarifies fundamental Greek ideas of mortal/immortal relationships. The book first discusses heroines both in relation to heroes and as a separate religious and mythic phenomenon. It examines the cultural meanings of heroines in ritual and representation, their use as examples for mortals, and their typical "biographies." The model of "ritual antagonism," in which two mythic figures represented as hostile share a cult, is ultimately modified through an exploration of the mythic correspondences between the god Dionysos and the heroines surrounding him, and through a rethinking of the relationship between Iphigeneia and Artemis. An appendix, which identifies more than five hundred heroines, rounds out this lively work.
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