Myths on the map : the storied landscapes of ancient Greece /

'Myths on the Map' brings together contributions from leading scholars of Greek myth, literature, history, and archaeology to explore the intricate ways in which myth interacted with the physical and conceptual landscapes of antiquity. It highlights in particular the plurality and pervasiv...

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Of myths and maps /
Walking through history : unlocking the mythical past /
Cities-before-cities : 'prefoundational' myth and the construction of Greek civic space /
Landscapes of the cyclopes /
Mapping the Hellespont with Leander and Hero : 'the swimming lover and the nightly bride' /
Centaurs and lapiths in the landscape of Thessaly /
Meddling with myth in Thebes : a new vase from the Ismenion Hill (Thebes Museum 49276) /
Callimachus and the poetics of the diaspora /
Pausanias' arcadia between conservatism and innovation /
Rivers run through it : environmental history in two heroic riverine battles /
Fountains as reservoirs of myth and memory /
Scandalous maps in Aeschylean tragedy /
Imaginary islands in the Hellenistic era : utopia on the geographical map /
Imaginaries itineraries in the beyond /
Islands of knowledge : space and names in imperial mythography /
Serpents in the soul : the 'Libyan myth' of Dio Chrysostom /
1. Verfasser:
Hawes, Greta
Körperschaft:
Bristol Myth Congress University of Bristol
Weitere Verfasser:
Hawes, Greta (HerausgeberIn)
Format:
Tagungsbericht Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Ausgabe:
First edition.
Zusammenfassung:
'Myths on the Map' brings together contributions from leading scholars of Greek myth, literature, history, and archaeology to explore the intricate ways in which myth interacted with the physical and conceptual landscapes of antiquity. It highlights in particular the plurality and pervasiveness of such interactions.
Umfang:
1 online resource (351 pages) : illustrations, map
Anmerkungen:
This edition previously issued in print: 2017.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780191093388
0191093386
9780191805936
0191805939
9780191062209
0191062200
Schlagworte:
Mythology, Greek.
Conference papers and proceedings.
History.
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