The early Amazons : : modern and ancient perspectives on a persistent myth /

The early Amazons : : modern and ancient perspectives on a persistent myth / / by Josine H. Blok.

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The Early Amazons offers a new understanding of the ancient Amazon myth, situating mythical representations in the realm of cultural history. The first section examines how the Amazons have presented a challenge to views on history, myth and gender in classical mythology from the late eighteenth cen...

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Superior document:Religions in the Graeco-Roman World, Volume 120
VerfasserIn:
Blok, Josine,
Place / Publishing House:Leiden, [Netherlands] ;, New York ;, Köln, [Germany] : : E.J. Brill,, 1995.
©1995
Year of Publication:1995
Language:English
Series:Religions in the Graeco-Roman world ; Volume 120.
Physical Description:1 online resource (516 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates) :; illustrations.
Notes:Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary material
  • INTRODUCTION
  • INTERPRETATIONS OF THE AMAZON MYTH IN THE NINETEENTH AND TWENTIETH CENTURIES
  • THE HOMERIC FORMULA
  • PENTHESILEIA
  • PRIAMOS AND BELLEROPHONTES
  • HERAKLES AND THE SIXTH-CENTURY DEVELOPMENT OF THE AMAZON MOTIF
  • CONCLUSIONS
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX
  • PLATES
  • RELIGIONS IN THE GRAECO-ROMAN WORLD.

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