A bestiary of monsters in Greek mythology / / Spyros Syropoulos.

• Superior document: Archaeopress archaeology
• VerfasserIn: Syropoulos, Spyros D.,
• Place / Publishing House: Oxford : : Archaeopress,, [2018]; ©2018
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Archaeopress archaeology.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (139 pages).

The aim of this book is to explore the realm of the imaginary world of Greek mythology and present the reader with a categorization of monstrosity, referring to some of the most noted examples in each category.

Table of Contents

Cover -- Copyright Information -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction, by Richard Buxton -- Introduction -- Humanoid Monsters -- Arimaspians (Αριμασποί) -- Blemmyae (Bλέμμυαι) -- Cyclopes (Κυκλωπεσ) -- Cynocephaloi and Akephaloi (Kυνοκέφαλοι &amp -- Aκέφαλοι) -- Giants (Γίγαντες) -- Phorcids (Graeae, Gorgons &amp -- Sirens) - Φόρκυς (Γραίαι, Γοργονεσ, Σειρήνες) -- Graeae (Γραίαι) -- Gorgons (Γοργονεσ) -- Chapter 2 -- Serpentine Creatures -- Amphisbaina (Αμφισβαινα) -- Cychreus (Kυχρευσ) -- Typhon (Tyφων) -- Python (Πυθων) -- Hydra of Lerna (Λερναια Υδρα) -- Chapter 3 -- Partly Human -- Centaurs (Kentαυροι) -- Echidna (Eχιδνα) -- Scylla (Σκυλλα) -- Sphinx (Σφιγξ) -- Chapter 4 -- Monstrous Animals -- Cerberus (Keρβεροσ) -- Orthus (Ορθοσ) -- Mares of Diomedes (Διομηδου Ιπποι) -- Lion of Nemea (Λεων Νεμεασ) -- Phoenix (Φοινιξ) -- Hippalectryon (Iππαλεκτρυων) -- Chapter 5 -- Ghosts and Daemons -- Eidola (Eιδωλα) -- Empousa (Εμπουσα) -- Eurynomus (Ευρυνομοσ) -- Gello (Γελλω) -- Lamia (Λαμια) -- Mormo-Mormolyce (Mορμω-Μορμολυκη) -- Telchines (Tελχινεσ) -- Epilogue -- Works Cited -- Ancient Greek Sources - Translations and Commentaries (English) -- Greek -- Ancient Greek Sources - Translations and Commentaries (Greek) -- Electronic Sources -- Disclaimer -- Encyclopedias.