A bestiary of monsters in Greek mythology / / Spyros Syropoulos.
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.
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| Superior document: | Archaeopress archaeology |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Oxford : : Archaeopress,, [2018] ©2018 |
| Year of Publication: | 2018 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Archaeopress archaeology.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (139 pages). |
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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 &
- Aκέφαλοι)
- Giants (Γίγαντες)
- Phorcids (Graeae, Gorgons &
- 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.