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Autore |
Larson Jennifer (Jennifer Lynn) |
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Titolo |
Greek nymphs [[electronic resource] ] : myth, cult, lore / / Jennifer Larson |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2001 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-802868-7 |
1-280-53165-7 |
1-60256-450-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (393 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Nymphs (Greek deities) |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [333]-358) and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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CONTENTS; 1 WHAT IS A NYMPH?; 2 ANCIENT AND MODERN NARRATIVES; 3 GODS, GODDESSES, AND NYMPHS; 4 LORE OF THE NYMPHS IN THE GREEK WORLD; 5 CAVES OF THE NYMPHS AND VOTIVE ICONOGRAPHY; AFTERWORD; ABBREVIATIONS AND EDITIONS OF PRIMARY SOURCES; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX OF NYMPHS; GENERAL INDEX |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Greek Nymphs: Myths, Cult, Lore is the first comprehensive study of the nymph in the ancient Greek world. This well-illustrated book examines nymphs as both religious and mythopoetic figures, tracing their development and significance in Greek culture from Homer through the Hellenistic period. Drawing upon a broad range of literary and archaeological evidence, Jennifer Larson discusses sexually powerful nymphs in ancient and modern Greek folklore, the use of dolls representing nymphs in the socialization of girls, the phenomenon of nympholepsy, the nymphs' relations with other deities in the G |
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