02494nam 2200685 a 450 991046125700332120200520144314.01-283-22260-497866132226020-19-155719-6(CKB)2670000000108081(EBL)746674(OCoLC)744618690(SSID)ssj0000524846(PQKBManifestationID)12231123(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000524846(PQKBWorkID)10486381(PQKB)10504120(MiAaPQ)EBC746674(Au-PeEL)EBL746674(CaPaEBR)ebr10488445(CaONFJC)MIL322260(EXLCZ)99267000000010808120050914d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPindar and the cult of heroes[electronic resource] /Bruno CurrieOxford ;New York Oxford University Press20051 online resource (504 p.)Oxford classical monographsFirst published in paperback 2010.0-19-958670-5 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.pt. 1. Some themes in hero cult, Homer and Pindar -- pt. 2. Heroization in the fifth century BC -- pt. 3. Five odes of Pindar.A radical new appraisal of the veneration and cult of heroic men, living and dead, in ancient Greece. Bruno Currie finds the roots of the Hellenistic ruler cult, and hence Roman emperor cult, in the 5th century BC (and earlier), and identifies Pindar's victory odes as a crucial stage in this process.Oxford classical monographs.Laudatory poetry, GreekHistory and criticismOdes, GreekHistory and criticismAthletics in literatureHeroes in literatureGames in literatureGreeceIn literatureElectronic books.Laudatory poetry, GreekHistory and criticism.Odes, GreekHistory and criticism.Athletics in literature.Heroes in literature.Games in literature.884/.01Currie Bruno501825MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461257003321Pindar and the cult of heroes727666UNINA