02585nam 22005894a 450 991078326470332120230607215401.00-19-770465-40-19-802868-71-280-53165-71-60256-450-7(CKB)1000000000029031(EBL)241380(OCoLC)475956454(SSID)ssj0000165554(PQKBManifestationID)11152132(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000165554(PQKBWorkID)10142936(PQKB)11636092(Au-PeEL)EBL241380(CaPaEBR)ebr10084792(CaONFJC)MIL53165(Au-PeEL)EBL2012817(Au-PeEL)EBL7037373(MiAaPQ)EBC241380(EXLCZ)99100000000002903120000223d2001 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGreek nymphs[electronic resource] myth, cult, lore /Jennifer LarsonOxford ;New York Oxford University Press20011 online resource (393 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-512294-1 0-19-514465-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. [333]-358) and indexes.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 INDEXGreek 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 GNymphs (Greek deities)Nymphs (Greek deities)292.2/114Larson Jennifer(Jennifer Lynn)162814MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910783264703321Greek nymphs240812UNINA