Light and darkness in ancient Greek myth and religion [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Menelaos Christopoulos, Efimia D. Karakantza, Olga Levaniouk
| Light and darkness in ancient Greek myth and religion [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Menelaos Christopoulos, Efimia D. Karakantza, Olga Levaniouk |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, MD, : Lexington Books, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (576 p.) |
| Disciplina | 292.08 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
ChristopoulosMenelaos
KarakantzaE. D (Euphēmia D.) LevanioukOlga <1971-> |
| Collana | Greek studies: interdisciplinary approaches |
| Soggetto topico |
Greek literature - History and criticism
Light and darkness in literature Mythology, Greek, in literature Mythology, Greek Light - Religious aspects |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-92180-0
9786612921803 0-7391-3901-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Preface; Introduction; Part I; COLOR SEMANTICS; Chapter One; The Significance (or Insignificance) of Blackness in Mythological Names; Chapter Two; Dark Skin and Dark Deeds; Danaids and Aigyptioi in a Culture of Light; Chapter Three; Brightness and Darkness inPindar's Pythian 3; Aigla-Koronis-Arsinoë and Her Coming of Age; Chapter Four; S-light Anomaly; Dark Brightness in Euripides' Medea; Part II; APPEARANCE AND CONCEALMENT; Chapter Five; The Light Imagery of Divine Manifestation in Homer1; Chapter Six; Trojan Night; Chapter Seven; Tithonus and Phaon
Mythical Allegories of Light and Darkness in Sappho's PoetryChapter Eight; Erinyes as Creatures of Darkness; Chapter Nine; Journey into Light and Honors in Darkness in Hesiod and Aeschylus1; Chapter Ten; Hephaestus in Homer's Epics1; God of Fire, God of Life; Part III; EYE-SIGHT/INSIGHT; Chapter Eleven; To See or Not to See; Blind People and Blindnessin Ancient Greek Myths; Chapter Twelve; Blindness as Punishment*; Part IV; BEING AND BEYOND; Chapter Thirteen; Light and Darknessand Archaic Greek Cosmography; Chapter Fourteen; Mystic Light and Near-Death Experience; Chapter Fifteen Dark-Winged Nyx and the Bright-Winged Eros in Aristophanes' "Orphic" CosmogonyThe Birds; Chapter Sixteen; The Bright Cypress of the "Orphic"Gold Tablets; Direction and Illuminationin Myths of the Underworld; Part V; CULT; Chapter Seventeen; Light and Darkness in DionysiacRituals as Illustrated on Attic Vase Paintings of the 5th Century BCE; Chapter Eighteen; Light and Lighting Equipment in the Eleusinian Mysteries; Symbolism and Ritual Use; Chapter Nineteen; Magic Lamps, Luminous Dreams; Lamps in PGM Recipes; Index; About the editors |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459470403321 |
| Lanham, MD, : Lexington Books, c2010 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Light and darkness in ancient Greek myth and religion [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Menelaos Christopoulos, Efimia D. Karakantza, Olga Levaniouk
| Light and darkness in ancient Greek myth and religion [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Menelaos Christopoulos, Efimia D. Karakantza, Olga Levaniouk |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, MD, : Lexington Books, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (576 p.) |
| Disciplina | 292.08 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
ChristopoulosMenelaos
KarakantzaE. D (Euphēmia D.) LevanioukOlga <1971-> |
| Collana | Greek studies: interdisciplinary approaches |
| Soggetto topico |
Greek literature - History and criticism
Light and darkness in literature Mythology, Greek, in literature Mythology, Greek Light - Religious aspects |
| ISBN |
1-282-92180-0
9786612921803 0-7391-3901-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Preface; Introduction; Part I; COLOR SEMANTICS; Chapter One; The Significance (or Insignificance) of Blackness in Mythological Names; Chapter Two; Dark Skin and Dark Deeds; Danaids and Aigyptioi in a Culture of Light; Chapter Three; Brightness and Darkness inPindar's Pythian 3; Aigla-Koronis-Arsinoë and Her Coming of Age; Chapter Four; S-light Anomaly; Dark Brightness in Euripides' Medea; Part II; APPEARANCE AND CONCEALMENT; Chapter Five; The Light Imagery of Divine Manifestation in Homer1; Chapter Six; Trojan Night; Chapter Seven; Tithonus and Phaon
Mythical Allegories of Light and Darkness in Sappho's PoetryChapter Eight; Erinyes as Creatures of Darkness; Chapter Nine; Journey into Light and Honors in Darkness in Hesiod and Aeschylus1; Chapter Ten; Hephaestus in Homer's Epics1; God of Fire, God of Life; Part III; EYE-SIGHT/INSIGHT; Chapter Eleven; To See or Not to See; Blind People and Blindnessin Ancient Greek Myths; Chapter Twelve; Blindness as Punishment*; Part IV; BEING AND BEYOND; Chapter Thirteen; Light and Darknessand Archaic Greek Cosmography; Chapter Fourteen; Mystic Light and Near-Death Experience; Chapter Fifteen Dark-Winged Nyx and the Bright-Winged Eros in Aristophanes' "Orphic" CosmogonyThe Birds; Chapter Sixteen; The Bright Cypress of the "Orphic"Gold Tablets; Direction and Illuminationin Myths of the Underworld; Part V; CULT; Chapter Seventeen; Light and Darkness in DionysiacRituals as Illustrated on Attic Vase Paintings of the 5th Century BCE; Chapter Eighteen; Light and Lighting Equipment in the Eleusinian Mysteries; Symbolism and Ritual Use; Chapter Nineteen; Magic Lamps, Luminous Dreams; Lamps in PGM Recipes; Index; About the editors |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785324503321 |
| Lanham, MD, : Lexington Books, c2010 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Light and darkness in ancient Greek myth and religion / / edited by Menelaos Christopoulos, Efimia D. Karakantza, Olga Levaniouk
| Light and darkness in ancient Greek myth and religion / / edited by Menelaos Christopoulos, Efimia D. Karakantza, Olga Levaniouk |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, MD, : Lexington Books, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (576 p.) |
| Disciplina | 292.08 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
ChristopoulosMenelaos
KarakantzaE. D (Euphēmia D.) LevanioukOlga <1971-> |
| Collana | Greek studies: interdisciplinary approaches |
| Soggetto topico |
Greek literature - History and criticism
Light and darkness in literature Mythology, Greek, in literature Mythology, Greek Light - Religious aspects |
| ISBN |
979-82-16-20989-8
1-282-92180-0 9786612921803 0-7391-3901-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Preface; Introduction; Part I; COLOR SEMANTICS; Chapter One; The Significance (or Insignificance) of Blackness in Mythological Names; Chapter Two; Dark Skin and Dark Deeds; Danaids and Aigyptioi in a Culture of Light; Chapter Three; Brightness and Darkness inPindar's Pythian 3; Aigla-Koronis-Arsinoë and Her Coming of Age; Chapter Four; S-light Anomaly; Dark Brightness in Euripides' Medea; Part II; APPEARANCE AND CONCEALMENT; Chapter Five; The Light Imagery of Divine Manifestation in Homer1; Chapter Six; Trojan Night; Chapter Seven; Tithonus and Phaon
Mythical Allegories of Light and Darkness in Sappho's PoetryChapter Eight; Erinyes as Creatures of Darkness; Chapter Nine; Journey into Light and Honors in Darkness in Hesiod and Aeschylus1; Chapter Ten; Hephaestus in Homer's Epics1; God of Fire, God of Life; Part III; EYE-SIGHT/INSIGHT; Chapter Eleven; To See or Not to See; Blind People and Blindnessin Ancient Greek Myths; Chapter Twelve; Blindness as Punishment*; Part IV; BEING AND BEYOND; Chapter Thirteen; Light and Darknessand Archaic Greek Cosmography; Chapter Fourteen; Mystic Light and Near-Death Experience; Chapter Fifteen Dark-Winged Nyx and the Bright-Winged Eros in Aristophanes' "Orphic" CosmogonyThe Birds; Chapter Sixteen; The Bright Cypress of the "Orphic"Gold Tablets; Direction and Illuminationin Myths of the Underworld; Part V; CULT; Chapter Seventeen; Light and Darkness in DionysiacRituals as Illustrated on Attic Vase Paintings of the 5th Century BCE; Chapter Eighteen; Light and Lighting Equipment in the Eleusinian Mysteries; Symbolism and Ritual Use; Chapter Nineteen; Magic Lamps, Luminous Dreams; Lamps in PGM Recipes; Index; About the editors |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910960365403321 |
| Lanham, MD, : Lexington Books, c2010 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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