Zeus
Contiene : List of maps. List of illustrations and credits. Series foreword. Preface. Chronological table. Map of Greece and its regions. Introducing Zeus. The impact of Zeus. The evidence for Zeus. Explaining Zeus. Summing up: first impressions of Zeus. Part 1: Key Themes 1.ENVISAGING ZEUS 2. ZEUS&...
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| Formato: | Libro |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Routledge
2006
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| Edición: | 1a ed |
| Colección: | Gods and heroes of the ancient world
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| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://unika.unav.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991001073349708016&context=L&vid=34UNAV_INST:VU1&search_scope=34UNAV_TODO&tab=34UNAV_TODO&lang=es |
| Sumario: | Contiene : List of maps. List of illustrations and credits. Series foreword. Preface. Chronological table. Map of Greece and its regions. Introducing Zeus. The impact of Zeus. The evidence for Zeus. Explaining Zeus. Summing up: first impressions of Zeus. Part 1: Key Themes 1.ENVISAGING ZEUS 2. ZEUS'S RELATIONSHIPS WITH GODS AND MORTALS Zeus in the Bronze Age: wife and son; Father, brother, husband; Zeus born and dying; Titanomachy, Typhon, Gigantomachy; The sexual activity of Zeus 3. ZEUS FROM WEATHER TO FATE Weather, lightning; The mountain; Control of time and events 4. ZEUS AND THE ORDER OF SOCIETY Athens; Zeus central; Kings and the justice of Zeus; Historical kings; The needs of outsiders: stranger, suppliant & oath; Zeus in the home: praying, drinking and swearing 5. THINKING ABOUT ZEUS The vision of Homer, and the archaic poets; The Presocratic thinkers; The tragic stage; Zeus in Plato and Aristotle; Some Hellenistic poets; Stoics and others: allegory and euhemerism; Syncretism; Greek Thought about Roman Jupiter Part 2: Zeus afterwards 6. PHASES OF HISTORY Christianity terminates Zeus? Jupiter in Western Europe 500-1200; 1200s, 1300s: renaissance before the Renaissance; Zeus and the Renaissance; Twilight of the Gods Abbreviations Reference Bibliography Further Reading Index |
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| Descripción Física: | XXV, 164 p. : il., maps ; 21 cm |
| Bibliografía: | Bibliografía : p. [147]-149 e índices |
| ISBN: | 9780415305020 9780415305037 |
