Rethinking Greek Religion: Rethinking boundaries: the place of magic in the religious culture of ancient GreeceKindt, Julia
The ancient Greeks commonly resorted to magic spells to attract and keep lovers - as numerous allusions in Greek literature and recently discovered "voodoo dolls", magical papyri, gemstones, and curse tablets attest. Surveying and analyzing these various texts and artefacts, the author reveals that ...
Homerthe name traditionally assigned to the reputed author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, the two major epics of Greek antiquity. Nothing is known about Homer as an individual. In fact, the question of whether a single person can be said to be responsible for the creation of the two epics...
UniversityofBirmingham ItisevidentthatDerekCollins’MagicintheAncientGreekWorldisabookaboutancient magicevenbeforeoneseesthetitle,sinceitfeaturesJ.W.Waterhouse’s‘Circeofferingthe cuptoUlysses’onthefrontcover(seealsoOgden2002andYarnall1994).However,thisis ...
作者:Christopher A·Faraone 出版社:Harvard University Press 出版年:1999-10-1 页数:240 定价:USD 45.00 装帧:Hardcover ISBN:9780674033207 豆瓣评分 目前无人评价 评价: 写笔记 写书评 加入购书单 分享到 推荐 我要写书评 Ancient Greek Love Magic的书评 ···(全部 0 条)...
Explore the mystical world of Orpheus Odyssey Legends on Strings - A profound journey through Ancient Greek musical traditions, mythology, and the transcendent art of the lyre.
oceans, a resilient beast which is half-horse, half-human. Because of its pervasiveness, it is an ideal tool for analyzing human societies and relationships. As one of the most familiar Greek monsters on the planet, its name is easily recognizable by many people all over the world: the...
In Greek mythology,Circe was a goddess of magic, although she was sometimes depicted as a nymph(minor nature god), witch, or sorceress. In any case, she was associated with magic. A goddess who knew a lot about potions and herbs, and sometimes used this knowledge against her enemies and...
the genius of the magic key, we opened the tomb of civilization, develop a rich multicolored decorations. The ancient Greek world which is more beautiful than poetry. Here, the poet in his mind a lot of fibrillation lifted our imagination won't listen to reason: ...
The word, canopic, comes from the Greek name of the local god of Canopus in the Nile delta, who was represented as a human-headed pot. Canopic jars can be made of limestone, alabaster, wood, pottery, or even cartonnage. The heads of the canopic jar represented the Four Sons of ...