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New Heroes in Antiquity : From Achilles to Antinoos / Christopher P. Jones.

Jones, Christopher P., author.
2010
BL785 .J66 2010eb
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Title
New Heroes in Antiquity : From Achilles to Antinoos / Christopher P. Jones.
Author
Jones, Christopher P., author.
ISBN
9780674054080
DOI
https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674054080
Published
Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2010]
Copyright
©2010
Language
English
Language Note
In English.
Description
1 online resource (144 p.)
Item Number
10.4159/9780674054080 doi
Call Number
BL785 .J66 2010eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
292.2/11
Summary
Heroes and heroines in antiquity inhabited a space somewhere between gods and humans. In this detailed, yet brilliantly wide-ranging analysis, Christopher Jones starts from literary heroes such as Achilles and moves to the historical record of those exceptional men and women who were worshiped after death. This book, wholly new and beautifully written, rescues the hero from literary metaphor and vividly restores heroism to the reality of ancient life.
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Access limited to authorized users.
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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text file PDF
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Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 28. Feb 2023)
Series
Revealing Antiquity , 1052-0422 ; 18
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Frontmatter
Contents
Acknowledgments
List of Illustrations
Introduction
Poetic Heroes
Local Heroes
Warriors and Patriots
Athletes, Poets, Phi los o phers
Private Heroes
Greek Heroes in a Roman World
Antinoos
Heroes and Saints
Appendix: Living Heroes?
Notes
Index

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