Pindar and the Cult of Heroes

by Bruno Currie

Ebook, 2005

Status

Available

Call number

884/.01

Collection

Publication

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.

Description

A radical new appraisal of the veneration and cult of heroic men, living and dead, in ancient Greece. Bruno Currie finds the roots of the Hellenistic ruler cult, and hence Roman emperor cult, in the 5th century BC (and earlier), and identifies Pindar's victory odes as a crucial stage in this process.

Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

2005-10-06

Physical description

xiv, 487 p.; 23 cm

Pages

xiv; 487

ISBN

0199277249 / 9780199277247
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