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Paperback. From his first attestations in Homer, to the opposition between Apollo and Dionysos in nineteenth- and twentieth-century thinking, the author examines Greek religion and myth to provide an account of Apollo in the ancient world. Series: Gods and Heroes of the Ancient World. Num Pages: 208 pages, 11 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRKP; HRLB; JFHF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 264.
Fritz Graf here presents a survey of a god once thought of as the most powerful of gods, and capable of great wrath should he be crossed: Apollo the sun god. From his first attestations in Homer, through the complex question of pre-Homeric Apollo, to the opposition between Apollo and Dionysos in nineteenth and twentieth-century thinking, Graf examines Greek religion and myth to provide a full account of Apollo in the ancient world. For students of Greek religion ... Read more
Fritz Graf here presents a survey of a god once thought of as the most powerful of gods, and capable of great wrath should he be crossed: Apollo the sun god. From his first attestations in Homer, through the complex question of pre-Homeric Apollo, to the opposition between Apollo and Dionysos in nineteenth and twentieth-century thinking, Graf examines Greek religion and myth to provide a full account of Apollo in the ancient world. For students of Greek religion ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Gods and Heroes of the Ancient World
Condition
New
Weight
263g
Number of Pages
190
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415317115
SKU
V9780415317115
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Ref
99-1
About Fritz Graf
Fritz Graf is currently Professor of Greek and Latin and Director of the Center for Epigraphical Studies at The Ohio State University. His main research interests are the religions of the Greek and Roman world, and his numerous publications include Greek Mythology: An Introduction (1993), Magic in the Ancient World (1997), and with Sarah Iles Johnston, Ritual texts for th ... Read more
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