| Title | : | Drakon: Dragon Myth and Serpent Cult in the Greek and Roman Worlds |
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| Rating | : | 4.98 (726 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0199557322 |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 496 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-05 |
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Drakon: Dragon Myth and Serpent Cult in the Greek and Roman Wolrds is the first substantial survey to be focally devoted to the "dragon" or the supernatural serpent, the drakon or draco, in Greek and Roman myth and religion. Almost every major myth cycle of the Greek and Roman worlds featured a dragon-fight at its heart, including the sagas of Heracles, Jason, Perseus, Cadmus, and Odysseus. Asclepius, the single most beloved and influential of the pagan gods from the late Classical period until Late Antiquity, was often manifest as a giant serpent and even in his humanoid aspect carried a serpent on his staff.
Detailed and authoritative, but lucidly presented, this volume incorporates analyses of all of antiquity's major dragon-slaying myths, and offers comprehensive accounts of the rich sources, literary and iconographic. Ogden also explores matters of cult and the initially paradoxical association of dragons and serpents with the most benign of dei
Editorial :
"Drakon will become the essential resource for any further study of the serpents of the Greek and Roman worlds."--Laura Gawlinski, Bryn Mawr Classical Review
Can't go wrong with Lora Leigh!. Such books are, at best, useless and, at worst, deliberately destabilizing to the faith. And that generous inclusiveness as well as too-general descriptions of drug-use and other antics gives the impression that he's hedging his bets.
Incidentally, the authors encyclopedic impulse is also reflected in the number of bars and watering holes he mentions, making it a candidate for an excellent record or guide to every place to get a drink in London, since 1990.
As a book, it doesn't really hang together. The edition I have was published in 1969, yet the information is as valid as it was when written. Can't wait until or 3 comes. Pretty good book to keep you on the edge. . The Universe is not random! Thank you so much for writing this book!. I found Mr. They seem to be excellent for crewel work because of the bigger areas.. I also think that the Penny Hooper case deserved a far more comprehensive coverage as the facts of the case are ju
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