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Description edit
Pindar and the Cult of Heroes combines a study of Greek culture and religion (hero cult) with a literary-critical study of Pindar's epinician poetry. It looks at hero cult generally, but focuses especially on heroization in the 5th century BC. There are individual chapters on the heroization... read more
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- Hieron: Add a description of this character.
- Pugliese Carratelli
- Kearns
- Kroisos
- Demeter
- Richardson
- Kai
- Nilsson
- Kingsley
- Stinton
- Pythagoras
- Boardman
- Farnell
- H. Horn
- Achilleus
- Frazer
- Pritchett
- Sarpedon
- Currie
- Kurke
- Kirkwood
- Kara
- Braswell
- Hamilkar
- Theron
- Taplin
- Nemean
- Lucian De
- Schachter
- Peleus
- Hermias
- Nagy
- Robertson
- Diotima
- Amphiaraos
- Herakles
- Frankel
First Sentence edit
The two themes of this book are stated in its title: it is a study in Greek poetry and religion.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Bruno Currie (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 884.01
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