The Oxford handbook of Heracles /

The Oxford handbook of Heracles / edited by Daniel Ogden.

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"The first half of the volume is devoted to the exposition of the ancient evidence, literary and iconographic, for the traditions of Heracles' life and deeds. After a chapter each on the hero's childhood and his madness, the canonical cause of his Twelve Labors, each of the Labors the...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Other Authors: Ogden, Daniel (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021]
Series:Oxford handbooks.
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Heracles > (Greek mythological character) > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Heracles > (Greek mythological character)
Handbooks and manuals.
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • The Oxford Handbook of Heracles
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • Contributors
  • Introduction
  • Part I: Before the Labors
  • 1. Birth and Childhood
  • 2. The Madness and the Labors
  • Part II: The Labors (Athloi)
  • 3. Labor I: The Nemean Lion
  • 4. Labor II: The Lernean Hydra
  • 5. Labor III: The Cerynean Hind
  • 6. Labor IV: The Erymanthian Boar (and Pholus)
  • 7. Labor V: The Augean Stables
  • 8. Labor VI: The Stymphalian Birds
  • 9. Labor VII: The Cretan Bull
  • 10. Labor VIII: The Mares of Diomede (and Alcestis)
  • 11. Labor IX: The Girdle of the Amazon Hippolyte
  • 12. Labor X: The Cattle of Geryon and the Return from Tartessus
  • 13. Labor XI: The Apples of the Hesperides
  • 14. Labor XII: Cerberus
  • Part III: The Side-​Deeds (Parerga)
  • 15. Brigands and Cruel Kings
  • 16. The Argonauts
  • 17. Laomedon, Hesione, and the Sea-​Monster
  • 18. Auge and Telephus
  • 19. The Gigantomachy
  • 20. Oechalia, Delphi, and Omphale
  • 21. Deianeira, Death, and Apotheosis
  • Part IV: Genres and Media
  • 22. Epic
  • 23. Tragedy
  • 24. Comedy
  • 25. The Philosophical Tradition
  • 26. Classical Art
  • Part V: Themes.
  • 27. Heracles as a Quest Hero
  • 28. Heracles between Hera and Athena
  • 29. Heracles Rationalized and Allegorized
  • 30. Heracles and the Mastery of Geographical Space
  • 31. Heracles as Ancestor
  • 32. Heracles, Macedon, and Alexander the Great
  • 33. The Greek Cult of Heracles
  • 34. Heracles and Melqart
  • 35. The Roman Cult of Hercules
  • 36. Hercules, Caesar, and the Roman Emperors
  • 37. The Early Christian Heracles
  • 38. The Reception of Heracles
  • Index.

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