New heroes in antiquity: from Achilles to Antinoos

Introduction -- Poetic heroes -- Local heroes -- Warriors and patriots -- Athletes, poets, philosophers -- Private heroes -- Greek heroes in a Roman world -- Antinoos -- Heroes and saints -- Appendix: Living heroes

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Revealing antiquity
Main Author: Jones, Christopher P. 1940- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge, Mass. [u.a.] Harvard Univ. Press 2010
In: Revealing antiquity (18)
Series/Journal:Revealing antiquity 18
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Classical antiquity / Hero worship
B Greece (Antiquity)
B Roman Empire
B Mythology / Hero
Further subjects:B Heroes (Greece)
B Mythology, Greek
B Greece Religion
B Gods, Greek
B Heroes Greece
B Superheroes Greece
B Greece Religion
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Summary:Introduction -- Poetic heroes -- Local heroes -- Warriors and patriots -- Athletes, poets, philosophers -- Private heroes -- Greek heroes in a Roman world -- Antinoos -- Heroes and saints -- Appendix: Living heroes
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0674035860