Scylla: myth, metaphor, paradox

"What's in a name? Using the example of a famous monster from Greek myth, this book challenges the dominant view that a mythical symbol denotes a single, clear-cut 'figure' and proposes instead to conceptualize the name 'Scylla' as a combination of three concepts - sea,...

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Main Author: Govers Hopman, Marianne 1974- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge[u.a.] Cambridge University Press 2012
In:Year: 2012
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Skylla, Fictitious character
Further subjects:B Homer Odyssey
B Monsters in literature
B Scylla and Charybdis (Greek mythology)
B Monsters in art
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Parallel Edition:Electronic