Pindar and the cult of heroes

Pindar and the cult of heroes / Bruno Currie.

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 of...

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Main Author: Currie, Bruno
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Subjects:
Pindar > Criticism and interpretation.
Pindar
Heroes in literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Ancient & Classical.
Heroes in literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Table of Contents:
  • pt. 1. Some themes in hero cult, Homer and Pindar
  • pt. 2. Heroization in the fifth century BC
  • pt. 3. Five odes of Pindar.

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