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Greek nymphs : myth, cult, lore / Jennifer Larson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Larson, Jennifer, 1965- author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nymphs (Greek deities).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (393 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This well illustrated book examines nymphs as both religious and mythopoetic figures, tracing their development and significance in Greek culture from Homer through the Hellenistic period.
- Contents:
- CONTENTS; 1 WHAT IS A NYMPH?; 2 ANCIENT AND MODERN NARRATIVES; 3 GODS, GODDESSES, AND NYMPHS; 4 LORE OF THE NYMPHS IN THE GREEK WORLD; 5 CAVES OF THE NYMPHS AND VOTIVE ICONOGRAPHY; AFTERWORD; ABBREVIATIONS AND EDITIONS OF PRIMARY SOURCES; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX OF NYMPHS; GENERAL INDEX
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2001.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-028690-3
- 0-19-770465-4
- 0-19-802868-7
- 1-280-53165-7
- 1-60256-450-7
- OCLC:
- 475956454
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