Theseus and Athens / Henry J. Walker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walker, Henry J., author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Greek literature--Greece--Athens--History and criticism.

Greek literature.

Theseus, King of Athens--In literature.

Kings and rulers in literature.

Heroes in literature.

Athens (Greece)--Civilization.

Athens (Greece).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 224 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This work explores what Theseus, the greatest Athenian hero, meant to the Athenians at the height of their city-state in the 5th century BC. Assembling material scattered throughout the classical literature, the author examines the evidence for the development of the cult of Theseus.

Contents:

Contents; 1. Myth and Ritual: Hero Worship in Greece and the Origins of the Theseus Myth; 2. Benevolent Dictators and the Paradox of a Democratic King; 3. The Trozenian Outsider; 4. The Hero-King; 5. The Democratic Ruler; 6. Theseus at Colonus; 7. Theseus Enters History; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

Previously issued in print: 1995.

ISBN:

0-19-770540-5

1-280-44300-6

1-4237-3581-1

0-19-535837-6

1-60129-976-1

OCLC:

166335025