Greek Gods in the East : Hellenistic iconographic schemes in Central Asia / Ladislav Stančo, Ph.D.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stančo, Ladislav, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mythology, Greek, in art.

Goddesses, Greek, in art.

Gods, Greek, in art.

Antiquities.

Art, Asian--Greek influences.

Art, Asian.

Art, Central Asian.

Art, Hellenstic--Themes, motives.

Art, Hellenstic.

Asia, Central.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (261 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Prague : Charles University in Prague, Karolinum Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book focuses on the fate of the Greek mythological themes, divine and heroic figures, far in the East, primarily in the area of ancient Gandhara and Bactria (today in Uzbekistan). In alphabetic order, it covers primary iconographic schemes, which the art of these areas borrowed from the Hellenistic Mediterranean. We can compare how individual typical depictions of Greek deities changed and accommodated the taste and ideas of the local populace over the centuries. Aside from this, many of the originally Greek mythological characters, including their typical attributes, became, as this book

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Definition of the subject; 1.2 Political continuity; 1.3 A note on Kushan chronology; 2 An iconographicanalysis of the Hellenisticsubjects in the artof Gandhara, Bactriaand the adjoining areasof the Kushan Empire; 2.1 General remarks; 2.2 Greek mythological figures in the east; 2.2.1 Adonis; 2.2.2 Aphrodite; 2.2.3 Apollo; 2.2.4 Ares; 2.2.5 Artemis; 2.2.6 Athena; 2.2.7 Atlantes; 2.2.8 Centaur; 2.2.9 Cybele; 2.2.10 Demeter; 2.2.11 Dionysus; 2.2.12 The Dioscuri; 2.2.13 Eros/Cupids; 2.2.14 Harpocrates; 2.2.15 Helios; 2.2.16 Heracles; 2.2.17 Hermes

2.2.18 Nereids2.2.19 Nike; 2.2.20 Poseidon; 2.2.21 River gods; 2.2.22 Sarapis; 2.2.23 Tyche / City goddess; 2.2.24 Zeus; 2.3 Other schemes of Greek origin; 2.3.1 Various themes; 2.3.2 Drinking, dancing and erotic scenes; 2.4 Greek deities identified with Iranian or Indian ones; 2.4.1 Tyche-Hariti-Ardokhsho-Lakshmi; 2.4.2 Heracles-Vajrapani; 2.4.3 Pharro / Panchika / Hermes; 2.4.4 Shiva - Vesho - Veshparkar with attributes of Poseidon, Zeus and Heracles; 3 Conclusions; 4 Bibliography

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 12, 2015).

ISBN:

9788024624679

8024624672

OCLC:

909142397