Greek Gods Abroad : Names, Natures, and Transformations / Robert Parker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Parker, Robert, author.

Series:

Sather classical lectures ; Volume 72.

Sather Classical Lectures ; 72

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gods, Greek.

Civilization, Classical.

Polytheism--Greece.

Polytheism.

Polytheism--Spain.

Polytheism--Afghanistan.

Mediterranean Region--Civilization.

Mediterranean Region.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (258 pages).

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2017]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

From even before the time of Alexander the Great, the Greek gods spread throughout the Mediterranean, carried by settlers and largely adopted by the indigenous populations. By the third century b.c., gods bearing Greek names were worshipped everywhere from Spain to Afghanistan, with the resulting religious systems a variable blend of Greek and indigenous elements. Greek Gods Abroad examines the interaction between Greek religion and the cultures of the eastern Mediterranean with which it came into contact. Robert Parker shows how Greek conventions for naming gods were extended and adapted and provides bold new insights into religious and psychological values across the Mediterranean. The result is a rich portrait of ancient polytheism as it was practiced over 600 years of history.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

1. Names and Epithets

2. Interpretatio

3. Gods of Many Nations and Their Naming in Greek: Non-Greek Naming Traditions

4. Supreme, Ancestral, and Personal Gods

5. Ad Maiorem Deorum Gloriam: The Growth of Praise Epithets

6. Delos: Where God Meets God

Conclusion

Appendix A. Postclassical Use of the Epithet Oὐράνιος

Appendix B. Translated Theophoric Names

Appendix C. Interpretatio in India

Appendix D. Some Non-Greek Theonyms in Anatolia

Appendix E. Thasian Herakles

Appendix F. Some Epithets in Bilingual Texts

Appendix G. Divine and Human Names Juxtaposed

Appendix H. Exported Gods: The Cults of Hellenistic Colonies

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2017.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 20. Sep 2019)

ISBN:

9780520967250

0520967259

OCLC:

962750288