Ancient Greek myths in medieval Armenian literature / by Gohar Muradyan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Muradyan, Gohar, compiler.

Series:

Armenian texts and studies (Leiden, Netherlands) ; v. 5.

Armenian texts and studies ; volume 5

Language:

Armenian

English

Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

Subjects (All):

Mythology, Greek--Literary collections.

Mythology, Greek.

Armenian literature--To 1800.

Armenian literature.

Armenian literature--To 1800--Translations into Greek.

Armenian literature--To 1800--Translations into English.

Genre:

Literary collections.

Translations.

Physical Description:

xiii, 441 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2022]

Language Note:

Parallel Armenian and Ancient Greek text and English translation.

Summary:

"Greek myths were, to some extent, familiar to medieval Armenian authors, mainly through translations of late classical and early Christian writings; they also appear in original works, but this knowledge was never profound or accurate. Both translators and Armenian authors, as well as later scribes, while translating, renarrating and copying short mythical stories, or mentioning or just alluding to them often related the stories and the familiar or unfamiliar names occurring in them correctly, but sometimes they made mistakes, chiefly corrupting names not well-known to them, and sometimes, even details of the plot. This is the first study which brings together the references to ancient Greek myths (154 episodes) in medieval Armenian literature by including the original Armenian and Greek (if extant) text and translation. With appendices listing the occurrences of Greek gods, their Armenian equivalents, images, altars, temples, and rites, the Aesopian fables and the Trojan war"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Ancient Greek Myths in Christian Authors

2. Ancient Greek Myths in Old Armenian Literature

3. Names of Gods and Other Personages of Myths

Texts

1. The Hundred-handed, Titans, Giants, Cerberus, Chimera and Gorgos

2. The Castration of Uranus and the Birth of Aphrodite

3. Cyclopes

4. Children of Uranus and Gea

5. The Birth of Zeus

6. Zeus' Tomb in Crete

7. Atlas

8. Centaurs

9. Mythical Musicians

10. Musician Thamyris

11. Punishment of Hera, Hephaestus' Disabling, Aphrodite and Ares

12. The Birth of Athena

13. Founding Eleusis and Attica

14. Leto and Tityos

15. Apollo and Daphne

16. The Court of Areopagus

17. Orion

18. Demeter, Persephone and Triptolemus

19. Zeus and Persephone-Pherephatte

20. Revolt of the Giants against Zeus

21. Prometheus and Hephaestus

22. Deucalion and the Flood

23. Graeci and the Origin of the Name of the Hellenes

24. Ion and the Origin of the Name of the Greeks

25. Otus and Ephialtes

26. The Flight of Phrixus and Helle from Ino

27. The Foundation of Corinth

28. Salmoneus and Tyro

29. Soothsayer Melampus

30. The Argonauts

31. Pelias Killed by Medea

32. Medea Takes Revenge on Jason

33. Medea's Son Medus

34. The First Kings of Sicyon

35. The First Kings of Argos

36. Zeus and Inachus's Daughter Io

37. Belus King of Assyria

38. The Daughters of Danaus and Sons of Egypt

39. Bellerophontes and Chimera

40. Zeus and Danae, the Birth of Perseus

41. Perseus and Gorgo Medusa

42. Eurystheus Reigns over Mycenae

43. The Birth of Heracles

44. Heracles and the Fifty Daughters of Thespius

45. Heracles' Madness

46. Heracles and the Nemean Lion

47. Heracles and the Lernean Hydra

48. The Mares of Diomedes

49. The Amazons

50. Geryon and the Pillars of Heracles

51. Heracles' Single Combat with Antaeus

52. Heracles and Busiris

53. The Adventures of Theseus and Pirithous

54. Cerberus and Heracles

55. Cercopes and Heracles

56. Heracles Destroys Troy

57. Heracles and Auge, the Birth of Telephus

58. Heracles and the Oxen of Thiodamas

59. Heracles and Deianeira. Heracles' Death

60. The Apotheosis of Heracles

61. The Return of the Heraclids to Peloponnese, Aristodemus Stricken by a Thunderbolt

62. Distribution of the Towns of Peloponnese among the Heraclids

63. The Birth of Cadmus, Phoenician Letters Introduced to Greece

64. Europa and Zeus

65. Sarpedon in Lycia

66. Minos and Rhadamanthus as Judges

67. Pasiphae and the Bull, the Birth of Minotaur

68. Foundation of Thebes

69. Cadmus and the Sparti

70. Zeus and Semele, the Birth of Dionysus

71. Dionysus' Upbringing

72. Madness of Athamas and Ino

73. Dionysus and the Tragedy

74. Actaeon

75. Dionysus and the Vine

76. Dionysus Torn Apart by the Titans

77. Dionysus and Pentheus

78. Dionysus' Apotheosis

79. Labdacus and Lycus Reigning in Thebes

80. Zethus and Amphion, the Musician Arion

81. The Walls of Thebes

82. Niobe and Leto

83. The Sphinx Sent to Thebes

84. The Tragedy of Oedipus

85. Argos' War against Thebes

86. The Transformation of Tiresias

87. Details of the Theban War

88. Single Battle of Eteocles and Polynices

89. Amphiaraus and Adrastus

90. The Epigones against Thebes

91. Zeus and Callisto, the Birth of Areas

92. Atalanta and Hippomenes

93. Asclepius Struck by the Thunderbolt

94. Zeus and Leda

95. Dardania and Troy

96. The Rape of Ganymede

97. The Founding of Ilium and the Reign of Priam

98. Aeacus

99. The Birth and Upbringing of Achilles

100. Cecrops

101. Greek Letters Ascribed to Cecrops

102. Phoenix Blinded

103. The Strife of Athena and Poseidon for Athens

104. Cecrops' Son Erysichthon

105. Phaethon

106. Myrrha, Birth of Adonis

107. Atthis and the Name of Attica

108. Cranaus' Successors on the Throne of Athens

109. The Birth of Erichthonius

110. The Daughters of Pandion, Triptolemus

111. Icarius

112. The Tragedy of Procne and Philomela

113. Erechteus' Ascension to the Throne, Orythia and Boreas

114. Eumolpus

115. The Seventh to Eleventh Kings of Athens

116. Theseus in Attica

117. Daedalus and Icarus

118. Theseus and the Marathonian Bull

119. Medea's Banishment from Athens

120. Theseus and Ariadne

121. Daedalus' Flight and the Murder of Minos

122. Phaedra and Hippolytus

123. Ixion and Hera

124. The Battle of Centaurs and Lapiths

125. Helen Kidnapped by Theseus

126. The Adventures of Theseus and Pirithous in Hades

127. Tantalus' Punishment

128. The Ivory Shoulder of Pelops

129. Pelops' Marriage and Ascension to the Throne, the Pelopids

130. Atreus' and Thyestes' Ascension to the Throne

131. Agamenon and Menelaus, the Birth of Orestes

132. Helen's Rape by Paris

133. Proteus Keeps Helen, Proteus' Transformation, His Sons

134. Odysseus and Palamedes

135. Iphigenia in Aulis and in Tauris

136. Aphrodite Wounded

137. Diomedes Wounded by Paris' Arrow

138. The Death of Patroclus

139. Achilles and the Scamander River

140. Hector Killed

141. Achilles and Thersites

142. Memnon Protector of Troy, Zarmayr

143. The Conquest of Troy, Polyxene

144. Orestes' Ascension to the Mycenaean Throne, Pyrrhus Killed

145. The Island of the Cyclopes

146. Odysseus and Polyphemus

147. The Island of Circe

148. The Sirens

149. Scylla and Charybdis

150. On the Island of Calypso

151. Penelope's Bridegrooms

152. The Birth of Pan

153. The Foundation of Rome

154. Narcissus

Appendices

1. Mentions of Greek Gods, Their Armenian Equivalents and Images

2. Complete Narrations about the Trojan War

3. Shaking Olympus

4. Candaules and Gyges, Midas

5. Halcyon

6. Hayk's Grandson Cadmus.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Muradyan, Gohar. Ancient Greek myths in medieval Armenian literature

ISBN:

9789004519794

9004519793

OCLC:

1330690041

Publisher Number:

99992504234