Greek translations of Roman gods / Bradley Buszard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Buszard, Bradley, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gods, Roman, in literature.

Latin literature--Translations into Greek.

Latin literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (336 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2023.

Summary:

A comprehensive study of the Greek translations of Latin terminology has long been recognized as a desideratum in classical philology and ancient history. This volume is the first in a planned series of monographs that will address that need. It is based on a large and growing database of Greek translations of Latin, the GRETL project. It offers a comprehensive analysis of the translations of Roman gods in literary Greek, addressing Roman and Greek cult, shrines, legend, mythology, and cultural interaction. Its primary focus is on Greek literature, especially the works of Plutarch, Appian, Cassius Dio, Dionysius of Halicarnassus, and Diodorus, but it also incorporates important translations from many other authors, as well as evidence from epigraphy and the Byzantine Glossaria. Although its focus is on Greek literature and translation, the process of translation was a joint endeavor of ancient Greeks and Romans, beginning in the prehistoric interactions in the Forum Boarium, Etruria, and Magna Graecia, and continuing through late antiquity. This volume thus provides an essential resource for philologists, religious scholars, and historians of Rome and Greece alike.

Contents:

Intro

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

Contents

Introduction

Syncretized Roman Gods

Unsyncretized Roman Gods

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index of Greek Words

Index of Ancient Authors

General index.

Notes:

Description based on: online resource; title from pdf title page (de Gruyter, viewed on July 13, 2023).

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ISBN:

9783111072173

3111072177

OCLC:

1378390402