Herakles
"There is more material available on Herakles than any other Greek god or hero. His story has many more episodes than those of other heroes, concerning his life and death as well as his battles with myriad monsters and other opponents. In literature, he appears in our earliest Greek epic and ly...
| Main Author: | Stafford, Emma. |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York :
Routledge,
2012.
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| Physical Description: |
xxvi, 302 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
| Series: |
Gods and heroes of the ancient world.
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| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- Why Herakles?
- Introducing Herakles
- Key Themes. Monsters and the hero I: The Labours ; Monsters and the hero II: Other battles ; The tragic hero ; Vice or virtue incarnate ; Political Herakles ; Worship of the hero-god
- Herakles Afterwards. Post-classical variations.