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"The Amazon myth flattered the Greeks who had created it. This was a myth for their male-dominated society. Yet it highlighted the power of women too - even on the battlefield. This vibrant new book shows how the Amazons passed from myth into history, while revealing the truth behind the legends"--
"The Amazon myth flattered the Greeks who had created it. This was a myth for their male-dominated society. Yet it highlighted the power of women too - even on the battlefield. This vibrant new book shows how the Amazons passed from myth into history, while revealing the truth behind the legends"--
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface; Introduction: Amazons in love, war, and mind: their significance in ancient Greek culture; 1. Approaching Amazons; 2. Amazons in battle: weapons, mind and body; 3. Sex and motherhood; 4. A duel of death and desire: Penthesilea vs. Achilles; 5. Heracles' Amazon labour: Delphi, Olympia and colonial worlds; 6. Shipwreck and reptiles: the queens of southern Russia; 7. Amazon cities in Asia: Themiscyra, Ephesus and Halicarnassus; 8. The pride of Athens; 9. Artemis vs. Aphrodite: Greek women go Amazon; 10. Alexander the Great and the Amazon queen; 11. Conclusions: Amazon realities; Bibliography; Index.
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Erscheinungsjahr: | 2025 |
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Genre: | Geschichte, Importe |
Jahrhundert: | Altertum |
Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
Medium: | Buch |
ISBN-13: | 9781108834490 |
ISBN-10: | 1108834493 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Gebunden |
Autor: | Braund, David |
Hersteller: | Cambridge University Pr. |
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
Abbildungen: | 30 colour illus. |
Maße: | 224 x 150 x 27 mm |
Von/Mit: | David Braund |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 24.04.2025 |
Gewicht: | 0,624 kg |
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface; Introduction: Amazons in love, war, and mind: their significance in ancient Greek culture; 1. Approaching Amazons; 2. Amazons in battle: weapons, mind and body; 3. Sex and motherhood; 4. A duel of death and desire: Penthesilea vs. Achilles; 5. Heracles' Amazon labour: Delphi, Olympia and colonial worlds; 6. Shipwreck and reptiles: the queens of southern Russia; 7. Amazon cities in Asia: Themiscyra, Ephesus and Halicarnassus; 8. The pride of Athens; 9. Artemis vs. Aphrodite: Greek women go Amazon; 10. Alexander the Great and the Amazon queen; 11. Conclusions: Amazon realities; Bibliography; Index.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2025 |
---|---|
Genre: | Geschichte, Importe |
Jahrhundert: | Altertum |
Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
Medium: | Buch |
ISBN-13: | 9781108834490 |
ISBN-10: | 1108834493 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Gebunden |
Autor: | Braund, David |
Hersteller: | Cambridge University Pr. |
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
Abbildungen: | 30 colour illus. |
Maße: | 224 x 150 x 27 mm |
Von/Mit: | David Braund |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 24.04.2025 |
Gewicht: | 0,624 kg |
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