Book
,
Print
in
English
Perseus
Daniel Ogden.
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2008.
- xxiv, 194 pages : illustrations; 21 cm.
Related Links
-
Eisenhower M Level ReservesBL820.P5 O33 2008 c. 1Available
- Subjects
- Series
- Contents
-
- Ancient authors and Fragments
- Why Perseus?
- 1. Introducing Perseus
- Key Themes
- 2. Family Saga
- family saga on stage
- impregnation of Danae
- chest and its mythological comparanda
- Acrisius' motivations and the feud with the line of Proetus
- Perseus' childhood
- Polydectes' trick
- war against Dionysus
- death of Perseus
- Overview
- 3. Medusa and the Gorgons
- origins of the Gorgon-head and of the Medusa story
- development of the quest narrative: Aeschylus and Pherecydes
- Perseus' equipment
- Where did the Gorgons live?
- Gorgon weaponry
- corruption and punishment of Medusa
- female groups: Gorgons, Graeae, Nymphs, Hesperides and Nereids
- Athena, Perseus, Bellerophon and the dragons
- Perseus and Jason: quest narratives and myths of maturation
- Overview
- 4. Andromeda and the Sea-Monster
- origins of the Andromeda tale
- tragic Andromeda
- imperial Andromeda
- catasterisms
- Eros and eroticism
- From Arcadia to India: Black Andromeda?
- ketos: a natural history
- Andromeda tale in context: Hesione and the dragons
- Folktale comparanda
- Overview
- 5. Use and Abuse of Perseus
- Perseus in the Argolid
- Perseus in Seriphos and Larissa
- Perseus in Athens and Sparta
- Perseus in Persia
- Perseus in Egypt
- Perseus in the Macedonian and Hellenistic dynasties
- Perseus in Rome and Italy
- Perseus in Roman Asia Minor
- Perseus rationalised
- Overview
- Perseus Afterwards
- 6. Perseus After Antiquity
- From Fulgentius to Freud: three ages in the allegorisation of the Medusa tale
- Christian Perseus: St George and Princess Sabra, Roger and Angelica
- Burne-Jones' Perseus Series
- Overview
- Conclusion: The Personality of Perseus
- Literary sources for the Perseus cycle
- Family tree.
- Other information
-
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [154]-181) and index.
- ISBN
-
- 9780415427241 (hardback : alk. paper)
- 041542724X (hardback : alk. paper)
- 9780415427258 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 0415427258 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 9780203932131 (ebk.)
- 0203932137 (ebk.)
- Identifying numbers
-
- LCCN: 2007031552
- OCLC: 163604137
- OCLC: 163604137
