Hermes
Hermes- Front Cover -- Hermes -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of figures -- Series foreword -- Acknowledgements -- List of ancient authors -- List of abbreviations and conventions -- SPELLING OF GREEK NAMES -- Map of the Peloponnese and Isthmus of Corinth -- Genealogical table --...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Georgetown
Routledge
2018
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| In: | Year: 2018 |
| Series/Journal: | Gods and Heroes of the Ancient World Ser
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Hermes
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| Further subjects: | B
Hermes *(Greek deity)*
B Greece Religion |
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Volltext (Aggregator) |
| Parallel Edition: | Print version: Allan, Arlene: Hermes. - Georgetown : Routledge,c2018. - 9781138805705 |
| Summary: | Hermes- Front Cover -- Hermes -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of figures -- Series foreword -- Acknowledgements -- List of ancient authors -- List of abbreviations and conventions -- SPELLING OF GREEK NAMES -- Map of the Peloponnese and Isthmus of Corinth -- Genealogical table -- WHY HERMES? -- NOTE -- INTRODUCING HERMES -- ORIGINS AND NAME -- IMAGE -- MYTH -- CULT -- MAKING CONNECTIONS, BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS -- OVERVIEW -- NOTES -- KEY THEMES -- Chapter 1: TALENTS -- MÊTIS -- STEALTH -- CREATIVITY -- WIT -- PROPRIETY -- OVERVIEW -- NOTES -- Chapter 2: TRANSMISSIONS -- DIVINE MESSENGER, ZEUS' HERALD -- LEADER OF DREAMS -- HERMÊNEUS/HERMÊNEUTÊS -- DIDASKALOS -- RHETOR (ORATOR) -- OVERVIEW -- NOTES -- Chapter 3: TRANSITIONS -- DIVINE GUIDE -- PROTECTOR OF PERSONS -- PROTECTOR OF PLACES -- PROTECTOR OF PROPERTY -- MATURATION -- OVERVIEW -- NOTES -- Chapter 4: TRANSACTIONS -- DÔTÔR EAÔN: 'GIVER OF GOOD' -- HERMES AGORAIOS -- HERMES PHÊLÊTÊS -- OVERVIEW -- NOTES -- Chapter 5: TRANSPOSITIONS -- THE THIEF -- THE TRICKSTER -- VERBAL DECEPTION -- VISUAL DECEPTION -- IMMODESTY AND EXCESSES -- TRICKSTER TRICKED -- GAMER AND PLAYER -- OVERVIEW -- NOTES -- Chapter 6: TRANSCENDENCE -- ZEUS' HERMA -- ZEUS' SPOKESMAN -- ZEUS' DELIGHTER -- ZEUS' NETWORKER -- ZEUS' HUMANE FACE -- OVERVIEW -- NOTES -- Chapter 7: TRANSLATIONS -- HERMES GOES WEST -- ROMAN MERCURY -- LITERARY MERCURY -- POLITICAL MERCURY -- 'INTERPRETATIO ROMANA' -- HERMES GOES EAST -- MESOPOTAMIAN/BABYLONIAN 'HERMES' -- EGYPTIAN HERMES -- OVERVIEW -- NOTES -- HERMES AFTERWARDS -- Chapter 8: TRANSFORMATIONS I: OTHER MERCURYS -- ALLEGORICAL HERMES/MERCURY -- ASTROLOGICAL MERCURY -- MAGICAL MERCURY -- ALCHEMICAL HERMES/MERCURY -- OVERVIEW -- NOTES -- Chapter 9: TRANSFORMATIONS II: FROM HIGH TO POPULAR CULTURE -- VISUALISING HERMES -- COMICS AND ANIMATION -- STAGE AND SCREEN POETRY AND PROSE -- APPROPRIATIONS -- NOTES -- Further reading -- GENERAL STUDIES -- KEY THEMES -- HERMES AFTERWARDS -- Bibliography -- Index |
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| ISBN: | 1351012223 |