From Artemis to Diana : The Goddess of Man and Beast
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Acta Hyperborea
ISBN-10
8763507889
ISBN-13
9788763507882
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press
Imprint
Museum Tusculanum Press
Country of Manufacture
DK
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 30th, 2009
Print length
585 Pages
Weight
1,286 grams
Dimensions
17.40 x 24.40 x 3.60 cms
Product Classification:
Ancient religions & mythologies
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Text in English & German. This book contains 19 articles dealing with various aspects of the Greek goddess Artemis and the Roman goddess Diana. The themes presented in the volume deal with the Near Eastern equivalents of Artemis, the Bronze Age Linear B testimonies, and Artemis in Homer and in the Greek tragedies. Sanctuaries and cult, and regional aspects are also dealt with -- encompassing Cyprus, the Black Sea region, Greece and Italy. Pedimental sculpture, mosaics and sculpture form the basis of investigations of the iconography of the Roman Diana; the role of the cult of Diana in a dynastic setting is also examined. A single section deals with the reception of the iconography of the Ephesian Artemis during the Renaissance and later periods.
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