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Auteur(s) : Ogden, Daniel (1963-....)
Titre(s) : Drakōn [Texte imprimé] : dragon myth and serpent cult in the Greek and Roman worlds / Daniel Ogden
Publication : Oxford (GB) : Oxford University Press, cop. 2013
Description matérielle : xviii, 472 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Comprend : Drakon Fights (i): Drakontes Pure ; Drakon Fights (ii): Drakontes Composite ; Fights
with Kete, Sea-serpents ; The World of the Slain Drakontes ; Masters and Mistresses
of Drakontes ; The Symmetrical Battle between Drakon and Slayer ; Drakontes, Earth
and the Dead ; Drakon Gods of Wealth and Good Luck ; Drakon Gods of Healing ; A
Day in the Life of a Sacred Snake ; The Birth of the Christian Dragon.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (p. [427]-459) and index
"Drakon: Dragon Myth and Serpent Cult in the Greek and Roman Wolrds is the first substantial
survey to be focally devoted to the "dragon" or the supernatural serpent, the drakon
or draco, in Greek and Roman myth and religion. Almost every major myth cycle of the
Greek and Roman worlds featured a dragon-fight at its heart, including the sagas of
Heracles, Jason, Perseus, Cadmus, and Odysseus. Asclepius, the single most beloved
and influential of the pagan gods from the late Classical period until Late Antiquity,
was often manifest as a giant serpent and even in his humanoid aspect carried a serpent
on his staff. Detailed and authoritative, but lucidly presented, this volume incorporates
analyses of all of antiquity's major dragon-slaying myths, and offers comprehensive
accounts of the rich sources, literary and iconographic. Ogden also explores matters
of cult and the initially paradoxical association of dragons and serpents with the
most benign of deities, not only those of health and healing, like Asclepius and Hygieia,
but also those of wealth and good luck, such as Zeus Meilichios and Agathos Daimon.
The concluding chapter considers the roles of both pagan dragon-slaying narratives
and pagan serpent cults in shaping the beginnings of the tradition of the saintly
dragon- and serpent-slaying tales we cherish still, the tradition that culminates
in our own stories of Saints George and Patrick."--Publisher's website
Sujet(s) : Dragons -- Grèce -- Antiquité
Dragons -- Rome
Serpents -- Mythologie -- Grèce -- Antiquité
Serpents -- Mythologie -- Rome
Serpents -- Culte -- Grèce -- Antiquité
Serpents -- Culte -- Rome
Indice(s) Dewey :
398.245 4 (23e éd.) = Animaux légendaires
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780199557325. - ISBN 0199557322 (hardback)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb437136011
Notice n° :
FRBNF43713601
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