Research Catalog

Title

Greek gods abroad : names, natures, and transformations / Robert Parker.

Author

Parker, Robert, 1950-

Publication

Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2017]

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Details

Description

x, 257 pages : maps; 24 cm

Summary

"From even before the time of Alexander the Great, the Greek gods spread throughout the Mediterranean, carried by settlers and largely adopted by the indigenous populations. By the third century BC, gods bearing Greek names were worshipped everywhere from Spain to Afghanistan, with the resulting religious systems a variable blend of Greek and indigenous elements. Greek Gods Abroad examines the interaction between Greek religion and the cultures of the eastern Mediterranean with which it came into contact. Robert Parker shows how Greek conventions for naming gods were extended and adapted, providing bold new insights into religious and psychological values across the Mediterranean. The result is a rich portrait of ancient polytheism as it was practiced over 600 years of history"--Provided by publisher.

Series Statement

Sather classical lectures ; volume seventy-two

Uniform Title

Sather classical lectures ; v. 72.

Subject

• Gods, Greek
• Civilization, Classical
• Polytheism
• Civilization
• Mediterranean Region > Civilization
• Mediterranean Region

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-244) and index.

Contents

Names and epithets -- Interpretatio -- Gods of many nations and their naming in Greek : non-Greek naming traditions -- Supreme, ancestral, and personal gods -- Ad maiorem deorum gloriam : the growth of praise epithets -- Delos : where god meets god -- Conclusion -- Appendix A. Postclassical use of the epithet Ov̓pávioc -- Appendix B. Translated theophoric names -- Appendix C. Interpretatio in India -- Appendix D. Some non-Greek theonyms of Anatolia -- Appendix E. Thasian Herakles -- Appendix F. Some epithets in bilingual texts -- Appendix G. Divine and human names juxtaposed -- Appendix H. Exported gods : the cults of Hellenistic colonies.

Call Number

JFE 17-7664

ISBN

• 9780520293946
• 0520293940

LCCN

• 2016049350
• 40027280626

OCLC

962258289

Author

Parker, Robert, 1950- author.

Title

Greek gods abroad : names, natures, and transformations / Robert Parker.

Publisher

Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2017]

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Sather classical lectures ; volume seventy-two

Sather classical lectures ; v. 72.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-244) and index.

Other Form:

Online version: Parker, Robert, 1950- Greek gods abroad. Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2017] 9780520967250 (DLC) 2016052477

Other Standard Identifier

40027280626

Research Call Number

JFE 17-7664