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Title

Ancient Greek myths in medieval Armenian literature / by Gohar Muradyan.

Author

Muradyan, Gohar

Publication

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2022]

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Description

xiii, 441 pages; 25 cm.

Summary

"Greek myths were, to some extent, familiar to medieval Armenian authors, mainly through translations of late classical and early Christian writings; they also appear in original works, but this knowledge was never profound or accurate. Both translators and Armenian authors, as well as later scribes, while translating, renarrating and copying short mythical stories, or mentioning or just alluding to them often related the stories and the familiar or unfamiliar names occurring in them correctly, but sometimes they made mistakes, chiefly corrupting names not well-known to them, and sometimes, even details of the plot. This is the first study which brings together the references to ancient Greek myths (154 episodes) in medieval Armenian literature by including the original Armenian and Greek (if extant) text and translation. With appendices listing the occurrences of Greek gods, their Armenian equivalents, images, altars, temples, and rites, the Aesopian fables and the Trojan war"--

Series Statement

Armenian texts and studies ; volume 5

Uniform Title

Armenian texts and studies (Leiden, Netherlands) ; v. 5.

Subject

• To 1800
• Mythology, Greek > Literary collections
• Armenian literature > To 1800
• Armenian literature > To 1800 > Translations into Greek
• Armenian literature > To 1800 > Translations into English
• Armenian literature
• Mythology, Greek
• Armenia (Republic)

Genre/Form

• Literary collections.
• Translations.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Language (note)

• Parallel Armenian and Ancient Greek text and English translation.

Contents

1. Ancient Greek Myths in Christian Authors -- 2. Ancient Greek Myths in Old Armenian Literature -- 3. Names of Gods and Other Personages of Myths -- Texts -- 1. The Hundred-handed, Titans, Giants, Cerberus, Chimera and Gorgos -- 2. The Castration of Uranus and the Birth of Aphrodite -- 3. Cyclopes -- 4. Children of Uranus and Gea -- 5. The Birth of Zeus -- 6. Zeus' Tomb in Crete -- 7. Atlas -- 8. Centaurs -- 9. Mythical Musicians -- 10. Musician Thamyris -- 11. Punishment of Hera, Hephaestus' Disabling, Aphrodite and Ares -- 12. The Birth of Athena -- 13. Founding Eleusis and Attica -- 14. Leto and Tityos -- 15. Apollo and Daphne -- 16. The Court of Areopagus -- 17. Orion -- 18. Demeter, Persephone and Triptolemus -- 19. Zeus and Persephone-Pherephatte -- 20. Revolt of the Giants against Zeus -- 21. Prometheus and Hephaestus -- 22. Deucalion and the Flood -- 23. Graeci and the Origin of the Name of the Hellenes -- 24. Ion and the Origin of the Name of the Greeks -- 25. Otus and Ephialtes -- 26. The Flight of Phrixus and Helle from Ino -- 27. The Foundation of Corinth -- 28. Salmoneus and Tyro -- 29. Soothsayer Melampus -- 30. The Argonauts -- 31. Pelias Killed by Medea -- 32. Medea Takes Revenge on Jason -- 33. Medea's Son Medus -- 34. The First Kings of Sicyon -- 35. The First Kings of Argos -- 36. Zeus and Inachus's Daughter Io -- 37. Belus King of Assyria -- 38. The Daughters of Danaus and Sons of Egypt -- 39. Bellerophontes and Chimera -- 40. Zeus and Danae, the Birth of Perseus -- 41. Perseus and Gorgo Medusa -- 42. Eurystheus Reigns over Mycenae -- 43. The Birth of Heracles -- 44. Heracles and the Fifty Daughters of Thespius -- 45. Heracles' Madness -- 46. Heracles and the Nemean Lion -- 47. Heracles and the Lernean Hydra -- 48. The Mares of Diomedes -- 49. The Amazons -- 50. Geryon and the Pillars of Heracles -- 51. Heracles' Single Combat with Antaeus -- 52. Heracles and Busiris -- 53. The Adventures of Theseus and Pirithous -- 54. Cerberus and Heracles -- 55. Cercopes and Heracles -- 56. Heracles Destroys Troy -- 57. Heracles and Auge, the Birth of Telephus -- 58. Heracles and the Oxen of Thiodamas -- 59. Heracles and Deianeira. Heracles' Death -- 60. The Apotheosis of Heracles -- 61. The Return of the Heraclids to Peloponnese, Aristodemus Stricken by a Thunderbolt -- 62. Distribution of the Towns of Peloponnese among the Heraclids -- 63. The Birth of Cadmus, Phoenician Letters Introduced to Greece -- 64. Europa and Zeus -- 65. Sarpedon in Lycia -- 66. Minos and Rhadamanthus as Judges -- 67. Pasiphae and the Bull, the Birth of Minotaur -- 68. Foundation of Thebes -- 69. Cadmus and the Sparti -- 70. Zeus and Semele, the Birth of Dionysus -- 71. Dionysus' Upbringing -- 72. Madness of Athamas and Ino -- 73. Dionysus and the Tragedy -- 74. Actaeon -- 75. Dionysus and the Vine -- 76. Dionysus Torn Apart by the Titans -- 77. Dionysus and Pentheus -- 78. Dionysus' Apotheosis -- 79. Labdacus and Lycus Reigning in Thebes -- 80. Zethus and Amphion, the Musician Arion -- 81. The Walls of Thebes -- 82. Niobe and Leto -- 83. The Sphinx Sent to Thebes -- 84. The Tragedy of Oedipus -- 85. Argos' War against Thebes -- 86. The Transformation of Tiresias -- 87. Details of the Theban War -- 88. Single Battle of Eteocles and Polynices -- 89. Amphiaraus and Adrastus -- 90. The Epigones against Thebes -- 91. Zeus and Callisto, the Birth of Areas -- 92. Atalanta and Hippomenes -- 93. Asclepius Struck by the Thunderbolt -- 94. Zeus and Leda -- 95. Dardania and Troy -- 96. The Rape of Ganymede -- 97. The Founding of Ilium and the Reign of Priam -- 98. Aeacus -- 99. The Birth and Upbringing of Achilles -- 100. Cecrops -- 101. Greek Letters Ascribed to Cecrops -- 102. Phoenix Blinded -- 103. The Strife of Athena and Poseidon for Athens -- 104. Cecrops' Son Erysichthon -- 105. Phaethon -- 106. Myrrha, Birth of Adonis -- 107. Atthis and the Name of Attica -- 108. Cranaus' Successors on the Throne of Athens -- 109. The Birth of Erichthonius -- 110. The Daughters of Pandion, Triptolemus -- 111. Icarius -- 112. The Tragedy of Procne and Philomela -- 113. Erechteus' Ascension to the Throne, Orythia and Boreas -- 114. Eumolpus -- 115. The Seventh to Eleventh Kings of Athens -- 116. Theseus in Attica -- 117. Daedalus and Icarus -- 118. Theseus and the Marathonian Bull -- 119. Medea's Banishment from Athens -- 120. Theseus and Ariadne -- 121. Daedalus' Flight and the Murder of Minos -- 122. Phaedra and Hippolytus -- 123. Ixion and Hera -- 124. The Battle of Centaurs and Lapiths -- 125. Helen Kidnapped by Theseus -- 126. The Adventures of Theseus and Pirithous in Hades -- 127. Tantalus' Punishment -- 128. The Ivory Shoulder of Pelops -- 129. Pelops' Marriage and Ascension to the Throne, the Pelopids -- 130. Atreus' and Thyestes' Ascension to the Throne -- 131. Agamenon and Menelaus, the Birth of Orestes -- 132. Helen's Rape by Paris -- 133. Proteus Keeps Helen, Proteus' Transformation, His Sons -- 134. Odysseus and Palamedes -- 135. Iphigenia in Aulis and in Tauris -- 136. Aphrodite Wounded -- 137. Diomedes Wounded by Paris' Arrow -- 138. The Death of Patroclus -- 139. Achilles and the Scamander River -- 140. Hector Killed -- 141. Achilles and Thersites -- 142. Memnon Protector of Troy, Zarmayr -- 143. The Conquest of Troy, Polyxene -- 144. Orestes' Ascension to the Mycenaean Throne, Pyrrhus Killed -- 145. The Island of the Cyclopes -- 146. Odysseus and Polyphemus -- 147. The Island of Circe -- 148. The Sirens -- 149. Scylla and Charybdis -- 150. On the Island of Calypso -- 151. Penelope's Bridegrooms -- 152. The Birth of Pan -- 153. The Foundation of Rome -- 154. Narcissus -- Appendices -- 1. Mentions of Greek Gods, Their Armenian Equivalents and Images -- 2. Complete Narrations about the Trojan War -- 3. Shaking Olympus -- 4. Candaules and Gyges, Midas -- 5. Halcyon -- 6. Hayk's Grandson Cadmus.

Call Number

JFE 23-2426

ISBN

• 9789004519794
• 9004519793
• 9789004524361 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

2022028524

OCLC

1330690041

Author

Muradyan, Gohar, compiler.

Title

Ancient Greek myths in medieval Armenian literature / by Gohar Muradyan.

Publisher

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2022]

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Armenian texts and studies ; volume 5

Armenian texts and studies (Leiden, Netherlands) ; v. 5.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Language

Parallel Armenian and Ancient Greek text and English translation.

Chronological Term

To 1800

Other Form:

Online version: Muradyan, Gohar. Ancient Greek myths in medieval Armenian literature Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2022] 9789004524361 (DLC) 2022028525

Research Call Number

JFE 23-2426