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Adonis : his representations in south Italian vase-painting / Alexander Cambitoglou ; edited by Jean-Paul Descœudres ; with the collaboration of Beatrice McLoughlin.

Title
Adonis : his representations in south Italian vase-painting / Alexander Cambitoglou ; edited by Jean-Paul Descœudres ; with the collaboration of Beatrice McLoughlin.
Author
Cambitoglou, Alexander,
Publication
  • Bern ; New York : Peter Lang, [2018]
  • ©2018

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Additional Authors
  • Descœudres, Jean-Paul,
  • McLoughlin, Beatrice,
Description
x, 98 pages, 35 pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color); 30 cm.
Summary
"Adonis, the beautiful youth, born of the myrrh tree, loved by both Aphrodite and Persephone, hardly needs any introduction. His legend, of Oriental origin, spread early and rapidly to Greece and Italy. In Athens, his cult is attested as early as the 5th century, though representations of him in the arts remain surprisingly rare. Not so in South Italy, where from the early 4th century on his myth inspired some of the greatest vase-painters, especially in Apulia. As the present systematic and richly illustrated analysis of his representations in South Italian Vase-painting, shows, Adonis played in Magna Graecia a much more important role than had hitherto been suspected."--Back cover.
Series Statement
Hellas et Roma ; vol. XVIII, 2018
Uniform Title
Hellas et Roma ; 18.
Subject
  • Adonis (Greek deity)
  • Adonis (Greek deity) > Art
  • Southern Italy
  • Vase-painting > Italy, Southern
  • Vase-painting
  • Vases, Ancient > Italy, Southern
  • Vases, Ancient
Genre/Form
Art.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Introduction: the legend -- Arbitration by Zeus or Kalliope -- Adonis dying -- Adonis in the Underworld -- Adonis and Persephone -- Adonis with Persephone in Aphrodite's presence -- Adonis' anodos -- Adonis' anodos with Aphrodite -- Aphrodite's anodos -- Adonis on Mount Olympos -- Adonis (standing) and Aphrodite (seated) -- Adonis offering a hare (or a bird) to Aphrodite -- Adonis musicus with Aphrodite -- Aphrodite musica with Adonis -- Adonis and Aphrodite as lovers -- Aphrodite mourning -- Myrte mourning -- Adonis banqueting with Dionysos -- Echoes - Eros rising from the Underworld.
ISBN
  • 9783034335409
  • 3034335407
LCCN
2018289815
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries