The Hero Cults Of Sparta

Author : Nicolette A. Pavlides
Publisher : Unknown
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Release : 2023
Category : Excavations (Archaeology)
ISBN : 1350198072

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The Hero Cults of Sparta by Nicolette A. Pavlides Pdf

This book examines the hero-cults of Sparta on the basis of the archaeological and literary sources. Nicolette Pavlides explores the local idiosyncrasies of a pan-Hellenic phenomenon, which itself can help us understand the place and function of heroes in Greek religion. Although it has long been noted that hero-cult was especially popular in Sparta, there is little known about the cults, both in terms of material evidence and the historical context for their popularity. The evidence from the cult of Helen and Menelaos at the Menelaion, the worship of Agamemnon and Alexandra/Kassandra, the Dioskouroi, and others who remain anonymous to us, is viewed as a local phenomenon reflective of the developing communal and social consciousness of the polis. What is more, through an analysis of the typology of cults, it is concluded that in Sparta, the boundaries of the divine/heroic/mortal were fluid, which allowed a great variation in the expression of cults. The votive patterns, topography, and architectural evidence permit an analysis of the kinds of offerings to hero-cults and an evaluation of the architecture that housed such cults. Due to the material and spatial distribution of the votive deposits, it is argued that Sparta had a large number of hero shrines scattered throughout the polis, which attests to an enthusiastic and long-lasting local votive practice at a popular level.

Author : Nicolette A. Pavlides
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2023-09-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781350198050

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The Hero Cults of Sparta by Nicolette A. Pavlides Pdf

This book examines the hero-cults of Sparta on the basis of the archaeological and literary sources. Nicolette Pavlides explores the local idiosyncrasies of a pan-Hellenic phenomenon, which itself can help us understand the place and function of heroes in Greek religion. Although it has long been noted that hero-cult was especially popular in Sparta, there is little known about the cults, both in terms of material evidence and the historical context for their popularity. The evidence from the cult of Helen and Menelaos at the Menelaion, the worship of Agamemnon and Alexandra/Kassandra, the Dioskouroi, and others who remain anonymous to us, is viewed as a local phenomenon reflective of the developing communal and social consciousness of the polis. What is more, through an analysis of the typology of cults, it is concluded that in Sparta, the boundaries of the divine/heroic/mortal were fluid, which allowed a great variation in the expression of cults. The votive patterns, topography, and architectural evidence permit an analysis of the kinds of offerings to hero-cults and an evaluation of the architecture that housed such cults. Due to the material and spatial distribution of the votive deposits, it is argued that Sparta had a large number of hero shrines scattered throughout the polis, which attests to an enthusiastic and long-lasting local votive practice at a popular level.

Author : Lewis Richard Farnell
Publisher : Ares Publishers
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Cults
ISBN : MINN:31951P010334507

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Greek Hero Cults and Ideas of Immortality by Lewis Richard Farnell Pdf

Author : Lewis Richard Farnell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Cults
ISBN : 0198142927

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Greek Hero Cults and Ideas of Immortality by Lewis Richard Farnell Pdf

Author : Harald Haarmann
Publisher : Harrassowitz
Page : 196 pages
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Release : 2021-04-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3447116099

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The Hero Cult by Harald Haarmann Pdf

The hero cult is at the very core of western civilization. Does this characteristic feature originate in the milieu of Greek civilization of antiquity, with an early manifestation in Homer's epic Iliad? No. In fact, its dates back at least 7000 years, and the beginnings are associated with the warrior caste of the Proto-Indo-European pastoralists in the Eurasian steppe who started to migrate into the vast region of Old Europe. With them the cult of heroes entered and changed civilization. With their patriarchal structure and clear hierarchy the Indo-Europeans from the Eurasian steppe took advantage or their warrior caste and won the fusion process with the ancient Europeans. First slowly over generations then rapidly life in Old Europe changed from a peaceful egalitarian system to a patriarchal class system with the important class of warriors.What the newcomers maintained from the Old European order were the goddesses. The veneration of goddesses continued to be a vital part of life and additionally, goddesses were now seen as patrons to the warriors accompanying and protecting them on their way to become heroes. One of these pre-Greek goddesses stands out among all the other daughters of the Goddess of Old Europe, and this is Athena. The interaction of this pre-Greek goddess with the Indo-European heroes will be highlighted in particular. The contrast between the earliest advanced culture in human history and the ideology of the cult of heroes may stimulate the discussion about our present and it may inspire visions for our future.

Author : Lewis Richard Farnell
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
Page : 462 pages
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Release : 2012-08-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1290676763

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Greek Hero Cults and Ideas of Immortality; the Gifford Lectures Delivered in the University of St. Andrews in the Year 1920 by Lewis Richard Farnell Pdf

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Author : Lewis Richard Farnell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 456 pages
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Release : 2015-07-04
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 1330682998

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Greek Hero Cults and Ideas of Immortality the Gifford Lectures Delivered in the University of St. Andrews, in the Year (Classic Reprint) by Lewis Richard Farnell Pdf

Excerpt from Greek Hero Cults and Ideas of Immortality the Gifford Lectures Delivered in the University of St. Andrews, in the Year The work has been long delayed by other literary tasks and the cares of official life. And delay, whether chosen or enforced, gives a writer the advantage of living through many temporary phases of theorizing and of chewing the cud of long reflection before making up his mind. I was glad to find that the settled conviction that at last I had reached concerning Greek heroic saga and saga-personages was the same as that which inspires Mr. Chadwick in his admirable treatise The Heroic Age. For a general exposition of my views on the right and wrong methods of mythologic interpretation I may be permitted to refer to my paper published by the British Academy on 'The Value and the Methods of Mythologic Study' in 1919. If this treatise is censured as a revival of Euhemerism', it will only be censured on this ground by those who have not followed recent researches in anthropology and the comparative study of saga. And if, though that is not its main intention.it helps to corroborate Mr. Chadwick's contention that saga is imperfect history, I shall be content; for I have long felt the unreality of the distinction between the 'prehistoric' and the 'historic' periods. But my main task has been to track and collect the evidence of the worship of the dead, the apotheosis of the human being, from the earliest days of Greece to the latest, and my interest in this religious phenomenon has been sustained by the light that it throws upon much of the religion, the history, and the mentality of the Hellenic race. A serious and systematic treatment of this theme has long been a desideratum in our literature; it is for criticism to pronounce whether this treatise supplies it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Lewis Richard 1856-1934 Farnell
Publisher : Wentworth Press
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2016-08-26
Category : History
ISBN : 136281119X

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GREEK HERO CULTS & IDEAS OF IM by Lewis Richard 1856-1934 Farnell Pdf

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Author : Jennifer Lynn Larson
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN : 0299143708

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Greek Heroine Cults by Jennifer Lynn Larson Pdf

This is the first book to show that the worship of heroines, as well as of gods and heroes, was widespread in the Greek world from the eighth through the fourth centuries B.C. Drawing upon textual, archaeological, and iconographic evidence as diverse as ancient travel writing, ritual calendars, votive reliefs, and Euripidean drama, Jennifer Larson demonstrates the pervasiveness of heroine cults at every level of Athenian society. Larson reveals that a broad range of heroic cults existed throughout the Greek world, encompassing not only individuals but couples (Pelops and Hippodameia, Alexandra and Agamemnon, Helen and Menelaos) and families such as those of Asklepios and the Dioskouroi. She shows how heroic cults reinforced the Greeks' gender expectations for both women and men through ritual status, iconography, and narrative motifs. Finally, Larson looks at the intersection of heroine cults with specific topics such as myths of maiden sacrifice, the Amazons, the role of the goddess Artemis, and folk beliefs about female "ghosts."

Author : Gina Salapata
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN : 9780472119165

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Heroic Offerings by Gina Salapata Pdf

The first in-depth study of the terracotta plaques from the sanctuary of Agamemnon and Kassandra at Amyklai

Author : Lewis Richard Farnell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0243681259

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Greek Hero Cults and Ideas of Immortality the Gifford Lectures Delivered in the University of St. Andrews, in the Year by Lewis Richard Farnell Pdf

Author : Robin Hägg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : UVA:X004497703

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Ancient Greek Hero Cult by Robin Hägg Pdf

Author : Christopher P. Jones
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 0674035860

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New Heroes in Antiquity by Christopher P. Jones Pdf

Heroes and heroines in antiquity inhabited a space somewhere between gods and humans. In this detailed, yet brilliantly wide-ranging analysis, Christopher Jones starts from literary heroes such as Achilles and moves to the historical record of those exceptional men and women who were worshiped after death. He asks why and how mortals were heroized, and what exactly becoming a hero entailed in terms of religious action and belief. He proves that the growing popularity of heroizing the dead—fallen warriors, family members, magnanimous citizens—represents not a decline from earlier practice but an adaptation to new contexts and modes of thought. The most famous example of this process is Hadrian’s beloved, Antinoos, who can now be located within an ancient tradition of heroizing extraordinary youths who died prematurely. This book, wholly new and beautifully written, rescues the hero from literary metaphor and vividly restores heroism to the reality of ancient life.

Author : Irad Malkin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2003-07-17
Category : History
ISBN : 052152024X

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Myth and Territory in the Spartan Mediterranean by Irad Malkin Pdf

This book discusses Greek attitudes to settlement and territory as articulated through myths and cults. It covers the spectrum from explicit charter myths legitimating conquest, displacement, and settlement, to the 'precedent-setting' and even aetiological myths, rendering new landscapes 'Greek'.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB11800130

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The Cults of the Greek States by Anonim Pdf