Transformations of Pelops : myths, monuments and cult reconsidered

1. Verfasser: Patay-Horváth, András , [VerfasserIn]
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2023.
Umfang/Format: xxi, 286 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 9780367766986
9780367767013
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Inhaltsangabe:
  • Introduction
  • Pelops and his family. Childhood and marriage; Successful ruler and ill-fated father
  • The making of Pelops from different perspectives. Folklore and ethnography : resurrection and the missing shoulder blade; Art and archaeology : Olympia and the cult of Pelops; Linguistics and geography : the hero of the Peloponnese
  • Pelops afterwards. Modest remembering and occasional revival; Popularity due to an ancient mistake
  • Conclusion.