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• catalog abstract "Theseus is celebrated as the greatest of Athenian heroes. Using an anthropological approach to Greek religion and society, Henry John Walker explores the world of Greek literature, myth, and political ideology to determine what Theseus meant to the Athenians at the height of their city-state in the fifth century B.C. Assembling material that has previously been scattered in scholarly works, Walker presents the evidence for the development of the myth and cult of Theseus in the archaic age. He then looks to major works of classical literature in which Theseus figures, probing the contradictions between the archaic, primitive side of his character and his refurbished image as the patron of democracy. His ambiguous nature as outsider, flouting accepted standards of behavior, while at the same time being a hero-king and a representative of higher ideals, is analyzed through his representations in the works of Bacchylides, Euripides, and Sophocles.".
• catalog contributor b6517332.
• catalog coverage "Athens (Greece) Civilization.".
• catalog coverage "Athens (Greece) Intellectual life.".
• catalog created "1995.".
• catalog date "1995".
• catalog date "1995.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "1995.".
• catalog description "1. Myth and Ritual: Hero Worship in Greece and the Origins of the Theseus Myth. Kings and Republics. Greek Heroes. The Origins of the Myth of Theseus. The Myth of Theseus. The Cult of Theseus -- 2. Benevolent Dictators and the Paradox of a Democratic King. Theseus and the Peisistratids. Hero Worship and Tyranny. Theseus and Cleisthenes' Democracy. Cimon and Theseus. Athenian Myth and Ionian Science. Theseus in Periclean Athens -- 3. The Trozenian Outsider. Bacchylides 17: The Man from the Sea. Bacchylides 18: Ephebe and Foreigner -- 4. The Hero-King. Euripides' Hippolytus: Exorcising the Ghost of Monarchy. Euripides' Madness of Heracles: An Old-fashioned Hero -- 5. The Democratic Ruler. The Royal Democracy. The Democratic Monarch of Euripides' Suppliant Women -- 6. Theseus at Colonus. King and Country in Sophocles' Oedipus at Colonus -- 7. Theseus Enters History. Thucydides. Hellanicus.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-215) and index.".
• catalog description "Theseus is celebrated as the greatest of Athenian heroes. Using an anthropological approach to Greek religion and society, Henry John Walker explores the world of Greek literature, myth, and political ideology to determine what Theseus meant to the Athenians at the height of their city-state in the fifth century B.C. Assembling material that has previously been scattered in scholarly works, Walker presents the evidence for the development of the myth and cult of Theseus in the archaic age. He then looks to major works of classical literature in which Theseus figures, probing the contradictions between the archaic, primitive side of his character and his refurbished image as the patron of democracy. His ambiguous nature as outsider, flouting accepted standards of behavior, while at the same time being a hero-king and a representative of higher ideals, is analyzed through his representations in the works of Bacchylides, Euripides, and Sophocles.".
• catalog extent "x, 224 p. ;".
• catalog hasFormat "Theseus and Athens.".
• catalog identifier "0195089081 (acid-free paper)".
• catalog isFormatOf "Theseus and Athens.".
• catalog issued "1995".
• catalog issued "1995.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "New York : Oxford University Press,".
• catalog relation "Theseus and Athens.".
• catalog spatial "Athens (Greece) Civilization.".
• catalog spatial "Athens (Greece) Intellectual life.".
• catalog spatial "Greece Athens".
• catalog subject "880.9/351 20".
• catalog subject "Greek literature Greece Athens History and criticism.".
• catalog subject "Heroes in literature.".
• catalog subject "Kings and rulers in literature.".
• catalog subject "PA3015.R5 T478 1995".
• catalog subject "PA3015.R5 T48 1994".
• catalog subject "Theseus (Greek mythology) in literature.".
• catalog subject "Theseus, King of Athens In literature.".
• catalog tableOfContents "1. Myth and Ritual: Hero Worship in Greece and the Origins of the Theseus Myth. Kings and Republics. Greek Heroes. The Origins of the Myth of Theseus. The Myth of Theseus. The Cult of Theseus -- 2. Benevolent Dictators and the Paradox of a Democratic King. Theseus and the Peisistratids. Hero Worship and Tyranny. Theseus and Cleisthenes' Democracy. Cimon and Theseus. Athenian Myth and Ionian Science. Theseus in Periclean Athens -- 3. The Trozenian Outsider. Bacchylides 17: The Man from the Sea. Bacchylides 18: Ephebe and Foreigner -- 4. The Hero-King. Euripides' Hippolytus: Exorcising the Ghost of Monarchy. Euripides' Madness of Heracles: An Old-fashioned Hero -- 5. The Democratic Ruler. The Royal Democracy. The Democratic Monarch of Euripides' Suppliant Women -- 6. Theseus at Colonus. King and Country in Sophocles' Oedipus at Colonus -- 7. Theseus Enters History. Thucydides. Hellanicus.".
• catalog title "Theseus and Athens / Henry J. Walker.".
• catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
• catalog type "text".