Buch, Englisch, 284 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 596 g
Legends of Cypselus and Periander
Buch, Englisch, 284 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 596 g
ISBN: 978-1-032-77843-3
Verlag: Routledge
This detailed study of the ancient sources for the Corinthian tyrants analyses the tales associated with them comprehensively from the perspective of folklore and traditional narrative, including the miraculous birth and deliverance of Cypselus, Periander’s consultation of the ghost of his wife, Melissa, at the Acheron Oracle of the Dead and the saving of the bard Arion from the sea by a dolphin. Any lingering notions that the tales retain historical content are dispelled; Ogden’s radical approach considers all the major episodes associated with both men to be entirely fictive. This allows for reinterpretation of individual details in the tales and for the recovery of lost storylines and symbolism lurking beneath the narrative that our ancient sources preserve for us. All the major sources are supplied in new translations in a convenient appendix, and brief consideration is also given to the tales’ modern reception.
The Tyrants of Corinth is suitable for scholars working on Greek tyranny, Greek history and mythology more broadly, and folklore, while also speaking accessibly to undergraduates encountering the history of Archaic Greece for the first time.
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Postgraduate and Undergraduate Advanced
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Introduction; 1. The birth of Cypselus: The 'birth-of-the-hero' story-type; 2. The birth of Cypselus: The sterility story-type; 3. Periander and Melissa: ‘the grateful dead’ and ‘the lost deposit’; 4. Periander, Melissa and Arion: Nekyomanteion Tales; 5. Periander, Crateia, Thrasybulus and Lycophron: how Periander became a sage; Conclusion; Appendix A: The Cypselids: repertorium of sources in translation; Appendix B: Family Trees of the Cypselids; Appendix C: Four Afterlives of Periander: Tracy, Weguelin, Opperman and Hermans.
