The Oxford Dictionary of Classical Myth and Religion

by Price, Simon; Kearns, Emily

• ISBN13: 9780192802880
• ISBN10: 0192802887
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-12-18
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

The Oxford Dictionary of Classical Myth and Religion offers a fullyrounded (and highly authoritative) point of access to all aspects of ancientreligious life and thought.Dr Simon Price and Dr Emily Kearns, area advisers for the third edition of TheOxford Classical Dictionary, have come together to select, revise, edit, and insome cases wholly recast, a large number of key entries from OCD to create thishandy, accessible reference work on mythology and religion in the Graeco-Romanworld. Bringing to the attention of a wider audience the authority and scholarlyrigour of OCD, The Oxford Dictionary of Classical Myth and Religion providesstudents, teachers, and general readers with an affordable comprehensive, andwide-ranging A-Z reference source.The Dictionary is unique in that in addition to Greek myths and Roman festivalsit covers Greek and Roman religious places, monuments, religious personnel,divination, astrology, magic, and it also contains many entries on Judaism andChristianity in Greek and Roman times.A-Z entries include:AUTHORSGeneral: Aeschylus, Aesop, Cicero, Euripides, Homer, Ovid, Pindar, VirgilChristian: Ambrose, Cassian, Irenaeus, Jerome, Origen, TatianJewish: Ezechiel, Jason, PhilonMythographers: Apollodorus, Hesiod, PalaephatusPhilosophers: Anaxagoras, Aristotle, Epicurus, Plato, Socrates, XenophanesTEXTSGeneral: Acts of the Pagan Martyrs, epic, fable, libri pontificales, tragedyChristian: Epistle to DiognetusJewish: Dead Sea Scrolls, Mishnah, TalmudCHRISTIANITYGeneral: Acts of the Apostles, Clement of Rome, Gnosticism, martyrs,Priscillianists, VulgateGODS AND HEROESGeneral: angels, epiphany, river gods, wind-godsAnatolian: Men, SandasEgyptian: Apis, Isis, PtahEtruscan: Nortia, VoltumnaGreek: Aesepus, Alastor, Apollo, Chloe, Demeter, Eros, Hebe, Iacchus, Nemesis,Pan, Phanes, Themis, ZeusMesopotamian: IshtarPersian: Anahita, ZoroasterRoman: Anna Perenna, Bona Dea, Concordia, Diana, Flora, Hercules, Janus,Libertas, Neptunus, Ops, Pax, Rumina, Sol, Tellus, VictoriaSyrian: Jupiter DolichenusHEROESGreek: Oebalus, PhytalusIDEASReligious concepts: Aither, asceticism, atheism, chastity, eunomia, fasting,fate, invulnerability, monotheism, pneuma, sin, soulDeath: catacombs, cemeteries, Hades, imagines, ThanatosPhilosophy: Neoplatonism, Peripatetic school, StoicismIMAGERYIconography: attitudes to art, pottery, Greek sculpture, Roman sculptureJUDAISMapocalyptic literature, Dead Sea Scrolls, Jewish-Greek literature, Maccabees,rabbis, synagogue, ZealotsLOCAL AND REGIONAL RELIGIONSIncludes: Anatolian, Arcadian, Argive, Attic, Boeotian, British, Celtic,Corinthian, Cretan, Egyptian, Etruscan, Greek, Italic, Macedonian, MagnaGraecia, Mesopotamian, Messenian, Minoan and Mycenaean, Mycenae, Oriental,Persian, Phoenician, Phrygian, Rhodian, Roman, Scythian, Sicilian, Spartan,Theban, Thracian, TrojanMAGICamulets, curses, iynx, pharmacology, theurgyMYTHSGeneral: genealogy, golden age, nymphsEtruscan: TagesGreek: Acarnan, Aganippe, Baucis, Callisto, Calypso, Codrus, Daphnis, Echidna,Erysichthon, Ganymedes, Hector, Hermione, Iapetus, Laomedon, Marsyas, Molossus,Odysseus, Palladium, Paris, Penelope, Phoebe, Salmoneus, sphinx, Telephus,Tityus, XuthosRoman: Aeneas, Dido, Mezentius, Tarpeia, VerginiaORGANIZATIONReligious groups: amphictiony, collegium, orgeones, thiasosReligious officials: archontes, Divitiacus, heralds, temple officialsGreek religious officials: Diotima, exegetes, kanephoroi, PolyeidusRoman religious officials: aedituus, Flamines, haruspices, SaliiSocial organization: children, genos, patricians, phratriesPEOPLEHistorical: Apollonius of Tyana, Augustus, Decius, Herod the Great, Maccabees,Melito, Polycarp, Symmachus, ThrasyllusPLACESGeneral: Achelous, Alpheus, Argos, Claros, Cythera, Delphi, Dodona, Eryx,Helicon, Ithaca, Masada, Pelion, Styx, ThermumMythological: Arimaspeans, Eridanus, Symplegades, TartarusReligious: churches, forum, Greek houses, Isthmia, Mona, mundus, Olympia,Palici, Phidias, sanctuaries, stoa, templumAthens

Author Biography

Simon Price has been teaching Ancient History at Oxford since 1981 and is the author of numerous books on religion in ancient Greece and Rome. He has worked extensively on ancient religions, primarily Greek and Roman, but he is also interested in the relations between those religions and Judaism and Christianity. Emily Kearns has held various teaching appointments in Oxford and London since 1990 and has been lecturer in Classical Languages and Literature at St. Hilda's College, Oxford.

Table of Contents

Abbreviations	vii
Introduction	viii
1. Mythology: Panhellenic, Local and Roman	viii
2. Religious Pluralism: Greek Religions, Roman Religions, Judaisma, Christianties	xii
3. Reception of Myths: Antiquity to the Present	xiii
4. How to Use this Book	xvii
5. Acknowledgements	xviii
6. Annotated Bibliography	xviii
Thermatic Index	xxii
The Oxford Dictionary of Classical Myth and Religion	1	(584)
Maps	585	(8)
Genealogical Tables	593