Sea Of Gods, Heroes and Men in Ancient Greek Art (parallel text, English/Greek)

Inbunden, Engelska, 2008

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This book was published to coincide with an exhibition mounted in both France and Greece, dedicated to marine representations on vases, and particularly those inspired by mythology. Thanks to the variety of shapes and decorated surfaces found in vases, the art of pottery developed a more extensive repertoire of subjects related to the sea than any other art form. The first part of this book examines forty-two characteristic examples of marine iconography, which come mainly from the collections of the Louvre, though also from those of other museums. These are divided into four groups: marine fauna and seafaring, the deities of the deep, the voyages of gods and heroes who crisscrossed the ocean, and, finally, the miraculous birth of the goddess who emerged from the waves, Aphrodite, born from the foam. The variety and aesthetic quality of marine scenes in vase-painting reveal once more the importance of the sea to Greek civilization.The second part of the book contains more specialist articles on the iconography of the sea, and on various aspects of marine archaeology, contributed by both French and Greek experts in the field.Parallel text Greek and English

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2008-12-31
Mått225 x 243 x undefined mm
Vikt994 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska, Grekiska
Antal sidor176
FörlagKapon Editions
ISBN9789607037954

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ALIKI SAMARA-KAUFFMANN Archaeologist and member of the Department of Etruscan, Greek and Roman Antiquities, Louvre Museum, ParisCONTRIBUTORS:Noëlle Icard / Anne-Violaine Szabados, Équipe du LIMC, CNRS, ParisMichalis Tiverios, University of ThessalonikiOdile Cavalier, Collections of Antiquties of the Calvet Museum, AvignonAlain Pasquier, Département des AGER du musée du LouvreVasiliki Yannouli, Twenty-First Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities

Prologue Moses and Rachel KaponIntroduction, Aliki Samara-Kauffmann, archaeologist, Academic Colleague at the Louvre MuseumPart I The world of the sea in ancient Greek potteryMain Greek vase shapes Drawing by Paolo NadaliniNotions of ancient Greek potteryThe kingdom of the seaThe gods of the seaGeneaological tables of the Greek godsPoseidon and AmphitriteThe sons of Poseidon and other sea monstersNereus and his daughtersGods and heroes travelThe birth of AphroditePart II Stories of the SeaThe two faces of the seaNoëlle Icard / Anne-Violaine Szabados, Équipe du LIMC, CNRS, ParisThe contest between Athena and Poseidon for AthensMichalis Tiverios, University of ThessalonikiTears of stone. The grave stele of the shipwrecked sailor in the Calvet Museum, Avignon Odile Cavalier, Collections of Antiquties of the Calvet Museum, AvignonA unique naval monument: The Victory of SamothracAlain Pasquier, Département des AGER du musée du LouvreA Nereid from Samos. The iconography of the 'marine thiasos' in mosaics found in Greece Vasiliki Yannouli, Twenty-First Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities.Index - glossary of mythological figuresIndex of objectsBibliography and abbreviations