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C.P. Jones, New heroes in antiquity : from Achilles to Antinoos

C.P. Jones, New heroes in antiquity : from Achilles to Antinoos

Publié le par Frédérique Fleck

Chirstopher P. Jones, New heroes in antiquity : from Achilles to Antinoos. Cambridge, MA; London: Harvard University Press, 2010. ix, 123 p.

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Présentation de l'éditeur:

Heroes and heroines in antiquity inhabited a space somewhere betweengods and humans. In this detailed, yet brilliantly wide-ranginganalysis, Christopher Jones starts from literary heroes such asAchilles and moves to the historical record of those exceptional menand women who were worshiped after death. He asks why and how mortalswere heroized, and what exactly becoming a hero entailed in terms ofreligious action and belief. He proves that the growing popularity ofheroizing the dead—fallen warriors, family members, magnanimouscitizens—represents not a decline from earlier practice but anadaptation to new contexts and modes of thought. The most famousexample of this process is Hadrian's beloved, Antinoos, who can now belocated within an ancient tradition of heroizing extraordinary youthswho died prematurely. This book, wholly new and beautifully written,rescues the hero from literary metaphor and vividly restores heroism tothe reality of ancient life.

Table des matières:

    • Acknowledgments
    • List of Illustrations
    • Introduction
  • Poetic Heroes
  • Local Heroes
  • Warriors and Patriots
  • Athletes, Poets, Philosophers
  • Private Heroes
  • Greek Heroes in a Roman World
  • Antinoos
  • Heroes and Saints
    • Appendix: Living Heroes?
    • Notes
    • Index