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From the tragic young Adonis to Zašhapuna, first among goddesses, this handbook provides the most complete information available on deities from the cultures and religions of the ancient Near East, including Anatolia, Syria, Israel, Sumer, Babylonia, Assyria, and Elam. The result of nearly fifteen years of research, this handbook is more expansive and covers a wider range of sources and civilizations than any previous reference works on the topic. Arranged alphabetically, the entries range from multiple pages of information to a single line—sometimes all that we know about a given deity. Where possible, each record discusses the deity’s symbolism and imagery, connecting it to the myths, rituals, and festivals described in ancient sources. Many of the entries are accompanied by illustrations that aid in understanding the iconography, and they all include references to texts in which the god or goddess is mentioned.Appropriate for both trained scholars and nonacademic readers, this book collects centuries of Near Eastern mythology into one volume. It will be an especially valuable resource for anyone interested in Assyriology, ancient religion, and the ancient Near East.

Middle East --- Religion --- Adonis. --- Ancient Near East. --- Asherah. --- Astarte. --- Baal. --- Dumuzi. --- Ereshkigal. --- Gilgamesh. --- Gula. --- Inanna. --- Nanna Sin. --- Religion. --- Tanit. --- deities. --- gods and goddesses. --- myth. --- mythology. --- religious studies.

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Goddess worship has long been a significant aspect of Hinduism. In this book David Kinsley, author of The Sword and the Flute-Kali & Krsna: Dark Visions of the Terrible and the Sublime in Hindu Mythology, sorts out the rich yet often chaotic history of Hindu goddess worship.

Hindu goddesses. --- Goddesses, Hindu --- Goddesses --- Goddesses, Hindu. --- aditi. --- bhudevi. --- dharma. --- divine feminine. --- divinity. --- femininity. --- feminism. --- gender. --- goddess. --- gods and goddesses. --- hindu goddess. --- hindu mythology. --- hinduism. --- ida. --- ila. --- india. --- indian culture. --- indian mythology. --- indian religions. --- kali. --- lakshmi. --- mahi. --- mythology. --- myths. --- nirrti. --- nonfiction. --- parvati. --- polytheism. --- prthivi. --- rada. --- radha. --- ratri. --- religion. --- religious practice. --- religious tradition. --- rg veda. --- sarama. --- sarasvati. --- sita. --- spiritual wisdom. --- spirituality. --- surya. --- usas. --- vac. --- vedic literature. --- women and religion. --- womens studies. --- world religion. --- worship.

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The messenger who reports important action that has occurred offstage is a familiar inhabitant of Greek tragedy. A messenger informs us about the death of Jocasta and the blinding of Oedipus, the madness of Heracles, the slaughter of Aigisthos, and the death of Hippolytus, among other important events. Despite its prevalence, this conventional figure remains only little understood. Combining several critical approaches-narrative theory, genre study, and rhetorical analysis-this lucid study develops a synthetic view of the messenger of Greek tragedy, showing how this role illuminates some of the genre's most persistent concerns, especially those relating to language, knowledge, and the workings of tragic theater itself. James Barrett gives close readings of several plays including Aeschylus's Persians, Sophocles' Electra and Oedipus Tyrannus, and Euripides' Bacchae and Rhesos. He traces the literary ancestry of the tragic messenger, showing that the messenger's narrative constitutes an unexplored site of engagement with Homeric epic, and that the role illuminates fifth-century b.c. experimentation with modes of speech. Breaking new ground in the study of Athenian tragedy, Barrett deepens our understanding of many central texts and of a form of theater that highlights the fragility and limits of human knowledge, a theme explored by its use of the messenger.

Greek drama (Tragedy) --- Messengers in literature. --- Narration (Rhetoric) --- Rhetoric, Ancient. --- History and criticism. --- History --- -Messengers in literature --- Rhetoric, Ancient --- Classical languages --- Greek language --- Greek rhetoric --- Latin language --- Latin rhetoric --- Narrative (Rhetoric) --- Narrative writing --- Rhetoric --- Discourse analysis, Narrative --- Narratees (Rhetoric) --- History and criticism --- Tragédie grecque --- Messagers dans la littérature --- Narration --- Rhétorique ancienne --- Histoire et critique --- Ancient rhetoric --- Messengers in literature --- achilles. --- aeschylus. --- ancient greece. --- ancient world. --- arete. --- athenian tragedy. --- bacchae. --- classicism. --- drama. --- electra. --- epic. --- epistemology. --- euripides. --- genre study. --- gods and goddesses. --- greek tragedy. --- hellenism. --- homer. --- homeric epic. --- hubris. --- human knowledge. --- literary ancestry. --- literary criticism. --- literature. --- messenger. --- mythology. --- narrative poetics. --- narrative theory. --- nonfiction. --- oedipus rex. --- oedipus tyrannus. --- oedipus. --- performing arts. --- persians. --- poetry. --- rhesos. --- rhetoric. --- rhetorical analysis. --- sophocles. --- theater. --- tragedy. --- tragic messenger.

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Here is the first survey of the surviving evidence for the growth, development, and influence of the Neoplatonist allegorical reading of the Iliad and Odyssey. Professor Lamberton argues that this tradition of reading was to create new demands on subsequent epic and thereby alter permanently the nature of European epic. The Neoplatonist reading was to be decisive in the birth of allegorical epic in late antiquity and forms the background for the next major extension of the epic tradition found in Dante.

Epic poetry, Greek --- Religion in literature --- Neoplatonism --- Allegory --- History and criticism --- Homer --- Religion --- Neoplatonism. --- Religion in literature. --- History and criticism. --- 875 HOMERUS --- -Neoplatonism --- Religion in drama --- Religion in poetry --- Greek epic poetry --- 875 HOMERUS Griekse literatuur--HOMERUS --- Griekse literatuur--HOMERUS --- -Homer --- Homeros --- Homère --- Alexandrian school --- Church history --- Hellenism --- Philosophy --- Philosophy, Ancient --- Platonists --- Theosophy --- Personification in literature --- Symbolism in literature --- Religion. --- Homerus --- Neoplatonisme --- Homère. Influence. --- Homerus. Invloed. --- Hóiméar --- Hūmīrūs --- Gomer --- Omir --- Omer --- Omero --- Ho-ma --- Homa --- Homérosz --- האמער --- הומירוס --- הומר --- הומרוס --- هومر --- هوميروس --- 荷马 --- Ὅμηρος --- Гамэр --- Hamėr --- Омир --- Homero --- 호메로스 --- Homerosŭ --- Homērs --- Homeras --- Хомер --- ホメーロス --- ホメロス --- Гомер --- Homeri --- Hema --- Pseudo-Homer --- Pseudo Omero --- Epic poetry, Greek - History and criticism --- Homer - Religion --- Shakespeare, William --- Allegory. --- Epic poetry --- Ethics. --- Symbolism. --- achilles. --- allegory. --- ancient philosophy. --- bards. --- calchas. --- classicism. --- classics. --- dante. --- divine inspiration. --- divinity. --- epic poetry. --- epic tradition. --- epic. --- form. --- genre. --- gods and goddesses. --- greco roman studies. --- greek. --- hero. --- homer. --- homeric poems. --- iliad. --- invocation. --- literary criticism. --- literary theory. --- literature. --- myth. --- mythology. --- nonfiction. --- odyssey. --- oral tradition. --- platonic tradition. --- platonism. --- poetic form. --- prophecy. --- religion. --- religious experience. --- revelation. --- semiotics theory. --- supernatural. --- theoclymenus. --- tiresias. --- trojan war.