We could be heroes
Subtitle: the gods and heroes of the ancient Greeks and Romans
By: edited by Gary Morrison, Penelope Minchin-Garvin and Terri Elder, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
Contributors: Teece Museum of Classical Antiquities
Publisher: Canterbury University Press
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Christchurch, New Zealand
Language: eng
Number of pages: 204
ISBN-13: 9781927145869
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Mythology, Classical, in art; Exhibitions; Gods, Greek, in art; Gods, Roman, in art
Description: Zeus - or Jupiter in his Roman manifestation - could shake Mount Olympus with the nod of his head, and send thunder and lightning across the heavens. Perseus was given winged boots with which he could fly. The gods and heroes of the Greeks and Romans were powerful. Yet they were also complex, subject to human emotions and relationship troubles. The 87 artefacts and eight essays in this richly illustrated catalogue offer an insight into their complex world, a world that is in some ways familiar, but in others very distant from our own. 'We Could Be Heroes' celebrates the stories of their adventures, disputes, conflicts and love interests and is published to accompany the inaugural exhibition at the Teece Museum of Classical Antiquities in 2017. Many beautiful, rare and valuable artefacts are on display in this first significant exhibition of the Logie Collection after the devastating Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011. The exhibition also marks the return of the University of Canterbury to its first home in the Christchurch Arts Centre, the original site of Canterbury College.
Notes: "This book is published to accompany the exhibition 'We could be heroes' at the Teece Museum of Classical Antiquities 2017"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-198) and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / John Wood; title: The founders of the James Logie Memorial Collection: Marion Steven and James Logie / Graham Zanker; title: Map of the ancient world; title: Abbreviations; title: Introduction / Gary Morrison, Penelope Minchin-Garvin and Terri Elder; title: Chapter 1 At home: gods and heroes in daily life:; title: Everyday interactions between humans and gods / Alison Griffith; title: Another dimension: gods and heroes on everyday items / Gary Morrison; title: Chapter 2 At war: Gods and heroes in battle and love:; title: Gods and heroes as warriors / Victor Parker; title: Heroic and god-like mortals / Amanda Macauley and Gary Morrison; title: Love is a battlefield: gods and heroes in love / Enrica Sciarrino; title: Chapter 3 Representation and reception:; title: Gods, heroes and anti-heroes in the Logie Collection / Patrick O' Sullivan; title: Classical Greek influences on the figure of the 'hero' in nineteenth and twentieth century art / Rosie Ibbotson; title: Gods, heroes, pottery and plays / Robin Bond; title: Catalogue of the exhibition / Penelope Minchin-Garvin and Terri Elder, with Natalie Looyer