Philostratus's Heroikos
Subtitle: Religion And Cultural Identity In The Third Century C. E. (Writings from the Greco-Roman World, V. 6) (Writings from the Greco-Roman World, V. 6)
Contributors: Ellen Bradshaw Aitken (Editor); Jennifer K. Berenson Maclean (Editor)
Publisher: Society of Biblical Literature
Published: November 30, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 452
ISBN-13: 9781589830912
Subjects: Ancient Western philosophy to c 500; the Athenian,; History and criticism; Dialogues, Greek; Philosophy; Trojan War; Philostratus,; Literature and the war; History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical; Civilization, Greco-Roman, in literature; 2nd/3rd cent; Heroicus
First sentence: In this essay, I explore the poetic, emotional, and ritual dimensions of hero cult as presented in Philostratus's Heroikos.