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1 online resource (261 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Definition of the subject; 1.2 Political continuity; 1.3 A note on Kushan chronology; 2 An iconographicanalysis of the Hellenisticsubjects in the artof Gandhara, Bactriaand the adjoining areasof the Kushan Empire; 2.1 General remarks; 2.2 Greek mythological figures in the east; 2.2.1 Adonis; 2.2.2 Aphrodite; 2.2.3 Apollo; 2.2.4 Ares; 2.2.5 Artemis; 2.2.6 Athena; 2.2.7 Atlantes; 2.2.8 Centaur; 2.2.9 Cybele; 2.2.10 Demeter; 2.2.11 Dionysus; 2.2.12 The Dioscuri; 2.2.13 Eros/Cupids; 2.2.14 Harpocrates; 2.2.15 Helios; 2.2.16 Heracles; 2.2.17 Hermes |
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2.2.18 Nereids2.2.19 Nike; 2.2.20 Poseidon; 2.2.21 River gods; 2.2.22 Sarapis; 2.2.23 Tyche / City goddess; 2.2.24 Zeus; 2.3 Other schemes of Greek origin; 2.3.1 Various themes; 2.3.2 Drinking, dancing and erotic scenes; 2.4 Greek deities identified with Iranian or Indian ones; 2.4.1 Tyche-Hariti-Ardokhsho-Lakshmi; 2.4.2 Heracles-Vajrapani; 2.4.3 Pharro / Panchika / Hermes; 2.4.4 Shiva -- Vesho -- Veshparkar with attributes of Poseidon, Zeus and Heracles; 3 Conclusions; 4 Bibliography |
| Summary |
This book focuses on the fate of the Greek mythological themes, divine and heroic figures, far in the East, primarily in the area of ancient Gandhara and Bactria (today in Uzbekistan). In alphabetic order, it covers primary iconographic schemes, which the art of these areas borrowed from the Hellenistic Mediterranean. We can compare how individual typical depictions of Greek deities changed and accommodated the taste and ideas of the local populace over the centuries. Aside from this, many of the originally Greek mythological characters, including their typical attributes, became, as this book. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Mythology, Greek, in art.
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Mythology, Greek, in art. |
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Goddesses, Greek, in art.
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Goddesses, Greek, in art. |
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Gods, Greek, in art.
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Gods, Greek, in art. |
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Antiquities.
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Antiquities. |
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Art, Asian -- Greek influences.
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Art, Asian -- Greek influences. |
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Art, Central Asian.
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Art, Central Asian. |
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Art, Hellenistic -- Themes, motives.
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Art, Hellenistic -- Themes, motives. |
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Art, Hellenistic. |
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Asia, Central.
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Central Asia. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Stanco, Ladislav Greek Gods in the East : Hellenistic Iconographic Schemes in the Central Asia Prague : Charles University in Prague, Karolinum Press,c2012 9788024620459 |
| ISBN |
9788024624679 electronic book |
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8024624672 electronic book |
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9788024620459 |
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8024620456 |
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9788024620459 |
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