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Scholars face a taxonomic dilemma in discussing the female figures of Greek mythology and cult.
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- Title Greek Nymphs: Myth, Cult, Lore
- Author Jennifer Larson
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 392
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Oxford University Press, USA, Cary, North Carolina, U.S.A.
- Date 2001-06-28
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780195144659 / 0195144651
- Weight 1.22 lbs (0.55 kg)
- Dimensions 9.08 x 6.4 x 0.94 in (23.06 x 16.26 x 2.39 cm)
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- Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
- Cultural Region: Greece
- Library of Congress subjects Nymphs (Greek deities)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 00026246
- Dewey Decimal Code 292.211
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Oxford University Press. Good. 2001. Paperback. 0195144651 . Includes typed page with handwritten note from Larson to Bonnie MacLachlan tipped in. Many pencil notes with additional notes tipped in (probably in preparation for Bonnie's essay "Women and Nymphs at the Grotta Caruso") ; 392 pages; Greek Nymphs: Myths, Cult, Lore is the first comprehensive study of the nymph in the ancient Greek world. This well-illustrated book examines nymphs as both religious and mythopoetic figures, tracing their development and significance in Greek culture from Homer through the Hellenistic period. Drawing upon a broad range of literary and archaeological evidence, Jennifer Larson discusses sexually powerful nymphs in ancient and modern Greek folklore, the use of dolls representing nymphs in the socialization of girls, the phenomenon of nympholepsy, the nymphs' relations with other deities in the Greek pantheon, and the nymphs' role in mythic narratives of city-founding and…
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