References abound in Greek legends and historical accounts to special statues or images upon whose presence the continued safety or livelihood of a city or house depended. These images include statues of predatory beasts or destructive insects; plague gods; dangerous goddesses; and the like. Faraone describes the variety and range of these images and uses them to provide new interpretations of early Greek myths about Pandora; the Trojan Horse; and the living statues created by Hephaestus. He sets the Greek evidence in a wider eastern-Mediterranean context by detailed discussions of similar Near Eastern and Egyptian practices; and closes with a re-evaluation of the traditional scholarly approach to religious art as purely representational.
#276120 in Books Howard Jones 1997-11-20 1997-11-20Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 5.44 x .60 x 8.00l; .84 #File Name: 0195038290271 pagesMutiny on the Amistad The Saga of a Slave Revolt and Its Impact on American Abolition Law and Diplomacy
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