Mixanthrôpoi : Animal-human hybrid deities in Greek religion

Many of the beings in this book - Cheiron, Pan, Acheloos, the Sirens and others - will be familiar from the narratives of Greek mythology, in which fabulous anatomies abound. However, they have never previously been studied together from a religious perspective, as recipients of cult and as members...

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Main Author: Emma Aston (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Presses universitaires de Liège 2011
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