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Daniel Ogden
The Tyrants of Corinth is the first monograph in English devoted to the archaic tyranny of Corinth and the engaging legends of Cypselus and Periander, which embrace such themes as…
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A lucid introduction to the life and career of one of the most significant figures in world history. A geographically articulated biography is followed by studies of the key themes…
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By comparing traditional narratives concerning archaic colonists and tyrants, Ogden shows that monarchic rulers in archaic Greece were often paradoxically conceptualized as deformed scapegoats. He also considers a range of…
A Companion to Greek Religion covers all aspects of religion in the ancient Greek world from the archaic, through the classical, and into the hellenistic period. Each of the volume’s…
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Sperm and machismo in Sparta, the belief that it is possible to have two biological fathers, and womb strife between half-siblings - these are among the fascinating insights about Greek…
In classical antiquity, there was much interest in necromancy - the consultation of the dead for divination. Ranging over the many lands in which the Greek and Roman civilizations flourished…
Daniel Ogden (University of Exeter)
A reconstruction of the fascinating legend that developed around the figure of Seleucus, the most accomplished of the successors to Alexander the Great, investigating the rich symbolism of its constituent…
The strix was a persistent feature of the folklore of the Roman world and subsequently that of the Latin West and the Greek East. She was a woman that flew…
Daniel Ogden (University of Exeter, UK)
This is the first scholarly book in English devoted to Perseus’ myth in its entirety for over a century. With information drawn from a diverse range of sources as well…
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Professor Daniel Ogden
The hellenistic royal families, from Alexander the Great to the last Cleopatra, took part in dynastic in-fighting that was vicious, colourful and instructive. In this they anticipated by centuries the…
The Hellenistic World assembles fourteen new papers, by an international group of contributors, on the pivotal age between the death of Alexander the Great and Cleopatra VII. Subjects range from…
Pat Ogden,Kekuni Minton,Clare Pain
The body, for a host of reasons, has been left out of the talking cure.
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Professor Daniel Ogden (University of Exeter, UK)
Covers a period that witnessed historical and cultural changes, including the advent of Christianity.
This collection of previously unpublished articles examines the careers and impact of Philip II and his son Alexander the Great. Some of the articles consider only one of the Macedonian…
Daniel Ogden (Professor of Classics, Professor of Classics, University of Exeter)
Dragons, Serpents, and Slayers in the Classical and Early Christian Worlds offers a comprehensive and easily accessible collection of dragon myths from Greek, Roman, and early Christian sources.
Daniel Ogden (Professor of Ancient History, Professor of Ancient History, University of Exeter)
Heracles is the quintessential ancient Greek hero. The rich and massive tradition associated with him encompasses myths of all kinds: quest myths, monster-fights, world-foundational myths, aetiological myths, philosophical myths, allegorical…
In a culture where the supernatural possessed an immediacy now strange to us, magic was of great importance both in the literary and mythic tradition and in ritual practice. Recently…
The Dragon in the West is the first book to offer an in-depth examination of the history of the image and idea of the dragon. A creature popular in contemporary…
Tales of the werewolf are well established as a sub-strand of the popular horror genre; less widely known is how far back in time their provenance lies. This is the…
Daniel Ogden (Professor of Ancient History, University of Exeter, and Research Fellow, University of South Africa)
This volume explores the dragon or the supernatural serpent in Graeco-Roman myth and religion. It incorporates analyses, with comprehensive accounts of the rich literary and iconographic sources, for the principal…
Greg Ogden,Daniel Meyer
Suitable for leaders at various levels of experience, this title features twelve sessions on developing as a leader.
Daniel D Lord
Full Title: Samuel G. Ogden, Administrator, &c., of Nicholas G. Ogden, deceased, vs. William B. Astor, and William B. Astor, John Jacob Astor, James Gallatin and Washington Irving, Executors, &c…
Charlie Ogden
The animal kingdom includes over 8 million known living species. They come in many different shapes and sizes, they each do weird and wonderful things and they live all over…
Do you spend your time wondering and worrying about the end of the world? Do you have a basement full of canned food, rechargeable batteries and tin foil hats? If…
Follow your guide through the most important systems in the body and discover the various organs that have to work together just to keep you alive With accessible child-friendly language…
Introduces readers to the lungs and the respiratory system.
Our Values gives readers their first taste of some of the most important values in today’s world. Here children can explore what it means to be part of a society…
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Ages 9 to 12 years
Do you spend your time wondering and worrying about the end of the world? Do you have a basement full of canned food, rechargeable batteries…
Introduces readers to the heart and circulatory system.
Introduces readers to the stomach and digestive system.
The Coastal Everglades presents a broad overview and synthesis of research on the coastal Everglades, a region that includes Everglades National Park, adjacent managed wetlands, and agricultural and urbanizing communities…
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