10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEMNIAN»
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Lemnian in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Ancient Lemnos: Philoctetes, Alcamenes, Cabeiri, Hypsipyle, ...
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The Early Amazons: Modern and Ancient Perspectives on a ...
Sometimes this ritual was still observed, as in the case of the cyclical ritual
reconstructed by G. Dumezil on the basis of the data on the fire ritual on Lemnos
and the myth of the Lemnian women, which was already associated with the
Amazons ...
3
Ethnicity and Self-identity
Like the Lemnian women, Ipolita's Amazons kill their husbands and fathers to
secure power, and like the Lemnian women who fight off Jason's incoming ship,
Boccaccio's Amazons fight off Teseo's incoming ships. However, there are
several ...
Paul Maurice Clogan, 2002
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Murder among Friends : Violation of Philia in Greek Tragedy: ...
First, when the other Lemnian women kill their male relatives, Hypsipyle
manages to avoid killing her father, Thoas. Second, when the Argonauts arrive in
Lemnos, she sleeps with Jason and bears two sons to him. Third, Hypsipyle, now
nurse ...
Classical and Near Eastern Studies Department and Classical Civilization Program University of Minnesota Elizabeth S. Belfiore Professor, 1999
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The Commerce of War: Exchange and Social Order in Latin Epic ...
actions of the Lemnian women and highlight the severity of their intrafamilial
violence. When they are compared to Hyrcanean (Thracian) lionesses, the
women are likened to their husbands' enemies and thus seem to bring foreign
battles into ...
6
Time in Ancient Greek Literature
In one case, an internal actorial prolepsis (the prediction of Phineus concerning
the route east of the Argonauts) is echoed faithfully by the omniscient narrator at
the time of its fulfilment, as we saw. The opposite is found in the Lemnian episode
...
Irene J. F. De Jong, René Nünlist, 2007
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Semi-public Narration in Apollonius' Argonautica
I would imagine that most readers will overlook any significant connection
between Euphemos and the nuances of the Lemnian prehistory because the
passages in question belong to opposite ends of the poem25. Some will even
argue that ...
... long afterward dedicated a bronze statue of Athena by Pheidias on the
Athenian acropolis, which came to be known as the 'Lemnian Athena7 (Paus.
1.28.2). These Lemnian Athenians maintained their ancestral dialect and
customs (Thuc.
Sophocles, Seth L. Schein, 2013
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Paleo-Balkan Languages: Illyrian Languages, Liburnian ...
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Tragedy and Civilization: An Interpretation of Sophocles
Whatever magical power over fire the Lemnian god may have possessed is for
Philoctetes a hard-won achievement. The primal power of Lemnos and its
divinities lies far from him; the Lemnian fire did not help him in his battle to
survive.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LEMNIAN»
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Lemnian is used in the context of the following news items.
Athens people in favour of the EU gather at Greek parliament
September 28, 2013. by VASSILIS TRIANTAFYLLIDIS. > Greece · Lemnian protest in Athens asking for more Ferries to island. May 20, 2009. «Demotix.com, Jun 15»
Ioannides pays tribute to Anzac nurses of Lemnos
In further recognition of the important role that women played during the war, Lemnian nurses participated in the Centenary Commemoration ... «Neos Kosmos, Apr 15»
Memorial taking shape
... the Australian nurse protecting the ill Anzac soldier returned from the peninsula, on top of a rough stone base, reflective of the Lemnian earth. «Neos Kosmos, Apr 15»
Greece to commemorate centenary of Gallipoli
... been arranged, with services to be held at both Commonwealth War Grave Cemeteries in the Lemnian villages of Moudros and Portianos. «Neos Kosmos, Apr 15»
Kozokos' marble sculptures on display till March 22
... Takis Kozokos will be on display at the Kogarah Town Square Library and Cultural Centre, sponsored by the Lemnian Association of NSW. «Neos Kosmos, Mar 15»
Pan-Lemnian Organisations gather in Melbourne
It was a weekend full of festivities for the Pan-Lemnian Organisations of Australia in Melbourne for the organisations' annual gathering. «Neos Kosmos, Feb 15»
Greek sculptor works at Kogarah's artist cottage
... residence, working on a sculpture entitled The Book of St George of Kogarah and several commissions for the Lemnian Association of NSW. «Neos Kosmos, Jan 15»
Lemnos Gallipoli memorial commissioned
He especially thanked the Lemnian Community of Victoria, the Hellenic RSL Sub-Branch, the Pontiaki Estia, Coburg's Marble Centre Exclusive, ... «Neos Kosmos, Jan 15»
'Jason and the Argonauts': Picture the pre-Trojan War equivalent of …
For instance, they land on the island of the Lemnian women, who sometime previous murdered all their husbands because the louts preferred ... «Washington Post, Nov 14»
The masterful works of ancient sculptor Phidias
Geographer Pausanias credits Phidias with creating the original bronze Lemnian Athena, for Athenians living on Lemnos. The Goddess statue ... «Ancient Origins, Nov 14»
