10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PELOPS»
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Pelops in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Homosexuality in the Ancient World
PELOPS, OEDIPUS, AND ELECTRA According to Licht, Pelops' wrath over the
abduction of Chrysippus should be understood as follows: 'The father (Pelops) is
not driven to the curse because Laius loved a boy and was intimate with him, ...
Wayne R. Dynes, Stephen Donaldson, 1992
It was after this that Pelops traveled to Greece as the suitor of Hippodamia.
Pelops became an important hero with a cult at Olympia, where his shrine, the
Pelopion, was next to the temple of Zeus. Pindar says (Olympian Ode I. 90-93):
fNow he ...
Mark P. O. Morford, Robert J. Lenardon, 1999
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Gods, Goddesses, and Mythology
It is named after the ancient Greek hero Pelops and marks the territory he once
controlled suitor who asked tor his daughter's hand to a chariot rao e, after which
the winner would be allowed to kill the loser. The stakes were so high because ...
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The Origins and Role of Same-Sex Relations in Human Societies
Poseidon and Pelops In the story of Poseidon and Pelops we see another
example of how the beloved grew in strength and power—and acquired a
marriage appropriate to noble adulthood—through his relationship with his lover.
Poseidon ...
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Rhetoric and Poetics in Antiquity
Why Pelops? As William Mullen has remarked, the Pelops myth seems partly to
have been a convenient solution to an inventional problem: "Hieron's status as a
western colonial [i.e., as ruler of Syracuse] meant, among other things, that ...
Jeffrey Walker Professor of English Emory University, 2000
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Who's Who in Classical Mythology
Myrtilus had caused his fall and cursed him, forecasting that he too would be
killed by Pelops. And that is just what happened, for Pelops, who was now kingof
Pisa and may have been jealous of Myrtilus, invited him for aride in his magic ...
Michael Grant, John Hazel, 2004
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Ariadne's Thread: A Guide to International Tales Found in ...
piction is found on the sixth-century chest of Kypselos, which Pausanias
describes thus: "Oinomaos is chasing Pelops, who has Hippodameia. Each man
has a pair of horses, and those of Pelops have wings growing from them."10 And
a pact ...
Before she realizes what is happening, she tastes the arm of Pelops. She is
outraged because the gods abhor human sacrifices. When the gods thoroughly
understand this gross deception, they instantly drive Tantalus into the
Underworld.
Perry L. Westmoreland, 2007
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Encyclopedia of Greco-Roman Mythology
... the Romans in 146 B.C.; they reduced it to a provincial state. Legend derives
the name of the peninsula from Pelops, who had so much power and wealth that
the region was named the “Island of Pelops,” or Peloponnesos. See also: Pelops
...
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The First Fossil Hunters: Dinosaurs, Mammoths, and Myth in ...
The seer predicted that his city would never fall unless the Greeks brought a
bone of the great hero Pelops to Troy as a talisman. The Greeks immediately
dispatched a ship to fetch Pelops's enormous shoulder blade from Olympia.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PELOPS»
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Pelops is used in the context of the following news items.
Rebalancing Life in Rural Greece at the Amanzoe Retreat
Amanzoe sits on a hilltop on the east coast of the Peloponnese, a region named after King Pelops, founder of the Olympic Games. And here ... «BLOUIN ARTINFO, Jun 15»
Eight complicated love stories that make our paperback romances …
This first novel is, among other things, a re-telling of a mythological love story: between sea-god Poseidon and the younger Pelops. InSeahorse ... «Scroll.in, May 15»
A Tale of Revenge that Runs from Ancient Greece to ISIS
Pelops has two sons, / Atreus and Thyestes, / and, the two sons fight / over ... no need to remember names like Pelops, Tantalus, Atreus, etc. «Hyperallergic, May 15»
In conversation with Janice Pariat
It is a retelling of the Greek tale of Poseidon and his male devotee Pelops. Nehemiah (Nem) is a literature student who finds himself a ... «Daily News & Analysis, Jan 15»
Seamless love
... of story of the Greek sea god Poseidon and his young male lover, Pelops. A chance encounter with art historian and mentor Nicholas Petrou, ... «The Hindu, Jan 15»
TV View: Gunners have no rascals, while the little rascals feed Mars …
“It's a passion, it's something you want to do 'til you die,” he said, his anger about Pelops and Hippodamia's lad abating, and he was further ... «Irish Times, Jan 15»
Between the covers
Inspired by one of the lesser-known Greek myths about Poseidon and his affection for a young boy named Pelops, Seahorse is Pariat's retelling ... «The Hindu, Jan 15»
In Search of Lost Time
A reworking of the mythical love between Greek god Poseidon and the boy Pelops, in the novel Nicholas leads Nem into a world of Wagner, ... «The Indian Express, Jan 15»
Greek myths in Delhi
My novel became a contemporary retelling of the story of Poseidon, the god of the sea, and his youthful devotee Pelops. I'd like to imagine that ... «Bangalore Mirror, Dec 14»
The sporting ethos in Homer's epic poems
... Ikaros gave Penelope in marriage to Ulysses when he defeated all his rivals; Pelops gave his daughter in marriage to Oinomos after the latter ... «Times of Malta, Dec 14»
