10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SILENUS»
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Silenus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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SUTTON, D. F., Father Silenus: Actor or Coryphaeus?, CQ n. s. 24 (1974), 19-23.
HUBBARD, M., The Capture of Silenus, PCPhS 21 (1975), 53-62. MCLENNAN,
G. R., Arcadia Before Vergil, LCM 1 (1976), 135-137. The Song of Silenus is ...
Hildegard Temporini, Wolfgang Haase, 1981
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The Cabinet of Eros: Renaissance Mythological Painting and ...
The dualism of Silenus - both drunkard and inspired singer - was celebrated in
antiquity, and had recently been the topic of one of the Adagia of Erasmus: the
Sileni Alcibiadis, a text certainly known to Mantuan intellectuals. Following Plato
in ...
Stephen John Campbell, 2004
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Encyclopedia of Greek and Roman Mythology
Silenus A human and animal hybrid with the legs of a goat or horse. The tutor, or
foster father, of Dionysus. Classical sources are Apollodorus's Library (2.5.4),
Ovid's MetaMorpHoses (11.89–105), Pausanias's Description of Greece (1.4.5, ...
Luke Roman, Monica Roman, 2010
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The poetical works of Coleridge, Shelley, and Keats
SILENUS. Hail thou, O Stranger ! tell thy country and thy ULYSSES. The Ithacan
Ulysses and the king Of Cephalonia. SILENUS. Oh ! I know the Wordy and
shrewd, the son of Sisyphus. ULYSSES. 1 am the same, but do not rail upon me.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Percy Bysshe Shelley, John Keats, 1831
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The Facts on File Companion to Classical Drama
native island of ITHACA. Silenus tells Odysseus that they are on the island of
Ithaca and near the cave of the cannibalistic Cyclops. Odysseus tries to barter
with Silenus for food and drink, and the chief satyr is delighted that Odysseus'
payment ...
[Especially do the Holy Scriptures, like the Silenus of Alcibiades, conceal their
real divinity beneath a surface that is crude and almost laughable' (trans Himelick
105). He returns to the Silenus figure in the Praise of Folly, with a new emphasis
...
Desiderius Erasmus, William Watson Barker, 2001
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A new system of mythology: in two volumes; giving a full ...
SILENUS. SEC. IV. SILENUS. I'hough the old Satyrs in general were called
Silenus, the epithet not merely of Sileni, as we have said on the authority of Pau-
old Satyrs, but ,. also of one in samas, there was one however to whom this
particular.
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Drunk the Night Before: An Anatomy of Intoxication
Plato's text, however, denies such joking intent and asserts the propriety of a
simile that rests on the proposition that both Silenus and Socrates are wise. Who
or what is Silenus; what are his connotations in antiquity? He is the aged leader
of ...
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Heracles and Other Plays
SILENUS: Where have you come from on this voyage that brings you here to
Sicily? ODYSSEUS: From Ilium and the laborious war at Troy. SILENUS: How?
Did you not know the course to sail for home? ODYSSEUS: Stormy winds drove
me ...
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Blackwood's Edinburgh magazine
Silenus. Whence reach you this our coast of Sicily Ulysses. From Ilium and the
Trojan war I roam. Silenus. What, couldst thou not then find the straight way home
? Ulysses. Storms drove us hither, such was our mishap. Silenus. We're both of
us ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SILENUS»
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Big reserve expansion gives tigers a boost in India
... only helps tigers, but also boosts protection for other wildlife species, such as Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) and lion-tailed macaques (Macaca silenus), ... «Mongabay.com, Jun 15»
Inflatable sculptures on exhibit at Norfolk Arts Centre
A reception for a new exhibit will be held at the Norfolk Arts Centre in Simcoe Friday evening. Sleeping Giants (Silenus) features a dynamic sculpture display as ... «Simcoe Reformer, Jun 15»
Relocating Ourselves
“The problem of architecture as I see it,” says Professor Silenus in Evelyn Waugh's Decline and Fall, “is the problem of all art—the elimination of the human ... «City Journal, Feb 15»
Neighborhood parade routes used to be the norm in New Orleans
Kenner once hosted nine clubs: Athena, Centaur, Hesper, Isis, Love, Phoenix, Romulus & Remus, Saturn and Silenus. Only Isis continues, but in Metairie, not ... «The New Orleans Advocate, Feb 15»
2000-Year-Old Roman Decoration Found in Denmark
Such a bust of Silenus would have been paired with a figure of a mule's head, since Silenus was often shown inebriated and carried by others or hanging over ... «Archaeology, Jan 15»
Ophir Finds Gas at Silenus East-1 Well in Equatorial Guinea's Block R
Africa-focused Ophir Energy plc announced Tuesday that it has found gas at Silenus East-1 well in Equatorial Guinea's offshore Block R, with the result ... «Rigzone, Sep 14»
Guinée Equatoriale : Ophir Energy intercepte 67m de gaz brut avec …
(Agence Ecofin) - Le pétro-gazier britannique Ophir Energy Plc a annoncé le 16 septembre une nouvelle découverte de 67m de gaz brut dans le puits Silenus ... «Agence Ecofin, Sep 14»
Ophir Makes Equatorial Guinea Gas Find
Ophir Energy plc announced that the Silenus East-1 well in Block R, Equatorial Guinea has resulted in a new gas discovery. The Silenus East-1 well was drilled ... «MarineLink, Sep 14»
Ophir muted over Equatorial Guinea well analysis but FLNG project …
The Vantage Titanium Explorer drillship has now moved to complete the Silenus East-1 exploration well which is targeting ca.420bcf of low-risk mean ... «Oil & Gas Technology, Aug 14»
Winemakers in Napa Valley evaluate toll of 6.0 quake
Some barrels of his reds, which are stored at Silenus Vintners near his house just north of Napa, were toppled to the winery floor. He had yet to assess the full ... «Dallas Morning News, Aug 14»
