10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THIASUS»
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thiasus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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The Metamorphoses of Apuleius: On Making an Ass of Oneself
At the end of book 10 Thiasus does present a formal munus. About to take up the
highest local magistracy, he has undertaken to present three days of gladiatorial
games.24 He is traveling in Thessaly seeking gladiators and beasts for his ...
2
Greco-Roman Associations: Texts, Translations, and ...
Pilhofer raises the question as to whether the adjective distinguishes this thiasus
from (an)other in Philippi. Jaccottet links it to her suggestion that this thiasus of
Maenads is built upon literary pretexts by noting that the “royal” Maenads may be
...
John S. Kloppenborg, Richard S. Ascough, 2011
3
Attica, Central Greece, Macedonia, Thrace
Pilhofer raises the question as to whether the adjective distinguishes this thiasus
from (an)other in Philippi. Jaccottet links it to her suggestion that this thiasus of
Maenads is built upon literary pretexts by noting that the “royal” Maenads may be
...
John S. Kloppenborg, Richard S. Ascough, 2011
4
Defining Genre and Gender in Latin Literature: Essays ...
Moreover, in a significant transgression of the human-animal divide, the donkey
is "listened to" as he "talks" with gestures and communicates his thoughts.54
Even so, the communication that Thiasus and his staff teach him is to signal that
he ...
William Scovil Anderson, Garth Tissol, William Wendell Batstone, 2005
5
The Praxiteles Marble Group in Olympia
Around the head this Pan has an ivy-wreath. 3. Sarcophagus relief, Rome,
Palazzo Borghese. Bull. com. 1930. Pl. I, b, on p. 104. Thiasus, including a satyr,
or Pan, carrying on his left arm a child, probably Dionysus, and in his raised right
hand ...
Having survived the sea voyage, they are quick to fill their new location with the
expected and desired sounds: “the thiasus ululates suddenly to their shaking
tongues, / the light drum bellows in response, the hollow cymbals clatter in
response” ...
Benjamin Eldon Stevens, 2013
7
A Short Guide to Classical Mythology
He is regularly surrounded by the devoted and often frenzied thiasus. This group
consists of female followers called maenads and nymphs, who are of normal
female appearance, though the nymphs are minor deities rather than ordinary ...
Gordon MacDonald Kirkwood, 1959
8
Women's Religions in the Greco-Roman World: A Sourcebook
Ross Shepard Kraemer. In accordance with the oracle, and through the agency
of the envoys, three maenads were brought from Thebes: Cosco,
BauboandThettale. And Cosco organised the thiasus named after theplane tree,
Baubo the ...
Ross Shepard Kraemer, 2004
10,13,2: we are told rather emphatically that although Lucius cost the soldier
absolutely nothing (sine pretio), he is sold on to Thiasus' slaves for 11 denarii (
under half an aureus). f) Apul. Met. 10,17,1: Thiasus purchases Lucius from his
slaves ...
Maaike Zimmerman, Gareth Schmeling, Heinz Hofmann, Stephen Harrison, Costas Panayotakis (eds.)
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Women's Religions in the Greco-Roman World : A Sourcebook: A ...
In accordance with the oracle, and through the agency of the envoys, three
maenads were brought from Thebes: Cosco, Baubo and Thettale. And Cosco
organised the thiasus named after the plane tree, Baubo the thiasus outside the
city, and ...
Ross Shepard Kraemer Professor of Religious Studies Brown University, 2004
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THIASUS»
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thiasus is used in the context of the following news items.
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FROM BOSTON'S NEWS LEADER, THIASUS WCVB NEWSCENTER 5 AT 11:00. A VIOLENT ROAD WAGE INCIDENT ON THE CAID COD HIGHWAY TAKES A ... «WCVB Boston, Nov 14»
Thiasus, Part 3 of 3: The Plummet
The Thiasus is the world's ultimate drinking competition, a kind of international ethanol rally. Every year it brings together the best and worst of extreme sport, ... «PDX Magazine, May 14»
