Jones, Christopher P. <br/><br/>
New Heroes in Antiquity :  From Achilles to Antinoos. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (138 pages) 
 - Revealing Antiquity Series ;  v.18 .
 - Revealing Antiquity Series .
<br/><br/>Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List of Illustrations -- Introduction -- 1. Poetic Heroes -- 2. Local Heroes -- 3. Warriors and Patriots -- 4. Athletes, Poets, Philosophers -- 5. Private Heroes -- 6. Greek Heroes in a Roman World -- 7. Antinoos -- 8. Heroes and Saints -- Appendix: Living Heroes? -- Notes -- Index. 
<br/><br/> Heroes and heroines in antiquity inhabited a space somewhere between gods and humans. In this detailed, yet brilliantly wide-ranging analysis, Jones starts from literary heroes such as Achilles and moves to the historical record of those exceptional men and women who were worshiped after death. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780674054080 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Mythology, Greek.<br/>Gods, Greek.<br/>Heroes-Greece.<br/>Greece-Religion.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BL785 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>292.2/11