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050		4	_aDF78 .R634 1996
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100	1		_aRobertson, Noel.
245	1	0	_aFestivals and Legends.
250			_a1st ed.
264		1	_aToronto : _bUniversity of Toronto Press, _c1992.
264		4	_c©1992.
300			_a1 online resource (307 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
505	0		_aIntro -- CONTENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- INTRODUCTION -- PART I: ATHENS -- 1. The Hecatombaea, the Enrolment of Citizens, and Southeast Athens -- Synopsis -- The Sources -- The Enrolment Ceremony -- Southeast Athens -- Thucydides on Early Athens -- The General Distribution of Athenian Shrines and Festivals -- Agrae -- 2. The Synoecia, the Old Agora, and Attic Phratries -- Synopsis -- The Sources -- The Direct Evidence for the Ritual -- The Sacrifice on the Acropolis -- Zeus phratrios and Athena phratria -- The Old Agora -- Aphrodite pand&amp -- #275 -- mos -- 'The Altar of Pity' -- Eirene -- [Aristotle] on Phratries and Trittyes -- The Phratries of the Classical Period -- Philochorus on 'the Twelve Cities' -- Philochorus on the Four Phylai -- [Aristotle] and Others on the Occupational Classes -- The Eupatridae -- The Geomori and the Demiurgi -- 3. The Panathenaea, Northwest Athens, and the Enrolment of Citizens -- Synopsis -- The Enlargement of the Festival Program -- Northwest Athens -- The Processional Route -- The Leocoreium -- The Facilities for the Torch-race -- The Pannychis and the Enrolment of Young Men -- The Armed Processioners -- 4. The Oschophoria and Seafaring -- Synopsis -- The Oschophoria -- The Race for the Cup of Punch -- The 'Salaminians' -- The Mission to Delos -- The Origin of the Theseus Legend -- 5. The Olympieia and the Cavalry -- Synopsis -- The Nature of the Cult -- The Origin of the Festival -- The Cavalry Parade -- The Anthippasia -- PART II: SPARTA -- 6. The Gymnopaediae and the Enrolment of Citizens -- Synopsis -- The Calendar Date -- The Month Hecatombeus and the New Year -- The Performances in the Agora and in the Theatre -- The Warlike Songs -- The Three Age Groups -- The Commemoration of Thyrea -- The Foundation Date -- 7. Polyandrion Burial and the Fate of the Dioscuri -- Synopsis -- The Myth as Aetiology.
505	8		_aThe Trophy -- The Burial -- PART III: ARGOS -- 8. The Parparonia and the Battle of Thyrea -- Synopsis -- Herodotus on the Battle of Thyrea -- Other Sources on the Battle of Thyrea -- The 'Kenearion' Inscription -- Tombs at Sparta for the Dead of Thyrea -- The Early History of the Thyreatis -- Cleomenes' Attack on Argos -- The Festival Name and Site -- Pausanias' Burial Site -- The 'Parparus' Inscription -- The Tomb of Othryades -- The Champion Perilaus -- The Monument Seen by Pausanias -- The Festival Aetiology -- Other Stories about the Battle of Thyrea -- 9. A Festival of Cenchreae and the Battle of Hysiae -- Synopsis -- The Battle of Hysiae -- A Festival of Cenchreae -- PART IV: MESSENIA AND PHIGALEIA -- 10. The Ithomaea and the Messenian Wars -- Synopsis -- The Festival and the 'Hundred-Slaughter' Sacrifice -- The Legends of Victory and Defeat -- Aristomenes and His Chosen Band -- Warfare and Hunting -- 11. A Festival of Heroes and the Ordeal of Phigaleia -- Synopsis -- The Stories of Spartan Aggression -- Pausanias' Source -- The Arcadian King List -- Phigaleia and Sparta -- Phigaleia and Oresthis -- The Hero Cult in the Agora -- A Festival of Apollo -- MAPS -- 1. Southeast Athens, including Agrae -- 2. Northwest Athens, with Shrines of Demeter -- 3. The Acropolis and the Old Agora -- 4. Attica, with Philochorus' 'Twelve Cities' -- 5. Northwest Athens, with the Route of the Panathenaic Procession -- 6. The Thyreatis -- Cenchreae -- INDEXES -- Sources -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- X -- Z -- Greek Words -- Deities, Heroes, Shrines, Festivals -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- Z -- General -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- G -- H -- I -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- W -- Z.
520			_aSince ritual is by definition unchanging, public festivals can disclose earlier stages of social organization. Robertson also shows how the festivals gave rise, by way of aetiology (explanatory tales or legends), to some persistent misconceptions about the past.
588			_aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aFestivals-Greece-History.
650		0	_aLiterature and history.
650		0	_aCity-states-Greece-History.
650		0	_aGreece-Civilization.
650		0	_aGreece-Religious life and customs.
655		4	_aElectronic books.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aRobertson, Noel _tFestivals and Legends _dToronto : University of Toronto Press,c1992 _z9780802059888
797	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
856	4	0	_uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=4671509 _zClick to View
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