Pausanias in the World of Greek Myth

Pausanias and the World of Greek Myth uses Pausanias's Periegesis to illuminate the spatial dynamics of Greek myth, showing how apparently conflicting local versions belonged to a unifying cultural expression.

List of contents

• Introduction: With Pausanias as Guide


• 1: Sightseeing


• 2: Taking Bearings


• 3: Encounters


• 4: Localisms


• Conclusion: Pausanias the Companion


• Appendix 1: Catalogue of Cross-References Relating to Mythical Material


• Appendix 2: Catalogue of Ruined Cities

About the author

Greta Hawes is a scholar of Greek myth in its ancient contexts. She is the author of Rationalizing Myth in Antiquity (OUP, 2014) and editor of Myths on the Map: the Storied Landscapes of Ancient Greece (OUP, 2017).

Summary

Pausanias and the World of Greek Myth uses Pausanias's Periegesis to illuminate the spatial dynamics of Greek myth, showing how apparently conflicting local versions belonged to a unifying cultural expression.

Additional text

This is a well-constructed book that successfully juggles a wealth of material of different natures. The analyses are fine, with knowledge of a broad bibliography manifesto and some undeniable innovative contributions. It will be of the greatest use to all who are sensitive to the particular charm of Pausania.

Product details

• Authors: Greta Hawes, Greta (Australian National University) Hawes, Hawes Greta
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2021
• EAN: 9780198832553
• ISBN: 978-0-19-883255-3
• No. of pages: 250
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; HISTORY / Ancient / General, Ancient Greece, RELIGION / Ancient, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Ancient & Classical, Classical texts, Ancient Greek religion & mythology, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Ancient Greek religion and mythology, BCE to c 500 CE, BCE period – Protohistory, Ancient, classical and medieval texts