Aristomenes of Messene: Legends of Sparta's Nemesis

by: Ogden, D.

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The legends of Aristomenes, hero of the Messenian resistance to Sparta, were designed to excite, gratify and amuse. Yet they remain almost unknown even to specialist ancient historians. This book, the first monograph to be devoted to Aristomenes, redirects attention to his adventures, which at times resemble those of King Arthur, Robin Hood and even Sinbad the Sailor." "The book goes beyond the question of the historicity of Aristomenes, and examines the meaning and symbolism of the stories in their own right. The study will be welcomed by those with an interest in the history of Sparta, in Pausanias (our principal source for the tales), and in Greek traditional narrative

Contents:
Introduction : Aristomenes, greatest glory of Messenia. Pausanias' account of the Aristomenes legend ; The Aristomenes legend as popular tradition ; From Achilles to Aesop : the nature and character of Aristomenes
Aristomenes loses his shield
Aristomenes in and out of the underworld
Aristomenes and the mysteries
Aristomenes, Aristodemus and the hairy heart
Aristomenes and history
Conclusion
Appendix. Aristomenes in the Messeniaca of Rhianus of Bene ; The reconstruction of the Aristomenes tradition from Tyrtaeus to Stephanus of Byzantium ; Unfinished tales : the Nachleben of Aristomenes in English literature and The Arabian nights

Subjects:
Antiquity
700 b.C.-600 b.C
735-460 B.C
Aristomenes
Aristomenes Legends
Aristomenes von Messene
Folklore
Generals
Generals Greece Messene (Extinct city) Folklore
Généraux Grèce Messène (Ville ancienne) Folklore
Greece
Greece History Messenian Wars, 735-460 B.C
Greece Messene (Extinct city)
Greek antiquity
Grèce Histoire 735-460 av. J.-C. (Guerres de Messénie)
Héros Culte Grèce Messénie (Grèce)
History
Legends
Messene (Extinct city) Folklore
Messenia
Messène (Ville ancienne) Folklore
Messène (ville ancienne) Légendes
Messēnia (Greece) History
Military actions
Nemesis (Greek word)
Sparta

xxiv, 244 pages : map ; 25 cm

Aristomenes of Messene: Legends of Sparta's Nemesis

by: Ogden, D.

• ISBN-13: 9780954384548 / 978-0-9543845-4-8
• ISBN-03: 0954384547 / 0-9543845-4-7
• The Classical Press of Wales, Swansea, 2004

Price: 89,00 EURO

1 copy in stock