Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 459 Seiten)
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Illustrationen
Edition:
First edition
ISBN:
9780191868542
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9780192565877
Series Statement:
Oxford scholarship online
Content:
How did the dragon get its wings? Everyone in the modern West has a clear idea of what a dragon looks like and of the sorts of stories it inhabits, not least devotees of the fantasies of J.R.R. Tolkien, J.K. Rowling, and George R.R. Martin. A cross between a snake and some fearsome mammal, often sporting colossal wings, they live in caves, lie on treasure, maraud, and breathe fire. They are extraordinarily powerful, but even so, ultimately defeated in their battles with humans. What is the origin of this creature? 'The Dragon in the West' is a serious and substantial account of the evolution of the modern dragon from its ancient forebears.
Content:
Cover -- The Dragon in the West: From Ancient Myth to Modern Legend -- Copyright -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Note on Orthography -- Introduction -- Part I: Heroes -- 1: Drakon: The Classical Dragon -- 1.1 Drakon: The Semantic Field -- 1.2 The Great Dragons of Myth: Dragon-Fights -- 1.2.1 The Dragon of Ares -- 1.2.2 The Dragon of Nemea -- 1.2.3 Ladon, the Dragon of the Hesperides -- 1.2.4 The Dragon of Colchis -- 1.2.5 Python (or Delphyne), the Dragon of Delphi -- 1.2.6 The Hydra, the Dragon of Lerna -- 1.3 The Dragons of Cult, Great and Small -- 1.3.1 Healing Gods: Asclepius and Amphiaraus -- 1.3.2 Gods of Good Fortune and Wealth: Zeus Meilichios and Agathos Daimon -- 1.4 '. . . and something more' (1): Drakontes with Additional Physical Attributes -- 1.5 '. . . and something more' (2): The Tails That Wag their Dogs -- 1.6 '. . . and something more' (3): Anguipedes, and Some Deep History -- 1.7 Six Core Narrative Motifs -- 1.8 Conclusion -- 2: Draco: The Roman Dragon -- 2.1 The Bagrada Dragon and its Libyan Context -- 2.2 Focalization and Anthropomorphization -- 2.3 Kindly Dragon Deities at Rome: Asclepius and Friends -- 2.4 Dragons, Dragons Everywhere: Genii Loci -- 2.5 Conclusion -- 3: Drakaina: The She-Dragon -- 3.1 The Grammarians -- 3.2 Pure-Serpent Drakainai, Tout Court -- 3.3 The Drakaina as a Female Anguipede -- 3.3.1 Echidna -- 3.3.2 Delphyne -- 3.3.3 Harmonia -- 3.3.4 Hecate, Hecate Ereschigal, Artemis -- 3.3.5 Erinyes (Furies) -- 3.4 Further Female Anguipedes Not Explicitly Designated by the Term Drakaina -- 3.4.1 Lamia -- 3.4.2 Campe -- 3.5 Conclusion: Occlusion -- 4: From Worm to Wyvern: The Evolution of the Western Dragon -- 4.1 Introduction: The Romanesque Dragon -- 4.2 Misleading Anticipations -- 4.3 Classical Sea-Monsters (Kete) -- 4.3.1 The Form of the Ketos.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-439) and index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780198830184
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Ogden, Daniel The dragon in the West Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2021 ISBN 9780198830184
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1093/oso/9780198830184.001.0001
Author information:
Ogden, Daniel 1963-
