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03005aam a22005178i 4500 001 CA10998AAF2B11E3990B99D2DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20140319010030 008 131219s2014 nyuab b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2013025023 020 $a 0805091572 (hardback) 020 $a 9780805091571 (hardback) 035 $a (OCoLC)866251254 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OQX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a e-gr--- 050 00 $a BL783 $b .G675 2014 082 00 $a 292.2/11 $2 23 084 $a HIS002010 $a HIS002010 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Graziosi, Barbara. 245 14 $a The gods of Olympus : $b a history / $c Barbara Graziosi. 263 $a 1403 264 1 $a New York : $b Metropolitan Books, $c 2014. 300 $a x, 290 pages : $b illustrations, maps ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "The gods of Olympus are the most colorful characters of Greek civilization: even in antiquity, they were said to be cruel, oversexed, mad, or just plain silly. Yet for all their foibles and flaws, they proved to be tough survivors, far outlasting classical Greece itself. In Egypt, the Olympian gods claimed to have given birth to pharaohs; in Rome, they led respectable citizens into orgiastic rituals of drink and sex. Under Christianity and Islam they survived as demons, allegories, and planets; and in the Renaissance, they triumphantly emerged as ambassadors of a new, secular belief in humanity. Their geographic range, too, has been little short of astounding: in their exile, the gods of Olympus have traveled east to the walls of cave temples in China, and west to colonize the Americas. They snuck into Italian cathedrals, haunted Nietzsche, and visited Borges in his restless dreams. In a lively, original history, Barbara Graziosi offers the first account to trace the wanderings of these protean deities through the millennia. Drawing on a wide range of literary and archaeological sources, The Gods of Olympus opens a new window on the ancient world and its lasting influence"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Gods, Greek. 650 0 $a Goddesses, Greek. 650 0 $a Civilization $x Greek influences. 650 7 $a SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a HISTORY / Ancient / Greece. $2 bisacsh 856 42 $3 Cover image $u http://www.netread.com/jcusers2/bk1388/571/9780805091571/image/lgcover.9780805091571.jpg 941 $a 11 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20231010014152.0 952 $l KAPF566 $d 20230331012430.0 952 $l FXPH314 $d 20220909032416.0 952 $l GEPG771 $d 20210722041822.0 952 $l LAPH975 $d 20200528054916.0 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20200204072925.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20200110054843.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191213020305.0 952 $l AAPF906 $d 20190717024755.0 952 $l NYPE343 $d 20170523013224.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160826091307.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=CA10998AAF2B11E3990B99D2DAD10320 994 $a 92 $b IW9Initiate Another SILO Locator Search