Python: A Study of the Delphic Myth and Its Origin.; (California Library Reprint)

Fontenrose, Joseph

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ISBN 10: 0520041062 ISBN 13: 9780520041066

Published by Univ of California Pr, 1980

Language: English

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Python: A Study of the Delphic Myth and Its Origin.; (California Library Reprint)

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Univ of California Pr

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1980

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English

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0520041062

ISBN 13

9780520041066

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Hardcover

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PrefaceContentsIllustrationsAbbreviations Used in FootnotesIntroduction1 Apollo & the Dragon2 Kyknos & Other Bad Characters3 Python & His Derivatives4 Zeus & Typhon5 Typhon & Python6 Dragoness & Lamia7 God & Dragon in the Nearer East8 God & Dragon in Mesopotamia9 God & Dragon in Egypt & India10 Chaos & Cosmos11 Perseus & Kadmos12 Herakles13 Earlier Forms of the Delphic Myth14 The Corycian Cave15 The RitualsConclusionAppendicesAppendix 1: Charon & the Steersman of ArgoAppendix 2: Judith & HolofernesAppendix 3: Combat Myths of China, Japan & AmericaAppendix 4: Saint George & the DragonAppendix 5: The Combat in Germanic Myth & LegendAppendix 6: Dragons & SpringsAppendix 7: List of Art Works Illustrating the Python, Tityos, Kyknos & Typhon CombatsBibliographyIndicesIndex AIndex Index LocorumIndex General IndexAddenda

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