Although military concepts in Homeric poetry have been studied since Alexandrian times, there has not been until now an extended study of the concept of alke, "defensive strength," as it unfolds intertextually within the Iliad and the Odyssey and archaic Greek poetry in general.…
"Magic in the Ancient Greek World is an introduction to the practice of magic during the classical period. This book develops a framework for understanding the role of magic in Greek life." "Thematically organized around detailed case studies of individual types of magic, this v…
Original and comprehensive, Magic in the Ancient Greek World takes the reader inside both the social imagination and the ritual reality that made magic possible in ancient Greece.:.; Explores the widespread use of spells, drugs, curse tablets, and figurines, and the practitioner…