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The dragon in the West : from ancient myth to modern legend /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ogden, Daniel (Author)
Corporate Author: UPSO (University Press Scholarship Online)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2021.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Dragons.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 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
  • 4.3.2 The Ketos' Narrative Type
  • 4.3.3 Further Aspects of the Partial Assimilation of
  • and Ketos in Classical Literature
  • 4.3.4 The Partial Assimilation of Drakon and Ketos in Classical Art
  • 4.3.5 The Ketos Acquires Legs and Wings
  • 4.4 The Early Christian Ketos in Art and Thought
  • 4.4.1 Art
  • 4.4.2 Thought
  • 4.5 Drakontes, Legs, and Wings in the Classical World
  • 4.6 The Drakon in Early Christian Art and Thought
  • 4.7 The Demon, Winged or Flying, in Early Christian Art and Thought
  • 4.8 The Drakon Takes Wing in its Own Right (c. ad 400): The Questions of Bartholomew, the Testament of Solomon, Jerome, and Augu
  • 4.9 Enter the Wyvern: Four Illuminated Manuscripts of the Ninth Century ad: The Trier Apocalypse, the Stuttgart Psalter, the St
  • 4.10 Coda: Two Legs Good, Four Legs Better
  • Part II: Saints
  • 5: Scripture and Shape
  • 5.1 Introduction: The Hagiographical Dragon Fight
  • 5.2 Scriptural Catalysts
  • 5.2.1 Leviathan
  • 5.2.2 The Serpent of Eden
  • 5.2.3 Trampling on Snakes