Herakles and Hercules : exploring a Graeco-Roman divinity [Conference on Herakles - Hercules in ancient world, held at the Universiry of Cardiff in september 1998

Herakles and Hercules: two names for a figure of pervasive appeal in Antiquity. He was a hero of myth and a god with cult associations. He was ancestor of Macedonian kings, patron of Carthaginian generals and of Roman emperors, and a role model for Stoic philosophers. As a performer of the famous labours, wanderer, liberator, madman and murderer of kin, Herakles-Hercules has retained his fascination down to the present. The eleven new studies in this volume explore why this figure appealed so widely in Antiquity. They examine his role in ancient myth and philosophy, drama and art, as well as in politics and propaganda, warfare and religion. Herakles And Hercules: Two Names For A Figure Of Pervasive Appeal In Antiquity. The Eleven New Studies In This Volume Explore Why This Figure Appealed So Widely In Antiquity. They Examine His Role In Ancient Myth And Philosophy, Drama And Art, As Well As In Politics And Propaganda, Warfare And Religion.--jacket. Herakles, Herodotos And The Persian Wars / Hugh Bowden -- The Family Of Herakles In Attika / Michael Jameson -- Herakles And His Girl : Athena, Heroism And Beyond / Susan Deacy -- Herakles Re-dressed : Gender, Clothing And The Construction Of A Greek Hero / Lloyd Llewellyn-jones -- Vice Or Virtue? : Herakles And The Art Of Allegory / Emma Stafford -- The Magic Knot Of Herakles, The Propaganda Of Alexander The Great And Tomb Ii At Vergina / Ann M. Nicgorski -- Aspects Of The Cult Of Hercules In Central Italy / Guy Bradley -- Hannibal And Hercules / Louis Rawlings -- Hercules Furens And Nero / Eleanor Regina Okell -- Propagating Power : Hercules As An Example For Second-century Emperors / Olivier Hekster -- The Emperors' New Names : Diocletian Jovis And Maximian Herculius / Roger Rees. Editors, Louis Rawlings And Hugh Bowden ; Contributors, Hugh Bowden ... [et Al.]. This Collection Had Its Origins In A Conference On Herakles-hercules In The Ancient World, Held At The University Of Cardiff In September 1998.--p. Vii. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Cover Title page Contents Introduction 1. Herakles, Herodotos and the Persian Wars 2. The family of Herakles in Attika 3. Herakles and his 'girl': Athena, heroism and beyond 4. Herakles re-dressed: gender, clothing and the construction of a Greek hero 5. Vice or virtue? Herakles and the art of allegory 6. The magic knot of Herakles, the propaganda of Alexander the Great and Tomb II at Vergina 7. Aspects of the cult of Hercules in central Italy 8. Hannibal and Hercules 9. Hercules Furens and Nero: the didactic purpose of Senecan tragedy 10. Propagating power: Hercules as an example for second-century emperors 11. The emperors' new names: Diocletian Jovius and Maximian Herculius Index