Belted heroes and bound women : the myth of the Homeric warrior-king
This work introduces a previously unrecognised Homeric theme of the "belted hero" and argues for its lasting historical, literary and archaeological significance. The hero fused king, warrior and athlete, and the belts served as visual emblems of power and for women as superior in love.
xviii, 227 p., [1] folded leaf ; 23 cm.
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Chapter 1 Foreword Part 2 Early Greek Belts and Homer Chapter 3 The Harvard Belt Chapter 4 The Harvard Bow Fibula and the Shape of Epic Time Chapter 5 Phrygian-Ionian Belts and Belt Dedications at Olympia Part 6 Belted Heroes and Bound Women in Homeric Epic Chapter 7 References to Belts in the Iliad and the Odyssey Chapter 8 Zoster: King as Hero Chapter 9 Zoma: Athlete as Warrior Chapter 10 Mitre: From Hero to Hoplite Chapter 11 Zone: Bounding the Feminine Chapter 12 Belted Herakles and Belted Aphrodite Chapter 13 Conclusion Chapter 14 Postscript: The Iconography of the Belted Hero Chapter 15 Bibliography Chapter 16 Index