Thelxis

Thelxis Magic and Imagination in Greek Myth and Poetry

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Publisher's Synopsis

Thelxis means "enchantment". This is not a book about real magic in Greek society but about idealized conceptions of magic in Greek myth and poetry. The author focuses on the magic in Greek myth and poetry from Homer to Theocritus, before the period of the Roman Empire.

Book information

ISBN: 9780819186577
Publisher: University Press of America
Imprint: University Press of America
Pub date:
DEWEY: 881.010935537
DEWEY edition: 20
Number of pages: 332
Weight: -1g
Height: 230mm