An edition of We could be heroes (2017)

We could be heroes

the gods and heroes of the ancient Greeks and Romans

We could be heroes
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An edition of We could be heroes (2017)

We could be heroes

the gods and heroes of the ancient Greeks and Romans

Zeus - or Jupiter in his Roman manifestation - could shake Mount Olympus with the nod of his head, and send thunder and lightning across the heavens. Perseus was given winged boots with which he could fly. The gods and heroes of the Greeks and Romans were powerful. Yet they were also complex, subject to human emotions and relationship troubles. The 87 artefacts and eight essays in this richly illustrated catalogue offer an insight into their complex world, a world that is in some ways familiar, but in others very distant from our own. 'We Could Be Heroes' celebrates the stories of their adventures, disputes, conflicts and love interests and is published to accompany the inaugural exhibition at the Teece Museum of Classical Antiquities in 2017. Many beautiful, rare and valuable artefacts are on display in this first significant exhibition of the Logie Collection after the devastating Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011. The exhibition also marks the return of the University of Canterbury to its first home in the Christchurch Arts Centre, the original site of Canterbury College.

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204

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Table of Contents

Foreword / John Wood
The founders of the James Logie Memorial Collection: Marion Steven and James Logie / Graham Zanker
Map of the ancient world
Abbreviations
Introduction / Gary Morrison, Penelope Minchin-Garvin and Terri Elder
Chapter 1 At home: gods and heroes in daily life:
Everyday interactions between humans and gods / Alison Griffith
Another dimension: gods and heroes on everyday items / Gary Morrison
Chapter 2 At war: Gods and heroes in battle and love:
Gods and heroes as warriors / Victor Parker
Heroic and god-like mortals / Amanda Macauley and Gary Morrison
Love is a battlefield: gods and heroes in love / Enrica Sciarrino
Chapter 3 Representation and reception:
Gods, heroes and anti-heroes in the Logie Collection / Patrick O' Sullivan
Classical Greek influences on the figure of the 'hero' in nineteenth and twentieth century art / Rosie Ibbotson
Gods, heroes, pottery and plays / Robin Bond
Catalogue of the exhibition / Penelope Minchin-Garvin and Terri Elder, with Natalie Looyer

Edition Notes

"This book is published to accompany the exhibition 'We could be heroes' at the Teece Museum of Classical Antiquities 2017"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-198) and index.

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Christchurch, New Zealand
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2017

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Dewey Decimal Class
704.94892211
Library of Congress
N7760 .W43 2017

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204 pages
Number of pages
204

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OL44218564M
ISBN 10
1927145864
ISBN 13
9781927145869
OCLC/WorldCat
985227018

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