The Legend of Seleucus

Zusammenfassung A reconstruction of the fascinating legend that developed around the figure of Seleucus! the most accomplished of the successors to Alexander the Great! investigating the rich symbolism of its constituent episodes! in which divine birth! enchanted talismans! marvellous omens! pathological desires! ghostly vengeance and dragons feature prominently.

Autorentext
Daniel Ogden is Professor of Ancient History and Head of Classics at the University of Exeter. He has published widely on ancient Greek topics, including myth, religion and magic, sexuality, Alexander the Great, and the Hellenistic Dynasties. He is co-editor of Philip and Alexander: Father and Son, Lives and Afterlives (2010), and author of Alexander the Great: Myth, Genesis and Sexuality (2011) and Drak n: Dragon Myth and Serpent Cult in the Greek and Roman Worlds (2013).

Klappentext
The first full reconstruction of and investigation into the vibrant and fascinating legend of King Seleucus, successor to Alexander the Great.

Inhalt
Introduction; 1. Birth myths and omens of greatness; 2. Seleucus' horseback flight from Babylon; 3. Omens and myths of city and cult foundation; 4. Combabus and Stratonice; 5. Antiochus and Stratonice; 6. Omens of death, death and revenge; 7. Coins, texts and traditions.

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