Greek nymphs

Oxford University Press

2001

xii, 380 p.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [333]-358) and indexes

1. What is a Nymph? -- 1.1. Toward a Taxonomy -- 1.2. Nymphs in the Landscape -- 1.3. Nympholepsy and Divination -- 1.4. Nymphs in Greek Poetry -- 2. Ancient and Modern Narratives -- 2.1. Modern Greek Folklore and the Ancient Nymphs -- 2.2. Patterns of Interaction -- 2.3. Abduction and Capture -- 2.4. The Nymph's Tree -- 2.5. Nymphs and Herdsmen -- 2.6. Interpreting Ancient and Modern Narratives -- 3. Gods, Goddesses, and Nymphs -- 3.1. Nymphs and the Rustic Gods -- 3.2. Nymphs, Goddesses, and the Female Life Cycle -- 4. Lore of the Nymphs in the Greek World -- 4.1. Introduction to Sources and Chronology -- 4.2. Attica -- 4.3. Central Greece -- 4.4. Peloponnese and Corinth -- 4.5. Northwestern Greece -- 4.6. Thessaly -- 4.7. Northern Aegean -- 4.8. Southern Aegean and Northern Africa -- 4.9. Asia Minor, Associated Islands, and Syria -- 4.10. Sicily and Southern Italy -- 5. Caves of the Nymphs and Votive Iconography -- 5.1. Caves of the Nymphs -- 5.2. Attic Votive Reliefs and the Iconography of Pluralities

Greek Nymphs: Myth, Cult, Lore is the first comprehensive study of the nymph in the ancient Greek world. This book examines nymphs as both religious and mythopoetic figures, tracing their development and significance in Greek culture from Homer through the Hellenistic period. The book includes a survey of the evidence for myths and cults of the nymphs arranged by geographical region, as well as a special section on the worship of nymphs in caves throughout the Greek world

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