Normal view MARC view ISBD view

Dillon, Matthew, 1963-

Omens and Oracles : Divination in Ancient Greece / Matthew Dillon. - 1 online resource.

Academic

The ancient Greeks on divination -- Diviners of epic sagas -- Diviners in the historical narrative -- 'Interpreting omens from birds' -- Portents and prodigies -- Sacrificial entrails and battlefield sacrifices -- Dreams, dice, and the dead -- Oracular centres of Apollo and Zeus -- The demise of oracular shrines and the transformation of omens.

Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time;


Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.

ISBN: 9781315577791 1315577798 9781317148951 1317148959

Standard No.: 10.4324/9781315577791 doi

Source: 9781317148951 Ingram Content Group

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB8D9530 bnb

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Divination--History--Greece--To 1500.
Divination.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Greece--Religious life and customs.
Greece.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
History.

LC Class. No.: BF1765 / .D55 2017

Dewey Class. No.: 133.30938 / D579