Dionysiaca, Volume III: Books 36-48 [Greek, Ancient (To 1453)]

by Nonnus of Panopolis and Cleo Qian

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Epic revels.

Nonnos of Panopolis in Egypt, who lived in the fifth century of our era, composed the last great epic poem of antiquity. The Dionysiaca, in forty-eight books, has for its chief theme the expedition of Dionysus against the Indians; but the poet contrives to include all the adventures of the god (as well as much other mythological lore) in a narrative that begins with chaos in heaven and ends with the apotheosis...

Format:Hardcover

Language:Greek, Ancient (To 1453)

ISBN:0674993934

ISBN13:9780674993938

Release Date:January 1940

Publisher:Harvard University Press

Length:528 Pages

Weight:0.75 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 4.5" x 6.6"

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