Silvia Montiglio: 3 books
The Spell of Hypnos
Sleep and Sleeplessness in Ancient Greek Literature
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2015
Sleep was viewed as a boon by the ancient Greeks: sweet, soft, honeyed, balmy, care-loosening, as the Iliad has it. But neither was sleep straightforward, nor safe. It could be interrupted, often by a dream. It could be the site of dramatic intervention by a god or goddess. It might mark the transition...
From Villain to Hero
Odysseus in Ancient Thought
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2011
Praise for Silvia Montiglio
"[A] brilliant and important book. . . . "
---Journal of Religion, on Silence in the Land of Logos
"[A]n invigorating reevaluation of both the ancient symbolic landscape and our preconceptions of it."
---American Journal of Philology, on...
The Myth of Hero and Leander
The History and Reception of an Enduring Greek Legend
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2017
Hero and Leander are the protagonists in a classical tale of epic but tragic love. Hero lives secluded in a tower on the European shore of the Hellespont, and Leander on the opposite side of the passage. Since they cannot hope to marry, the couple resolves to meet in secret: each night he swims across...