From violence to civilization: Heracles, the super-man of Antiquity
<p>Hercules, that hero redolent of the remotest antiquity, straddles the Greek world as a pan‑hellenic symbol. As a cross‑over figure in Greek culture and literature<br />throughout the centuries, the son of Zeus and Alcmene gradually adjusted to the ever changing mind‑set within the Gre...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Portuguese |
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Coimbra University Press
2016-08-01
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| Series: | Humanitas |
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| Online Access: | http://impactum-journals.uc.pt/index.php/humanitas/article/view/3303 |
| Summary: | <p>Hercules, that hero redolent of the remotest antiquity, straddles the Greek world as a pan‑hellenic symbol. As a cross‑over figure in Greek culture and literature<br />throughout the centuries, the son of Zeus and Alcmene gradually adjusted to the ever changing mind‑set within the Greek world. Initially a brutal and violent conqueror, his image evolved, becoming a protector of the vulnerable and a symbol of the civilization he helped to construct.</p> |
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| ISSN: | 0871-1569 2183-1718 |