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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2016-08-01
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| author | Maria de Fátima Silva |
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| description | <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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| spelling | doaj.art-e260e3305503427e8b1d46a06a8c16302022-12-22T02:57:27ZporCoimbra University PressHumanitas0871-15692183-17182016-08-016519262193From violence to civilization: Heracles, the super-man of AntiquityMaria de Fátima Silva<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>http://impactum-journals.uc.pt/index.php/humanitas/article/view/3303Homero, Píndaro, Hesíodo, Pseudo‑Hesíodo, Escudo de Hércules, Eurípides. |
| spellingShingle | Maria de Fátima Silva From violence to civilization: Heracles, the super-man of Antiquity Humanitas Homero, Píndaro, Hesíodo, Pseudo‑Hesíodo, Escudo de Hércules, Eurípides. |
| title | From violence to civilization: Heracles, the super-man of Antiquity |
| title_full | From violence to civilization: Heracles, the super-man of Antiquity |
| title_fullStr | From violence to civilization: Heracles, the super-man of Antiquity |
| title_full_unstemmed | From violence to civilization: Heracles, the super-man of Antiquity |
| title_short | From violence to civilization: Heracles, the super-man of Antiquity |
| title_sort | from violence to civilization heracles the super man of antiquity |
| topic | Homero, Píndaro, Hesíodo, Pseudo‑Hesíodo, Escudo de Hércules, Eurípides. |
| url | http://impactum-journals.uc.pt/index.php/humanitas/article/view/3303 |
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