Drakon C

by Daniel Ogden

Drakon: Dragon Myth and Serpent Cult in the Greek and Roman Wolrds is the first substantial survey to be focally devoted to the "dragon" or the supernatural serpent, the drakon or draco, in Greek and Roman myth and religion. Almost every major myth cycle of the Greek and Roman worlds featured a dragon-fight at its heart, including the sagas of Heracles, Jason, Perseus, Cadmus, and Odysseus. Asclepius, the single most beloved and influential of the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199557322
• ISBN13: 9780199557325
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"