Conceptions of the watery world in Greco-Roman antiquity. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Georgia L. Irby.
• Authors: Irby, Georgia L (Georgia Lynette), 1965-
• Contents: List of IllustrationsAbbreviationsIntroduction Interpreting the Watery Framework: Philosophy, Cosmogony, and Physics1. Water and the Creation of the World 2.Seas and Lakes3. The Interplay between Water and Land Explaining Watery Phenomena4. Watery Weather5. Paradoxical Waters6. Water, Health, and Disease Imagining the Watery World7. (Biological) Creatures of the Sea8. (Mythical) Sea Monsters and Sea Gods9. Water and Ritual10. Sailor Cults and Cults of Sea Gods ConclusionNotes BibliographyIndex.
• Publisher Details: London : Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 306.450938; Hydrology -- History -- To 1500; Water -- History -- To 1500; Water -- Mythology; Water and civilization; Civilization, Greco-Roman
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781350136465; 9781350136458
• Related ISBNs: 9781784538293
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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