From violence to civilization: Heracles, the super-man of Antiquity

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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Main Author: Maria de Fátima Silva
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Coimbra University Press 2016-08-01
Series:Humanitas
Subjects:
Homero, Píndaro, Hesíodo, Pseudo‑Hesíodo, Escudo de Hércules, Eurípides.
Online Access:http://impactum-journals.uc.pt/index.php/humanitas/article/view/3303
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spelling doaj-e260e3305503427e8b1d46a06a8c16302020-11-24T22:28:07ZporCoimbra 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.
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From violence to civilization: Heracles, the super-man of Antiquity
Humanitas
Homero, Píndaro, Hesíodo, Pseudo‑Hesíodo, Escudo de Hércules, Eurípides.
author_facet Maria de Fátima Silva
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title From violence to civilization: Heracles, the super-man of Antiquity
title_short 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_sort from violence to civilization: heracles, the super-man of antiquity
publisher Coimbra University Press
series Humanitas
issn 0871-1569
2183-1718
publishDate 2016-08-01
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>
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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