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    The Oxford Handbook of Heracles

    Daniel Ogden (Professor of Ancient History, Professor of Ancient History, University of Exeter)

    Heracles is the quintessential ancient Greek hero. The rich and massive tradition associated with him encompasses myths of all kinds: quest myths, monster-fights, world-foundational myths, aetiological myths, philosophical myths, allegorical…

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    The Dragon in the West: From Ancient Myth to Modern Legend

    Daniel Ogden (Professor of Ancient History, Professor of Ancient History, University of Exeter)

    The Dragon in the West is the first book to offer an in-depth examination of the history of the image and idea of the dragon. A creature popular in contemporary…

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    The Werewolf in the Ancient World

    Daniel Ogden (Professor of Ancient History, Professor of Ancient History, University of Exeter)

    Tales of the werewolf are well established as a sub-strand of the popular horror genre; less widely known is how far back in time their provenance lies. This is the…

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    Magic, Witchcraft and Ghosts in the Greek and Roman Worlds

    Daniel Ogden (Professor of Ancient History, Professor of Ancient History, University of Exeter)

    In a culture where the supernatural possessed an immediacy now strange to us, magic was of great importance both in the literary and mythic tradition and in ritual practice. Recently…

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    Drakon: Dragon Myth and Serpent Cult in the Greek and Roman Worlds

    Daniel Ogden (Professor of Ancient History, University of Exeter, and Research Fellow, University of South Africa)

    This volume explores the dragon or the supernatural serpent in Graeco-Roman myth and religion. It incorporates analyses, with comprehensive accounts of the rich literary and iconographic sources, for the principal…

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