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The Centaur's Smile: The Human Animal in Early Greek Art
The Centaur's Smile The Human Animal in Early Greek Art
Author: J. Michael Padgett
Human animals-such as centaurs, satyrs, sphinxes, sirens, and gorgons-as well as other composite creatures like Pan, Triton, and the Minotaur are extremely common in Greek myth, literature, theater, and the visual arts. Understanding the phenomenon of combining human and animal elements into composite creatures is central to our knowledge of the...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780300101638
ISBN-10: 0300101635
Publication Date: 10/1/2003
Pages: 406
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Book Type: Hardcover
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