Cyprus in Texts from Graeco-Roman Antiquity

Cyprus in Texts from Graeco-Roman Antiquity
‎Contents
‎Preface
‎Abbreviations
‎Notes on Contributors
1 Introduction
Bibliography
‎Part 1. Myth and Literature
2 Ancient Cyprus: From Myth to History and Literature
1 From Myth to History
2 Ancient Cypriot Literature
2.1 The Homerising Archaic Epic Poetry of Cyprus
2.2 Epigrams
Acknowledgements
Bibliography
‎Part 2. Archaic Poetry: Composition and Performance
3 Cyprias and the Cypria
Acknowledgements
Bibliography
4 Reflecting upon Cyprus as a Sacred Place in Homeric Hymn 6
1 Introduction
2 Aphrodite and Cyprus
2.1 Poetic Testimonies
2.1.1 Homer, Odyssey 8.362–366 and Homeric Hymn 5.58–66
2.1.2 Hesiod’s Theogony 192–206
2.2 Epithets and Cult Names
2.3 A Brief Summary of Archaeological Evidence
3 Homeric Hymn 6
3.1 Hymn Structure
3.2 Hymn in Praise of Aphrodite in Paphos
4 Performance of Homeric Hymn 6 in Paphos
5 Conclusion
Bibliography
‎Part 3. Wandering Heroes
5 Stesichorus, Cyprus, and the Heroes of Athens
1 Introduction
2 Papyrus
3 Demophon in Cyprus
4 Acamas and Theseus in Cyprus
5 Athenian Associations with Cyprus
6 Stesichorus and Athenian Mythology
7 The Value of Unprovable Hypotheses
Acknowledgements
Bibliography
6 The Theme of Teucer’s Exile and its Reception in Latin Literature
1 Pacuvius and the Dramatic Tradition
2 The Augustan Teucer
2.1 Vergil
2.2 Horace
3 Teucer the Exile, the Leader, and the Founder: A Cypriot Aeneas
Acknowledgments
Bibliography
7 Heroic Mettle and Roman Thought: Cyprian Venus and Foundational Bronze
1 Cashing in on aes
2 Copper, Coins, and Iconography
3 Etymologising aes in the First Century
4 Cypria and the Men of Bronze
5 Conclusions
Bibliography
‎Part 4. Divine Presence on the Island: Literature and Ritual
8 In the Footsteps of Cypris
Bibliography
9 On the Track of Venus’ Cult: The Cypriot Stories in Ovid’s Metamorphoses
1 The Propoetides (10.238–242)
2 Iphis, Anaxarete, and Venus Prospiciens (14.698–771)
3 Pygmalion (10.243–297)
4 Cinyras and Myrrha (10.298–502)
5 Concluding Remarks
Acknowledgements
Bibliography
10 Imagined Sacral Landscape? Cult Sites of Apollo Hylates in the Ancient Literary Sources
Acknowledgements
Bibliography
‎Part 5. Cyprus as a Place and topos
11 “It Was Always Far Away”: Othering Cyprus in Greek Comedy
1 Between Self and Other: Cyprus in the Greek Imaginary
2 The Island of Aphrodite
3 The Products of the Land
4 Travelling to Cyprus, Land of (Ridiculous) Kings
5 Conclusion
Bibliography
12 War and Peace: Cyprus in Greek Comedy
Bibliography
13 Real and Imagined Geographies of Cyprus in Imperial Greek Literature
Bibliography
14 Cyprus in Greek Prose Fiction of the Roman Period
1 Tracing the Background to Cyprus’ Image as an Island of Love
2 References to Erotic Myths Connected with Cyprus
3 Cyprus as Place of the Action in Ancient Novelistic Literature
Bibliography
‎Part 6. Exploring the Sources: fragmenta and testimonia
15 A Hellenistic Philosopher from Cyprus in the Greek Anthology: Epigrams on Zeno of Citium
1 Hellenistic Epigrams
2 Epigrams of the Imperial Age
3 Conclusion
Acknowledgements
Bibliography
16 Xenophon the Cypriot and his Novel
1 Introduction
2 Author and Title
3 The Story
4 The Novel of Cinyras, Myrrha, and Adonis
5 Concluding Remarks
Bibliography
17 Archelaus of Cyprus and Alexander of Paphos: Two Enigmatic Figures in the History of Ancient Scholarship and Rhetoric
1 Archelaus of Cyprus on Stesichorus
2 Alexander of Paphos on Homer
3 Archelaus and Alexander in Context of Ptolemaeus Chennus’ Καινὴ ἱστορία
4 On Archelaus’ and Alexander’s Identity: A Re-consideration
5 Concluding Remarks
Appendix
1 Archelaus of Cyprus
2 Alexander of Paphos
Bibliography
18 Cyprus and Cypriots in the Greek Documentary Papyri and Inscriptions
1 Sources and Limitations
2 References to Cyprus in Official Documents
3 Cypriots as Permanent Residents of Egypt
4 Visits of Administrative Officials from Cyprus to Egypt
5 Cypriot Visitors (Travellers, Mercenaries) to Egyptian Antiquities
6 Cypriot-Egyptian Commercial Relations—The Use of Cypriot Measures / Jars Πάφιον and Κουριακόν in Egypt
7 Cypriots and the Fine Arts
8 The Worship of Apollo Hylates in Egypt
9 Cyprus and Cypriot Cities as Toponyms in Graeco-Roman Egypt
10 The Proper Names Κύπριος, Κυπρία, Σαλαμίνιος, Ἰδάλιος, Κιτιάς
11 The Origin of the Cypriots Mentioned in Papyri and Inscriptions of Graeco-Roman Egypt
12 Conclusion
Appendix
Bibliography
‎General Index