Hellenistic iconographic schemes in Central Asia Stančo, Ladislav creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. xr 2015 monographic eng 1 online resource (261 pages) : illustrations This book focuses on the fate of the Greek mythological themes, divine and heroic figures, far in the East, primarily in the area of ancient Gandhara and Bactria (today in Uzbekistan). In alphabetic order, it covers primary iconographic schemes, which the art of these areas borrowed from the Hellenistic Mediterranean. We can compare how individual typical depictions of Greek deities changed and accommodated the taste and ideas of the local populace over the centuries. Aside from this, many of the originally Greek mythological characters, including their typical attributes, became, as this book. Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Definition of the subject; 1.2 Political continuity; 1.3 A note on Kushan chronology; 2 An iconographicanalysis of the Hellenisticsubjects in the artof Gandhara, Bactriaand the adjoining areasof the Kushan Empire; 2.1 General remarks; 2.2 Greek mythological figures in the east; 2.2.1 Adonis; 2.2.2 Aphrodite; 2.2.3 Apollo; 2.2.4 Ares; 2.2.5 Artemis; 2.2.6 Athena; 2.2.7 Atlantes; 2.2.8 Centaur; 2.2.9 Cybele; 2.2.10 Demeter; 2.2.11 Dionysus; 2.2.12 The Dioscuri; 2.2.13 Eros/Cupids; 2.2.14 Harpocrates; 2.2.15 Helios; 2.2.16 Heracles; 2.2.17 Hermes. 2.2.18 Nereids2.2.19 Nike; 2.2.20 Poseidon; 2.2.21 River gods; 2.2.22 Sarapis; 2.2.23 Tyche / City goddess; 2.2.24 Zeus; 2.3 Other schemes of Greek origin; 2.3.1 Various themes; 2.3.2 Drinking, dancing and erotic scenes; 2.4 Greek deities identified with Iranian or Indian ones; 2.4.1 Tyche-Hariti-Ardokhsho-Lakshmi; 2.4.2 Heracles-Vajrapani; 2.4.3 Pharro / Panchika / Hermes; 2.4.4 Shiva -- Vesho -- Veshparkar with attributes of Poseidon, Zeus and Heracles; 3 Conclusions; 4 Bibliography. Ladislav Stančo, Ph. D. Includes bibliographical references. ac----- Mythology, Greek, in art Goddesses, Greek, in art Gods, Greek, in art Antiquities Art, Asian Greek influences Art, Central Asian Art, Hellenstic Themes, motives Asia, Central Antiquities Art, Asian Greek influences Art, Central Asian Art, Hellenstic Themes, motives Asia, Central Goddesses, Greek, in art Gods, Greek, in art Mythology, Greek, in art ART History General Antiquities Art, Asian Greek influences Art, Central Asian Art, Hellenistic Themes, motives Goddesses, Greek, in art Goddesses in art Gods, Greek, in art Gods in art Mythology, Greek, in art Asia Bactria Asia, Central Asia Gandhara Kunst Götter Griechenland Mythologie Hellenistik Asien N7760 .S73 2015eb 709.38 Stanco, Ladislav. Prague : Charles University in Prague, Karolinum Press, ©2012 9788024624679 8024624672 8024620456 9788024620459 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=988937 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=988937 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=e000xna&AN=988937 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=988937 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=988937 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=e000xna&AN=988937 E7B 150509 20200709060345.0 ocn909909032 eng