{"product_id":"excavations-at-nemea-iv-the-shrine-of-opheltes-9780520294929","title":"Excavations at Nemea IV The Shrine of Opheltes","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Sanctuary of Zeus at ancient Nemea has been a rich resource for archaeological investigation and analysis conducted by the University of California over the past forty years. The Sanctuary hosted one of the preeminent athletic festivals of ancient Greece, the Nemean Games. Just as the Olympics were celebrated in connection with the cult of Pelops at Olympia, the games at Nemea were founded on the worship of the hero Opheltes. The Shrine of Opheltes in the Sanctuary of Zeus at Nemea offers one of the best examples of an ancient Greek hero cult documented in the archaeological record. This final and most significant volume in the Excavations at Nemea series presents the results of the excavation of the Shrine from 1979 through 2001 and analyzes the Shrine's features and contents in order to understand its history and use. A study of the literary and artistic evidence about the myth and cult of Opheltes contextualizes the archaeological findings and illuminates the hero's significance to the Sanctuary and its renowned festival, the Nemean Games.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface and Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e List of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e List of Tables\u003cbr\u003e Selected Bibliography and Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Specialized Terminology and Abbreviations Used in the Text and Appendices\u003cbr\u003e Elevations, Grid References, and Measurements\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER ONE\u003cbr\u003e The Physical Remains\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER TWO\u003cbr\u003e The Faunal Remains from the Hero Shrine\u003cbr\u003e MICHAEL MACKINNON\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER THREE\u003cbr\u003e The Myth of Opheltes and the Origin of the Nemean Games\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER FOUR\u003cbr\u003e Representations of the Hero Opheltes in Art\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER FIVE\u003cbr\u003e The Shrine of Opheltes in the Context of Greek Hero Cult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Appendix A: Catalogue of Artifacts\u003cbr\u003e Appendix B: The Curse Tablets from the Hero Shrine\u003cbr\u003e Appendix C: Testimonia on the Myth and Cult of Opheltes and the Nemean Games\u003cbr\u003e Index of Subjects, Ancient People and Places, and Modern Scholars\u003cbr\u003e Index of Ancient Sources\u003cbr\u003e Index of Inventoried Finds from the Nemea Excavations Mentioned in This Volume","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402895270231,"sku":"9780520294929","price":167.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520294929.jpg?v=1730481795","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/excavations-at-nemea-iv-the-shrine-of-opheltes-9780520294929","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}