The centaur's smile : the human animal in early Greek art / J. Michael Padgett ; with contributions by William A.P. Childs and Despoina Tsiafakis ; Nathan T. Arrington .. [and others]..
Publication Info.
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Art Museum ; New Haven, Conn. : Distributed by Yale University Press, [2003]
Published on the occasion of an exhibition held at Princeton University Art Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in 2003-2004.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-395) and index.
Contents
Horse men: centaurs and satyrs in early Greek art / J. Michael Padgett -- The human animal: the Near East and Greece / William A.P. Childs -- "Pelora": fabulous creatures and/or demons of death? / Despoina Tsiafakis -- Catalogue of the exhibition. Egyptian and Near Eastern Mischwesen. Centaurs. Horsemen. Satyrs. Sphinxes. Sirens. Gorgons. Minotaur. Acheloos. Nereus and Triton. Typhon. Pan.