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January 16, 2024

The Spirited Horse Equid-Human Relations in the Bronze Age Near East

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Free Download Laerke Recht, "The Spirited Horse: Equid-Human Relations in the Bronze Age Near East "
English | ISBN: 1350158917 | 2022 | 264 pages | EPUB | 4 MB
Presenting a new perspective on human-animal relations in the ancient Near East, this volume considers how we should understand equids (horses, donkeys, onagers and various hybrids) as animals that are social actors. Recht brings together a wealth of new data, including Bronze Age Near Eastern material culture from a range of archaeological contexts with equid remains as well as iconography and texts. She looks in particular at finds of equids themselves from burials, sacred space and settlements alongside associated artefacts such as chariots and harnesses.

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January 14, 2024

The Twin Horse Gods The Dioskouroi in Mythologies of the Ancient World

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Free Download The Twin Horse Gods: The Dioskouroi in Mythologies of the Ancient World by Henry John Walker
English | May 30, 2015 | ISBN: 1784530034, 1350197807 | True EPUB | 272 pages | 2.1 MB
The twin deities known by the ancient Greeks as the Dioskouroi, and by the Romans as the Gemini, were popular figures in the classical world. They were especially connected with youth, low status and service, and were embraced by the common people in a way that eluded those gods associated with regal magnificence or the ruling classes. Despite their popularity, no dedicated study has been published on the horse gods for over a hundred years. Henry John Walker here addresses this neglect.

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