{"id":239,"date":"2021-03-05T18:41:55","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T17:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdensdragonsdens\/?page_id=239"},"modified":"2026-03-31T16:34:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T16:34:12","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/home\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-300 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/Untitled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"214\" height=\"219\" \/>This site is run by me, Daniel Ogden, Professor of Ancient History in the University of Exeter. I had splendid help in getting the initial bulk\u00a0 of material mounted from Matilda Chapman, who worked with me through our university&#8217;s internship scheme.\u00a0 The starting-point is the texts collected for my three books on the ancient and medieval dragon:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ogden, D. 2013. Drak\u014dn:\u00a0<em>Dragon Myth and Serpent Cult in the Greek and Roman World<\/em>. OUP: Oxford.<\/li>\n<li>Ogden, D. 2013.\u00a0<em>Dragons, Serpents and Slayers in the Classical and Early Christian Worlds: A Sourcebook<\/em>. OUP USA: New York.<\/li>\n<li>Ogden, D. (forthcoming)\u00a0<em>The Dragon in the West.<\/em>\u00a0OUP: Oxford.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The texts on the <a href=\"http:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdensdragonsdens\/the-classical-dragon\/\">Classical Dragon<\/a> tab are (for the most part) supplied only in their original Greek or Latin forms and without translations (mine or others&#8217;): this is to avoid compromising OUP&#8217;s copyright in relation to the\u00a0<em>Dragons, Serpents and Slayers<\/em> book.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-274 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdensdragonsdens\/files\/2021\/03\/drakon-big-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"265\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/drakon-big-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/drakon-big.jpg 545w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-273 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdensdragonsdens\/files\/2021\/03\/dragons-big-220x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"294\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/dragons-big-220x300.jpg 220w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/dragons-big.jpg 579w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 294px) 100vw, 294px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-272 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdensdragonsdens\/files\/2021\/03\/dragon-in-west-207x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"277\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/dragon-in-west-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/dragon-in-west.jpg 601w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 277px) 100vw, 277px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">This is a broader selection of my books, many of which deal with other aspects of traditional narratives, and of the fantastical, in the ancient world:<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 2894px\" width=\"678\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-262\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdensdragonsdens\/files\/2021\/03\/51JPRQZR9JL._SS500_-179x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"179\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/51JPRQZR9JL._SS500_-179x300.jpg 179w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/51JPRQZR9JL._SS500_.jpg 297w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 179px) 100vw, 179px\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-260\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdensdragonsdens\/files\/2021\/03\/41SCMA9FNGL._SS500_-191x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"191\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/41SCMA9FNGL._SS500_-191x300.jpg 191w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/41SCMA9FNGL._SS500_.jpg 301w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 191px) 100vw, 191px\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1516\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdensdragonsdens\/files\/2021\/03\/ATHLONE-202x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"202\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/ATHLONE-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/ATHLONE-688x1024.jpg 688w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/ATHLONE-768x1143.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/ATHLONE.jpg 907w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"170\">\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-263\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdensdragonsdens\/files\/2021\/03\/71R8WZ9YESL._SS500_-202x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"202\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/71R8WZ9YESL._SS500_-202x300.jpeg 202w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/71R8WZ9YESL._SS500_.jpeg 318w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>Greek Bastardy in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods <\/em>(1996)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"161\"><em>The Crooked Kings of Ancient Greece <\/em>(1997)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"161\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>Athlone History of Witchcraft and Magic in Europe. Vol. 2. <\/em>(1999)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"170\"><em>Polygamy, Prostitutes and Death. The Hellenistic Dynasties <\/em>(1999)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-282\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdensdragonsdens\/files\/2021\/03\/Qffsv35lepbyUYRcoj7HVvhj8IZld3mQV3MtzN5NvOAUhNm0yL6OzGh2abCQvj-200x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/Qffsv35lepbyUYRcoj7HVvhj8IZld3mQV3MtzN5NvOAUhNm0yL6OzGh2abCQvj-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/Qffsv35lepbyUYRcoj7HVvhj8IZld3mQV3MtzN5NvOAUhNm0yL6OzGh2abCQvj.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-279\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdensdragonsdens\/files\/2021\/03\/mwg-cover-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/mwg-cover-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/mwg-cover-723x1024.jpg 723w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/mwg-cover-768x1088.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/mwg-cover-1085x1536.jpg 1085w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/mwg-cover-1446x2048.jpg 1446w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/mwg-cover-scaled.jpg 1808w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-264\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdensdragonsdens\/files\/2021\/03\/516K1YVCJAL._SS500_-187x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"187\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/516K1YVCJAL._SS500_-187x300.jpg 187w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/516K1YVCJAL._SS500_.jpg 295w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 187px) 100vw, 187px\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"170\">\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-265\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdensdragonsdens\/files\/2021\/03\/aristomenes-cover-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/aristomenes-cover-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/aristomenes-cover-664x1024.jpg 664w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/aristomenes-cover-768x1185.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/aristomenes-cover-996x1536.jpg 996w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/aristomenes-cover-1328x2048.jpg 1328w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/aristomenes-cover-scaled.jpg 1660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>Greek and Roman Necromancy <\/em>(2001)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"161\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>Magic, witchcraft and ghosts in the Greek and Roman worlds <\/em>(2002)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"161\"><em>The Hellenistic World. New Perspectives <\/em>(2002)<\/td>\n<td width=\"170\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>Aristomenes of Messene. Legends of Sparta\u2019s Nemesis <\/em>(2003)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-268\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdensdragonsdens\/files\/2021\/03\/bruxaria-216x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/bruxaria-216x300.jpg 216w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/bruxaria-737x1024.jpg 737w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/bruxaria-768x1067.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/bruxaria-1106x1536.jpg 1106w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/bruxaria-1475x2048.jpg 1475w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/bruxaria-scaled.jpg 1843w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-271\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdensdragonsdens\/files\/2021\/03\/companion-to-greek-religion-small-193x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"193\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/companion-to-greek-religion-small-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/companion-to-greek-religion-small-660x1024.jpg 660w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/companion-to-greek-religion-small-768x1192.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/companion-to-greek-religion-small.jpg 813w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-277\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdensdragonsdens\/files\/2021\/03\/ISSA-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/ISSA-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/ISSA.jpg 462w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"170\">\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-285\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdensdragonsdens\/files\/2021\/03\/perseus-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/perseus-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/perseus.jpg 223w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em> Bruxaria e Magia na Europa: Gr\u00e9cia Antiga e Roma<\/em><span style=\"font-family: inherit;font-size: inherit\">.(2004)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"161\"><em>A Companion to Greek Religion <\/em>(2007)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"161\"><em>In Search of the Sorcerer\u2019s Apprentice <\/em>(2007)<\/td>\n<td width=\"170\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Perseus <\/em>(2008)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-281\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdensdragonsdens\/files\/2021\/03\/nights-black-agents-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/nights-black-agents-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/nights-black-agents-681x1024.jpg 681w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/nights-black-agents-768x1155.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/nights-black-agents-1022x1536.jpg 1022w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/nights-black-agents-1362x2048.jpg 1362w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/nights-black-agents-scaled.jpg 1703w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-278\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdensdragonsdens\/files\/2021\/03\/MWG-2-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/MWG-2-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/MWG-2.jpg 349w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-280\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdensdragonsdens\/files\/2021\/03\/nekromantie-206x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/nekromantie-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/nekromantie.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"170\">\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-270\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdensdragonsdens\/files\/2021\/03\/carney-ogden-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/carney-ogden-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/carney-ogden.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Night\u2019s Black Agents<\/em> (2008)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"161\"><em>Magic, witchcraft and ghosts in the Greek and Roman worlds. Second ed.<\/em>(2009)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"161\"><em>Nekromantie: Das antike Wissen \u00fcber die Totenbeschw\u00f6rung durch Magie <\/em>(2010)<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"170\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Philip II and Alexander the Great: Father and Son, Lives and Afterlives <\/em>(2010)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-269\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdensdragonsdens\/files\/2021\/03\/Capture-198x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/Capture-198x300.png 198w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/Capture.png 432w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-275\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdensdragonsdens\/files\/2021\/03\/GRN-modern-greek-small-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/GRN-modern-greek-small-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/GRN-modern-greek-small-723x1024.jpg 723w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/GRN-modern-greek-small-768x1087.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/GRN-modern-greek-small.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-274\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdensdragonsdens\/files\/2021\/03\/drakon-big-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/drakon-big-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/drakon-big.jpg 545w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"170\">\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-273\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdensdragonsdens\/files\/2021\/03\/dragons-big-220x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/dragons-big-220x300.jpg 220w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/dragons-big.jpg 579w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>Alexander the Great: Myth, Genesis and Sexuality <\/em>(2011)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"161\"><em>\u0391\u03c1\u03c7\u03b1\u03af\u03b1 \u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03a1\u03c9\u03bc\u03b1\u03ca\u03ba\u03ae \u039d\u03b5\u03ba\u03c1\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03af\u03b1 <\/em>(2011)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"161\"><em>Drakon: Dragon Myth and Serpent Cult in the Greek and Roman Worlds <\/em>(2013)<\/td>\n<td width=\"170\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>Dragons, Serpents and Slayers in the Classical and Early Christian Worlds <\/em>(2013)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-283\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdensdragonsdens\/files\/2021\/03\/thumbnail_The-Legend-of-Seleucus_Cover-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/thumbnail_The-Legend-of-Seleucus_Cover-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/thumbnail_The-Legend-of-Seleucus_Cover-675x1024.jpg 675w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/thumbnail_The-Legend-of-Seleucus_Cover-768x1165.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/thumbnail_The-Legend-of-Seleucus_Cover.jpg 844w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"161\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-267\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdensdragonsdens\/files\/2021\/03\/werewolf-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/werewolf-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/werewolf.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\" width=\"161\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-640\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdensdragonsdens\/files\/2021\/03\/strix-cover-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/strix-cover-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/strix-cover.jpg 525w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"170\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1399\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdensdragonsdens\/files\/2021\/03\/\u041e\u0433\u0434\u0435\u043d.-\u0414.-\u0413\u0440\u0435\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f-\u0438-\u0440\u0438\u043c\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f-\u043d\u0435\u043a\u0440\u043e\u043c\u0430\u043d\u0442\u0438\u044f-202x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"202\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/\u041e\u0433\u0434\u0435\u043d.-\u0414.-\u0413\u0440\u0435\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f-\u0438-\u0440\u0438\u043c\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f-\u043d\u0435\u043a\u0440\u043e\u043c\u0430\u043d\u0442\u0438\u044f-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/\u041e\u0433\u0434\u0435\u043d.-\u0414.-\u0413\u0440\u0435\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f-\u0438-\u0440\u0438\u043c\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f-\u043d\u0435\u043a\u0440\u043e\u043c\u0430\u043d\u0442\u0438\u044f-688x1024.jpg 688w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/\u041e\u0433\u0434\u0435\u043d.-\u0414.-\u0413\u0440\u0435\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f-\u0438-\u0440\u0438\u043c\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f-\u043d\u0435\u043a\u0440\u043e\u043c\u0430\u043d\u0442\u0438\u044f-768x1143.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/\u041e\u0433\u0434\u0435\u043d.-\u0414.-\u0413\u0440\u0435\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f-\u0438-\u0440\u0438\u043c\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f-\u043d\u0435\u043a\u0440\u043e\u043c\u0430\u043d\u0442\u0438\u044f-1032x1536.jpg 1032w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/\u041e\u0433\u0434\u0435\u043d.-\u0414.-\u0413\u0440\u0435\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f-\u0438-\u0440\u0438\u043c\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f-\u043d\u0435\u043a\u0440\u043e\u043c\u0430\u043d\u0442\u0438\u044f.jpg 1047w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>The Legend of Seleucus <\/em>(2017)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"161\"><em>The Werewolf in the Ancient World <\/em>(2021)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"161\"><em>The Strix-Witch <\/em>(2021)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"170\"><em style=\"text-align: center\">\u0413\u0440\u0435\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f \u0438 \u0440\u0438\u043c\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f \u043d\u0435\u043a\u0440\u043e\u043c\u0430\u043d\u0442\u0438\u044f \u00a0<\/em><span style=\"text-align: center\">(2021)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-276\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdensdragonsdens\/files\/2021\/03\/heracles-209x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"209\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/heracles-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/heracles.jpg 381w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 209px) 100vw, 209px\" \/><\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"161\"><em style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-272\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdensdragonsdens\/files\/2021\/03\/dragon-in-west-207x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/dragon-in-west-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/03\/dragon-in-west.jpg 601w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"161\"><em> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1537\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2023\/06\/cover-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2023\/06\/cover-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2023\/06\/cover.jpg 584w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"170\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1545 aligncenter\" style=\"text-align: center\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2023\/08\/rejected-version-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2023\/08\/rejected-version-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2023\/08\/rejected-version.jpg 541w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"158\"><em>The Oxford Handbook of Heracles <\/em>(2021)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"161\"><em style=\"font-family: inherit;font-size: inherit\">The Dragon in the West\u00a0<\/em><span style=\"font-family: inherit;font-size: inherit\">(2021)<\/span><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"161\"><em>Polygamy, Prostitutes and Death.\u00a0<\/em>2nd ed. (2023)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"170\"><em>The Hellenistic World: New Perspectives. <\/em>Paperback\u00a0edn. (2023)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"height: 123px\" width=\"676\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"150\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1543 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-19-121353-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-19-121353-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-19-121353.jpg 503w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"150\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"150\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"150\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"150\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em style=\"text-align: center\">The Cambridge Companion to Alexander the Great\u00a0<\/em>(2023)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"150\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"150\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"150\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This site is run by me, Daniel Ogden, Professor of Ancient History in the University of Exeter. 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