Les nereides d'apres les textes et les documents figures
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Abstract EN:
This thesis studies the representation of a group of sea goddesses, the nereids. These divinities most often form an undifferentiated group. Only a few of them, such as thetis, amphitrite or galateia, have personal myths. Their images have been excluded when they are not accompanied by at least one other nereid. The documents in which these goddesses are represented have been assembled in a catalogue organized according to legnedary themes in which they are present. Images without a narrative context have been organized according to an iconographic outline. The objects (almost 1300), whatever their support, belong to the ancient greco-roman world. Some indo-greek and copt works have been included. However the etruscan documents have been excluded. Thus the catalogue covers a large geographical area (europe, africa, the near est, pakistan) and the period from 700b. B. To the end of antiquity. The commentary which follows the catalogue endeavours to clarify the way people represented the nereids during antiquity. After a definition of the goddesses and their mythical personality (relatives, origin, study of names, etymology, cults. . . ) the representation of
Abstract FR:
Cette these etudie les representations d'un groupe de deesses marines, les nereides. Ces divinites forment le plus souvent un ensemble indifferencie et seules quelques unes d'entre elles, comme thetis, amphitrite ou galatee, ont des mythes personnels. On a exclu les images de ces dernieres lorqu'elles ne sont pas accompagnees d'au moins une autre nereide. Les documents sur lesquels ces deesses sont figurees sont rassembles dans un catalogue organise selon les themes legendaires ou elles sont presentes, puis pour les images depourvues de contexte narratif, selon le schema iconographique. Les objets (pres de 1300), quel que soit leur support, appartiennent au monde greco-romain antique. On a retenu egalement quelques oeuvres indo-grecques et coptes. En revanche, les documents etrusques sont exclus. Le catalogue couvre ainsi un espace geographique etendu (europe, afrique, proche-orient, pakistan) et une periode allant du viie siecle av. J. -c. A la fin de l'antiquite. Dans le commentaire qui suit le catalogue, on s'efforce de preciser la facon dont les gens se representaient les nereides dans l'antiquite.