Python: A Study of the Delphic Myth and Its Origin By: Joseph Fontenrose

Author: Joseph Eddy Fontenrose

Preface Contents Illustrations Abbreviations Used in Footnotes Introduction 1 Apollo & the Dragon 2 Kyknos & Other Bad Characters 3 Python & His Derivatives 4 Zeus & Typhon 5 Typhon & Python 6 Dragoness & Lamia 7 God & Dragon in the Nearer East 8 God & Dragon in Mesopotamia 9 God & Dragon in Egypt & India 10 Chaos & Cosmos 11 Perseus & Kadmos 12 Herakles 13 Earlier Forms of the Delphic Myth 14 The Corycian Cave 15 The Rituals Conclusion Appendices Appendix 1: Charon & the Steersman of Argo Appendix 2: Judith & Holofernes Appendix 3: Combat Myths of China, Japan & America Appendix 4: Saint George & the Dragon Appendix 5: The Combat in Germanic Myth & Legend Appendix 6: Dragons & Springs Appendix 7: List of Art Works Illustrating the Python, Tityos, Kyknos & Typhon Combats Bibliography Indices Index A Index Index Locorum Index General Index Addenda