Laufzeit: 1972-2000

 

A comprehensive catalog of mythological motifs in all forms of ancient visual art, from the Greek Geometric period to approximately 400 CE, serving as a resource for the study of mythology, religious studies, art history, and literary studies. Publication of the Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae (LIMC), a handbook of mythology in the visual arts of Greece, the Roman Empire, and neighboring cultures.

 

Bibliography

The encyclopedia has been published in a total of eight two-volume sets (each consisting of a text volume and an illustrated volume) and one index volume.

  • I. Aara - Aphlad (1981)Vol. 1.1(external link) /Vol. 1.2(external link)
  • II. Aphrodisias - Athena (1984) Vol. 2.1(external link) / Vol. 2.2(external link)
  • III. Atherion - Eros (1986) Vol. 3.1(external link) /Vol. 3.2(external link)
  • IV. Eros – Heracles (1988) Vol. 4.1(external link) /Vol. 4.2(external link)
  • V. Heracles - Kenchrias (1990) Vol. 5.1(external link) / Vol. 5.2(external link)
  • VI. Centaurs and Centauresses - Oiax (1992) Vol. 6.1(external link) / Vol. 6.2(external link)
  • VII. Oedipus – Theseus (1994) Vol. 7.1(external link) / Vol. 7.2(external link)
  • VIII. Thespiades – Zodiacus et Supplementum Abila – Thersites (1997) Vol. 8.1(external link) / Vol. 8.2(external link)

 

Index volumes

1. Museum Directory(external link) (1999)

2. Index of literary and epigraphic sources, mythological names and figures, and authors(external link) (1999)

 

Further publication

Supplement 2009 (2009)

Heidelberg Research Center
Director: Prof. Dr. Tonio Hölscher
Contributor: Prof. Dr. Ingrid Krauskopf

Würzburg Research Center
Director: Prof. Dr. Erika Simon †
Contributor: Dr. Anneliese Kossatz-Deißmann

 

Contact

LIMC Research Center at the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities:hadw

 

Further information

The project is now available online via the University of Basel: https://weblimc.org/(as of June 21, 2024)