{"schemaVersion":2,"id":"tlg2045.tlg001.local001","url":"https://thegreeklibrary.org/works/tlg2045.tlg001.local001/","urn":"urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2045.tlg001.local001","title":"Διονυσιακά","titleGreek":"Διονυσιακά","alternateTitles":[],"author":"Nonnus of Panopolis","authorityName":"NONNUS Epic.","authorUrl":"https://thegreeklibrary.org/authors/tlg2045-nonnus/","authorityUrl":"https://thegreeklibrary.org/authors/tlg2045-nonnus/","editors":["W.H.D. 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Γιγάντων· εἰ…","divisions":[{"label":"Book 1","url":"https://thegreeklibrary.org/works/tlg2045.tlg001.local001/#tlg2045-tlg001-local001-1"},{"label":"Book 2","url":"https://thegreeklibrary.org/works/tlg2045.tlg001.local001/#tlg2045-tlg001-local001-2"},{"label":"Book 3","url":"https://thegreeklibrary.org/works/tlg2045.tlg001.local001/#tlg2045-tlg001-local001-3"},{"label":"Book 4","url":"https://thegreeklibrary.org/works/tlg2045.tlg001.local001/#tlg2045-tlg001-local001-4"},{"label":"Book 5","url":"https://thegreeklibrary.org/works/tlg2045.tlg001.local001/#tlg2045-tlg001-local001-5"},{"label":"Book 6","url":"https://thegreeklibrary.org/works/tlg2045.tlg001.local001/#tlg2045-tlg001-local001-6"},{"label":"Book 7","url":"https://thegreeklibrary.org/works/tlg2045.tlg001.local001/#tlg2045-tlg001-local001-7"},{"label":"Book 8","url":"https://thegreeklibrary.org/works/tlg2045.tlg001.local001/#tlg2045-tlg001-local001-8"},{"label":"Book 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