215 Referentes de la mitología clásica en la obra de Dead Can Dance Simón Luis Gutiérrez Licenciado en Historía por la Universidad Complutense de Madrid Resumen Una de las principales fuentes de inspiración del movimiento gótico está constituído por el mundo mitológico de las antiguas Grecia y Roma. El grupo musical Dead Can Dance es uno de los mejores ejem- plos de esto. 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