the development of erotic mythology in early Greek poetry and cult /
First Statement of Responsibility
Barbara Breitenberger
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Routledge,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
c2007
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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x, 296 p. :
Other Physical Details
ill. ;
Dimensions
24 cm
SERIES
Series Title
Studies in classics
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-271) and indexes
CONTENTS NOTE
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Aphrodite : the historical background -- Some aspects of mythmaking and cults of Aphrodite -- Losing her own game : Aphrodite in the Homeric hymn -- Erotic personifications -- Goddesses of grace and beauty : the charites -- Peitho : the power of persuasion -- The origins of Eros -- The creation and birth of Eros at the symposium -- Some final conclusions