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University of Wisconsin Press. Very Good. 1995. Softcover. 0299143740 . light shelfwear. ; Wisconsin Studies in Classics; 192 pages; This is the first book to show that the worship of heroines, as well as of gods and heroes, was widespread in the Greek world from the eighth through the fourth centuries B. C. Drawing upon textual, archaeological, and iconographic evidence as diverse as ancient travel writing, ritual calendars, votive reliefs, and Euripidean drama, Jennifer Larson demonstrates the pervasiveness of heroine cults at every level of Athenian society. Larson reveals that a broad range of heroic cults existed throughout the Greek world, encompassing not only individuals but couples (Pelops and Hippodameia, Alexandra and Agamemnon, Helen and Menelaos) and families such as those of Asklepios and the Dioskouroi. She shows how heroic cults reinforced the Greeks' gender expectations for both women and men through ritual status, iconography, and narrative motifs. Finally, Larson…
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- Title Greek Heroine Cults
- Author Jennifer L. Larson
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 192
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of Wisconsin Press, U.S.A.
- Date 1995-04
- ISBN 9780299143749 / 0299143740
- Weight 0.76 lbs (0.34 kg)
- Dimensions 9 x 6 x 0.56 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 1.42 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Greece - Religion, Hero worship - Greece
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 94-11044
- Dewey Decimal Code 292.213
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University of Wisconsin Press. Very Good+. 1995. Softcover. 0299143740 . light shelfwear. Scholar's name to ffep (Bonnie Maclachlan [née Ward]). ; Wisconsin Studies in Classics; 192 pages; This is the first book to show that the worship of heroines, as well as of gods and heroes, was widespread in the Greek world from the eighth through the fourth centuries B. C. Drawing upon textual, archaeological, and iconographic evidence as diverse as ancient travel writing, ritual calendars, votive reliefs, and Euripidean drama, Jennifer Larson demonstrates the pervasiveness of heroine cults at every level of Athenian society. Larson reveals that a broad range of heroic cults existed throughout the Greek world, encompassing not only individuals but couples (Pelops and Hippodameia, Alexandra and Agamemnon, Helen and Menelaos) and families such as those of Asklepios and the Dioskouroi. She shows how heroic cults reinforced the Greeks' gender expectations for both women and men through…
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