Women in AntiquityIan McAuslan, Peter Walcot This volume collects together 14 articles published in Greece and Rome during the last 20 years by leading authorities. They cover a wide breadth of interests including history, the law, mythology, literature, and religion in Graeco-Roman antiquity. A detailed and substantial introduction has been written by Dr Gillian Clark, an expert in the field, relating the articles to the development of gender studies since they were first published. The majority of the articles themselves have been updated to take account of the latest discoveries and developments. history, and sociology. |
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... Aphrodite . III When Hera deceived Zeus in the Iliad , the deception took place on Mount Ida overlooking Troy . This is also the setting of the myth related in the Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite , which tells how the goddess of love Aphrodite ...
... Aphrodite . III When Hera deceived Zeus in the Iliad , the deception took place on Mount Ida overlooking Troy . This is also the setting of the myth related in the Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite , which tells how the goddess of love Aphrodite ...
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... Aphrodite ( verses 105–7 ) . The reference , as so often with Alexandrian poetry , is elusive , but it would seem that Anchises was punished , presumably for revealing the identity of his lover ( cf. Hymn to Aphrodite , 281-8 ) , and ...
... Aphrodite ( verses 105–7 ) . The reference , as so often with Alexandrian poetry , is elusive , but it would seem that Anchises was punished , presumably for revealing the identity of his lover ( cf. Hymn to Aphrodite , 281-8 ) , and ...
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... Aphrodite , they shun it on religious grounds . ' This explanation clearly hits the mark : myrtle is notorious for its erotic- sexual symbolism in accordance with its ubiquitous connections with Aphrodite - Venus . In addition , the ...
... Aphrodite , they shun it on religious grounds . ' This explanation clearly hits the mark : myrtle is notorious for its erotic- sexual symbolism in accordance with its ubiquitous connections with Aphrodite - Venus . In addition , the ...
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A Note on Annals 3 334 | 18 |
Roman Women | 36 |
An Essay on Menanders Aspis | 56 |
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