An interdisciplinary analysis of the Archaic period--using literary, iconographical, and cultic evidence--shows the distinct concept behind the two deities of love. Aphrodite's character, sphere of influence, and function feature in her traditional myths and are well reflected in cult.
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Barbara Breitenberger is Assistant Professor in the Department of Classics, University of Cincinnati. Her main interests focus on Greek literature (archaic period), mythology, and religion. She has also written a translation and commentary on fragments of Aristotle's poetic writings.
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Homeric Hymn, The Origins of Eros, Dios Apate, Hesiod's Theogony, Losing Her Own Game, Aphrodite Oúpavia, The Power of Persuasion, Hesiod's Eros, Staatliche Antikensammlungen Munich, Near East, Greek Aphrodite, Hesiod's Works, Aphrodite Of Pavia, Chest of Cypselus, Queen of Heaven, Staatliche Museen, Mount Ida, Song of Demodocus, National Archaeological Museum of Athens, Aphrodite Oúpavía, Aphrodite's Eastern, Enûma Elish Browse Sample Pages:
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epic cycle, erotic personifications, adornment scene, symposiastic poetry, symposiastic context, primeval entities, monodic lyric, demiurgic function, cultic features, erotic persuasion, cultic veneration, mythical narration, cult reality, wine pourers, cult epithet, cultic background, personified deities, primordial entities, epigraphical evidence, civic harmony, mythical context, cult places Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Homeric Hymn, The Origins of Eros, Dios Apate, Hesiod's Theogony, Losing Her Own Game, Aphrodite Oúpavia, The Power of Persuasion, Hesiod's Eros, Staatliche Antikensammlungen Munich, Near East, Greek Aphrodite, Hesiod's Works, Aphrodite Of Pavia, Chest of Cypselus, Queen of Heaven, Staatliche Museen, Mount Ida, Song of Demodocus, National Archaeological Museum of Athens, Aphrodite Oúpavía, Aphrodite's Eastern, Enûma Elish Browse Sample Pages:
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