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Aphrodite and Eros : the development of erotic mythology in early Greek poetry and cult /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Breitenberger, Barbara M.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, [2007]
Series:Studies in classics (Routledge (Firm)) (Unnumbered)
Subjects:
Eros > (Greek deity) > In literature.
Greek poetry > History and criticism.
Aphrodite > (Greek deity) in literature.
Erotic poetry, Greek > History and criticism.
Aphrodite > (Greek deity) > Cult.
Online Access:Table of contents only
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.