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Aphrodite.
Aphrodite explores the many myths and meanings of the Greek goddess of love, sex and beauty. One of the most widely worshipped and popular deities in Greek antiquity, Aphrodite emerges from the imaginations of the ancient Greek writers and artists as a multifaceted, powerful and charismatic figure....
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Taylor & Francis
2012.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; SERIES FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; WHY APHRODITE?; 1 INTRODUCING APHRODITE; WHO IS APHRODITE?; APHRODITE EMERGES; THE EVIDENCE FOR APHRODITE; OVERVIEW; KEY THEMES; 2 BIRTH, ORIGINS, NAMES; BIRTH; The castration of Ouranos; Daughter of Zeus and Dione; ORIGINS; Near Eastern Aphrodite; Cypriot Aphrodite; Indo-European Aphrodite; NAMES; Cypris and Cythereia; Ourania; OVERVIEW; 3 LOVE, SEX, WAR; LOVE AND SEX; Mixis; Peitho ̄ and Pande ̄mos; Philommeide ̄s; Prostitution; Eros and Himeros; WAR; OVERVIEW
- 4 BEAUTY, ADORNMENT, NUDITYBEAUTY; ADORNMENT; Garlands and mirrors; Goldenness; Entourage; NUDITY; The Knidia; OVERVIEW; 5INTIMACY WITH MORTALS; INTIMACY; Pandora; Paris and Helen; Anchises and Aeneas; Adonis; PUNISHMENT; Hippolytus; OVERVIEW; 6SEA AND SKY; ANODOS; SEA AND SAILING; SKY; Mountains; Birds; OVERVIEW; APHRODITEAFTERWARDS; 7AFTER GREEK ANTIQUITY; APHRODITE AND VENUS; APHRODITE TODAY; FILM AND TELEVISION; OVERVIEW; FURTHER READING; INDEX