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The Mother of the Gods, Athens, and the tyranny of Asia : a study of sovereignty in ancient religion /
Among maternal deities of the Greek pantheon, the Mother of the Gods was a paradox. Conflict and resolution were played out symbolically, Munn shows, and the goddess of Lydian tyranny was eventually accepted by the Athenians as the Mother of the Gods and a symbol of their own sovereignty.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
©2006.
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| Colección: | Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |