The cattle of the sun : cows and culture in the world of the ancient Greeks /

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Though Greece is traditionally seen as an agrarian society, cattle were essential to Greek communal life, through religious sacrifice and dietary consumption. Cattle were also pivotal in mythology: gods and heroes stole cattle, expected sacrifices of cattle, and punished those who failed to provide...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: McInerney, Jeremy, 1958-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Griego Antiguo
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2010.
Subjects:
To 146 B.C.
Cattle > Greece > History.
Pastoral systems > Greece > History.
Cattle > Greece > Religious aspects > History.
Animal sacrifice > Greece > History.
Fasts and feasts > Greece > History.
Cattle trade > Greece > History.
National characteristics, Greek > History.
Pastoralisme > Grèce > Histoire.
Sacrifice d'animaux > Grèce > Histoire.
Grecs > Histoire.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Animal Husbandry.
RELIGION > Antiquities & Archaeology.
Animal sacrifice
Cattle
Cattle > Religious aspects
Cattle trade
Economic history
Fasts and feasts
National characteristics, Greek
Pastoral systems
Greece > History > To 146 B.C.
Greece > Religious life and customs.
Greece > Economic conditions > To 146 B.C.
Grèce > Histoire > Jusqu'à 146 av. J.-C.
Grèce > Conditions économiques > Jusqu'à 146 av. J.-C.
Greece
History
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