
- 320 pages
- English
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About this book
Using archaeological, epigraphic, and literary sources; and incorporating current scholarly theories, this volume will serve as an excellent companion to any introduction to Greek mythology, showing a side of the Greek gods to which most students are rarely exposed.
Detailed enough to be used as a quick reference tool or text, and providing a readable account focusing on the oldest, most widespread, and most interesting religious practices of the ancient Greek world in the Archaic and Classical periods, Ancient Greek Cults surveys ancient Greek religion through the cults of its gods and goddesses, heroes and heroines.
Jennifer Larson conveniently summarizes a vast amount of material in many languages, normally inaccessible to undergrad students, and explores, in detail, the variety of cults celebrated by the Greeks, how these cults differed geographically, and how each deity was conceptualized in local cult titles and rituals.
Including an introductory chapter on sources and methods, and suggestions for further reading this book will allow readers to gain a fresh perspective on Greek religion.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Illustrations
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- 1. Methods, Sources, and Concepts for the Study of Ancient Greek Cults
- 2. Progenitor and King: Zeus
- 3. Lady of Grand Temples: Hera
- 4. Mistress of Citadels: Athena
- 5. Ruler of Elemental Powers: Poseidon
- 6. Mistresses of Grain and Souls: Demeter and Kore/Persephone
- 7. Guarding and Guiding the City: Apollo
- 8. The Tender and the Savage: Artemis
- 9. The Persuasive Goddess: Aphrodite
- 10. Epiphany and Transformation: Dionysos
- 11. Dear to the People: Hermes, Pan, and Nature Deities
- 12. Divine Specialists: Other Panhellenic Deities
- 13. Strangers and Indigenes: Latecomer and Regional Deities
- 14. Anomalous Immortals: Hero-Gods and Heroine-Goddesses
- 15. The Powerful Dead: Heroes and Heroines
- Notes
- Bibliography