Aphrodite and Eros : the development of erotic mythology in early Greek poetry and cult / Barbara Breitenberger.
By: Breitenberger, Barbara M
Publisher: New York : Routledge, c2007.Description: x, 296 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0415968232 (alk. paper); 9780415968232 (alk. paper)Subject(s): Greek poetry -- History and criticism | Aphrodite (Greek deity) in literature | Erotic poetry, Greek -- History and criticism | Eros (Greek deity) in literature | Aphrodite (Greek deity) -- Cult | Eros (Greek deity) -- Cult| Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-271) and indexes.
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.