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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
Contents:
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.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Book Book British Museum Greece and Rome Shelves R&M17 A.1 BRE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00027640
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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.