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Record Nr.

UNINA9910807698703321

Autore

Cyrino Monica Silveira

Titolo

Aphrodite / / Monica S. Cyrino

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, NY, : Routledge, 2010

ISBN

1-280-87464-3

9786613715951

1-136-61592-X

1-136-61591-1

0-203-48162-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (166 p.)

Collana

Gods and heroes of the ancient world

Disciplina

292.2/114

Soggetti

Aphrodite (Greek deity)

Mythology, Greek

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; SERIES FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; WHY APHRODITE?; 1 INTRODUCING APHRODITE; WHO IS APHRODITE?; APHRODITE EMERGES; THE EVIDENCE FOR APHRODITE; OVERVIEW; KEY THEMES; 2 BIRTH, ORIGINS, NAMES; BIRTH; The castration of Ouranos; Daughter of Zeus and Dione; ORIGINS; Near Eastern Aphrodite; Cypriot Aphrodite; Indo-European Aphrodite; NAMES; Cypris and Cythereia; Ourania; OVERVIEW; 3 LOVE, SEX, WAR; LOVE AND SEX; Mixis; Peitho ̄ and Pande ̄mos; Philommeide ̄s; Prostitution; Eros and Himeros; WAR; OVERVIEW

4 BEAUTY, ADORNMENT, NUDITYBEAUTY; ADORNMENT; Garlands and mirrors; Goldenness; Entourage; NUDITY; The Knidia; OVERVIEW; 5INTIMACY WITH MORTALS; INTIMACY; Pandora; Paris and Helen; Anchises and Aeneas; Adonis; PUNISHMENT; Hippolytus; OVERVIEW; 6SEA AND SKY; ANODOS; SEA AND SAILING; SKY; Mountains; Birds; OVERVIEW; APHRODITEAFTERWARDS; 7AFTER GREEK ANTIQUITY; APHRODITE AND VENUS; APHRODITE TODAY; FILM AND TELEVISION; OVERVIEW; FURTHER READING; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Aphrodite explores the many myths and meanings of the Greek



goddess of love, sex and beauty. One of the most widely worshipped and popular deities in Greek antiquity, Aphrodite emerges from the imaginations of the ancient Greek writers and artists as a multifaceted, powerful and charismatic figure. This volume explores the importance of Aphrodite for the ancient Greeks, as well as her enduring influence as a symbol of beauty, adornment, love and sexuality in contemporary culture. In a wide-ranging investigation of the universality of Aphrodite's power and significance, this volume