Artemis

Artemis

by Budin, Stephanie Lynn

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Artemis is a literary, iconographic, and archaeological study of the ancient Greek goddess of the hunt, who presided over the transitions and mediations between the wild and the civilized, youth and maturity, life and death. Beginning with a study of the early origins of Artemis and her cult in the Bronze and Archaic Ages, Budin explores the goddess' persona and her role in the lives of her worshippers. Artemis is a crucial resource for students not only of Greek myth, religion, and cult, but a…

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  • Full title :Artemis / Stephanie Lynn Budin.

Summary

Artemis is a literary, iconographic, and archaeological study of the ancient Greek goddess of the hunt, who presided over the transitions and mediations between the wild and the civilized, youth and maturity, life and death. Beginning with a study of the early origins of Artemis and her cult in the Bronze and Archaic Ages, Budin explores the goddess' persona and her role in the lives of her worshippers. Artemis is a crucial resource for students not only of Greek myth, religion, and cult, but also those seeking to understand the lives and roles of girls and women in ancient Greece, as this goddess presided over their significant milestones, from maiden to wife to mother.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2018
  • Edition:First paperback edition

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Originally published: Routledge, 2016.

The Physical Object

  • Description:xi, 183 pages : : illustrations ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:0367001004, 9780367001001, 9780415725415, 0415725410
  • oclc:on1039344004
  • LC Classification:BL820.D5
  • Dewey Decimal:292.2114

Table of Contents

An early history of Artemis -- The childhood and perpetual virginity of Artemis -- Artemis of the wilds -- Artemis and children -- Artemis and women -- Artemis as goddess of plague and cruelty -- Some underappreciated aspects of Artemis -- Artemis afterwards.

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Subjects

Artemis, (Greek deity)

Writers

Budin, Stephanie Lynn

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