Kleine Schriften
by Schmitt, Rüdiger, Schwyzer, Eduard
fromInnsbrucker Beiträge zur Sprachwissenschaft
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"The book examines popular erotic myths with regard to their origins and literary treatment throughout antiquity. The relation of ritual to certain mythic patterns that reflect initiation rites is also considered. These myths reinforce the association of cult and mythology in li…
How many people could read and write in the ancient world of the Greeks and Romans? No one has previously tried to give a systematic answer to this question. Most historians who have considered the problem at all have given optimistic assessments, since they have been impressed …