Worshipping Athena

Worshipping Athena
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Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
Total Pages : 268
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ISBN-10 : 029915114X
ISBN-13 : 9780299151140
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Download or read book Worshipping Athena written by Jenifer Neils and published by Univ of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 1996-12-15 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten papers from 1992 symposia at Dartmouth College and Princeton University are augmented by an original chapter and a translation of a Greek article, to explore the myth and cult of Athena, contests and prizes associated with her worship, and art and politics generated around her. Among the topics are women in the Panathenaic and other festivals, the iconography of shield devices and column-mounted statues on amphoras, and the Panatheniaia in the age of Perikles. Paper edition (unseen), $22.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


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