The Mother of the Gods, Athens, and the tyranny of Asia a study of sovereignty in ancient religion
Among maternal deities of the Greek pantheon, the Mother of the Gods was a paradox. Conflict and resolution were played out symbolically, Munn shows, and the goddess of Lydian tyranny was eventually accepted by the Athenians as the Mother of the Gods and a symbol of their own sovereignty.
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Berkeley u.a.
Univ. of California Press
2006
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| Schriftenreihe: | The Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature
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| Schlagworte: |
Cultus
> Cybele
> Geschichte
> Griekse oudheid
> Machtsverhoudingen
> Moedergodinnen
> Religion
> Cybele (Goddess)
> Cult
> Religion and politics
> History
> Sovereignty
> Religious aspects
> Despotism
> Kybelekult
> Griechenland (Altertum)
> Griechenland
> Türkei
> Lydien
> Athen
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Among maternal deities of the Greek pantheon, the Mother of the Gods was a paradox. Conflict and resolution were played out symbolically, Munn shows, and the goddess of Lydian tyranny was eventually accepted by the Athenians as the Mother of the Gods and a symbol of their own sovereignty. |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | XVIII, 452 S. Ill., Kt. |
| ISBN: | 0520243498 0-520-24349-8 |