The Children of Athena: Athenian Ideas about Citizenship and the Division Between the Sexes

by Nicole Loraux

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According to one myth, the first Athenian citizen was born from the earth after the sperm of a rejected lover, the god Hephaistos, dripped off the virgin goddess Athena's leg and onto fertile soil. Henceforth Athenian citizens could claim to be truly indigenous to their city and to have divine origins that bypassed maternity. In these essays, the renowned French Hellenist Nicole Loraux examines the implication of this and other Greek origin myths...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0691037620

ISBN13:9780691037622

Release Date:August 1994

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:296 Pages

Weight:0.50 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Related Subjects

Folklore & Mythology History Social Science Social Sciences Women in History

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