Gender and Immortality : Heroines in Ancient Greek Myth and Cult.

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In recent years, the topic of ancient Greek hero cult has been the focus of considerable discussion among classicists. Little attention, however, has been paid to female heroized figures. Here Deborah Lyons argues for the heroine as a distinct category in ancient Greek religious ideology and daily practice. The heroine, she believes, must be located within a network of relations between male and female, mortal and immortal. Using evidence ranging from Homeric epic to Attic vase painting to ancient travel writing, she attempts to re-integrate the feminine into our picture of Greek notions of.

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustration -- Acknowledgments -- Note to the Reader -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Chapter One. Heroines and Heroes -- Chapter Two. Heroines and Mortals -- Chapter Three. Mortals and Immortals -- Chapter Four. Dionysiac Heroines -- Chapter Five. The Goddess and Her Doubles -- Appendix: Mythic Female Cult-Founders -- Conclusion -- Appendix . A Catalogue of Heroines -- Bibliography -- Index Locorum -- General Index -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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