Athena in the classical world / / edited by Susan Deacy and Alexandra Villing.

• TeilnehmendeR: Deacy, Susan,; Villing, Alexandra,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, The Netherlands ;, Boston ;, Köln : : Brill,, [2001]; ©2001
• Year of Publication: 2001
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.

Among ancient Greek deities, none has enjoyed as rich a life as Athena - goddess of war, wisdom and the arts - and she continues to fascinate and challenge today. This volume sheds light on the goddess more comprehensively than has previously been attempted. It brings together the latest research, centring on Greek and Roman religion, literature and archaeology, yet also encompassing ancient Near Eastern, Indo-European, and modern interpretations. Cults and myths are explored, as are political, social, and gendered roles, and art historical and etymological developments. Recurrent themes are investigated, as are the many dividing lines and contradictory aspects which characterise representations of the goddess. The volume will enhance our understanding of Athena, and will be a source of inspiration for new ideas and interpretations for years to come.

Table of Contents

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- INTRODUCTION -- Chapter One: Athena Past and Present: An Introduction -- PART ONE CULT, RITUAL AND MYTH -- Chapter Two: Athena as Weather Goddess: the Aigis in Myth and Ritual -- Chapter Three: Athena Salpinx and the Ethics of Music -- Chapter Four: The Sanctuary of Athena at Ancient Stymphalos -- Chapter Five: The Worship of Athena on the Athenian Acropolis: Dedications of Plaques and Plates -- Chapter Six: Homeric Athena in the Chronicle of Lindos -- Chapter Seven: Athena and Minerva: Two Faces of One Goddess? -- PART TWO ARTISTIC REPRESENTATIONS -- Chapter Eight: Athena in Archaic Corinth: the Creation of an Iconography -- Chapter Nine: The Medusa-Athena Nikephoros Coin from Pergamon -- Chapter Ten: Small Athenas - Some remarks on Late Classical and Hellenistic Statues -- Chapter Eleven: On the Transformation of the Athena Velletri Type in Hellenistic Alexandria -- Chapter Twelve: Athena, Alter Ego of Zeus -- Chapter Thirteen: Sexy Athena: the Dress and Erotic Representation of a Virgin War-Goddess -- Chapter Fourteen: Femininity and "Neuer Mythos" - Pallas Athena in Turn Of The Century Art -- PART THREE LITERARY ACCOUNTS -- Chapter Fifteen: Memories of Poetic Discourse in Athena's Cult Practices -- Chapter Sixteen: Representations of Athena in Greek Tragedy -- Chapter Seventeen: Headaches and Gnawed Πέπλος: Laughing With Athena -- Chapter Eighteen: Pallas/Athena In and Out of the Aeneid -- Chapter Nineteen: Greek Athena and the Hittite Sungoddess of Arinna -- Chapter Twenty: Athena and Durgā: Warrior Goddesses in Greek and Sanskrit Epic -- Bibliography of work pertaining to Athena -- Index -- List of Plates and Illustrations.