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The Children of Athena Athenian Ideas about Citizenship and the Division between the Sexes Nicole Loraux
Language: English Publication details: USA Princeton University Press 1993Edition: ReprintDescription: 296 p. 23 cmISBN:- 9780691037622
- 305.3093 LOR
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| English Books | Anna Centenary Library 3RD FLOOR, B WING | 305.3093 LOR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 166311 |
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| 305.309171241 WOO Gender and empire | 305.3091724 SEE The Economics of Gender and the Household in Developing Countries : | 305.309182 CHA Daughters of the grail | 305.3093 LOR The Children of Athena Athenian Ideas about Citizenship and the Division between the Sexes | 305.30938054 DON Splitting the Difference Gender and myth in ancient greece and india | 305.3094 BRU Gender in the early medieval world : east and west, 300-900 | 305.3094 ROY Gendered citizenship : historical and conceptual explorations |
Includes index
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 as she explores how Athenians in the fifth century forged and maintained a collective identity.
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