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.
A propos de l’auteur
Nicole Loraux is Director of Studies at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales in Paris.
Froma I. Zeitlin is Professor of Classics and Comparative Literature at Princeton University.
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Langue Anglais ● Format EPUB ● Pages 296 ● ISBN 9780691236834 ● Taille du fichier 7.5 MB ● Traducteur Caroline Levine ● Maison d’édition Princeton University Press ● Lieu Princeton ● Pays US ● Publié 2021 ● Téléchargeable 24 mois ● Devise EUR ● ID 7890280 ● Protection contre la copie Adobe DRM
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