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ANCIENT GREEK CULTS

Incorporating recent archaeological discoveries and scholarly perspectives,

Jennifer Larson explores the variety of cults celebrated by the Greeks, how

these cults differed geographically, and how each deity was conceptualized in

local cult titles and rituals. This volume will serve as a companion to the

many introductions to Greek mythology, showing a side of the Greek gods to

which most students are rarely exposed. For example, the worship of Zeus

Meilichios in the form of a snake strongly contrasts with the Homeric image

of the Olympian god. Similarly, some literary portraits of Aphrodite indicate

that she was sometimes worshiped as an armed (or even a bearded) goddess.

Surveying ancient Greek religion through the cults of its gods and goddesses,

heroes and heroines, Ancient Greek Cults: A Guide is detailed enough to be

used as a quick reference tool or text, yet provides a readable account focusing

on the oldest, most widespread, and most interesting religious practices of

the ancient Greek world in the Archaic and Classical periods. Including an

introductory chapter on sources and methods, and suggestions for further

reading, this book will allow readers to gain a fresh perspective on Greek

religion.

Jennifer Larson is Professor of Classics at Kent State University. Her research

lies in the fields of Greek poetry, mythology, and religion, and she is the

author of Greek Heroine Cults (1995) and Greek Nymphs: Myth, Cult, Lore

(2001).

ANCIENT

GREEK CULTS

A guide

Jennifer Larson

First published 2007

by Routledge

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Simultaneously published in the UK

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any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing

from the publishers.

Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data

Larson, Jennifer (Jennifer Lynn)

Ancient Greek cults: a guide/Jennifer Larson.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Mythology, Greek. 2. Greece–Religion. I. Title.

BL783.L37 2007

292.08–dc22 2006030370

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data

A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

ISBN 0-203-35698-5 Mastere-bookISBN

ISBN10: 0–415–32448–3 (hbk)

ISBN10: 0–203–98684–9 (ebk)

ISBN13: 978–0–415–32448–9 (hbk)

ISBN13: 978–0–203–98684–4 (ebk)

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