Worshipping Virtues: PersonifIcation and the Divine in Ancient Greece
Author:   Emma Stafford
Publisher:   Classical Press of Wales
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9781914535291


Pages:   274
Publication Date:   25 August 2022
Format:   Paperback
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Worshipping Virtues: PersonifIcation and the Divine in Ancient Greece


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Author:   Emma Stafford
Publisher:   Classical Press of Wales
Imprint:   Classical Press of Wales
Weight:   0.490kg
ISBN:  

9781914535291


ISBN 10:   1914535294
Pages:   274
Publication Date:   25 August 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Abbreviations and Conventions 1. Personification, Allegory and Belief 2. Themis: Archaic Personification and the Epithet Theory 3. Nemesis: 'Myth Into Logos?' 4. Peitho: The Seductive Power of Rhetoric 5. Hygieia: 'Not a Goddess But a Gift of God'? 6. Eirene: Propaganda and Allegory 7. Eleos: The Athenian 'Altar of Pity' and Its God 8. Conclusion Appendix: Bibliographic Note Bibliography Index

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Emma Stafford is the author of numerous papers on Greek mythology and iconography, and is currently preparing a source book on Greek religion.

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