The Children of Athena - Hardcover

Loraux, Nicole

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0691032726 ISBN 13: 9780691032726

Publisher: Princeton University Press, 1993

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author:

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.

Language Notes:

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French

About this edition

• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0691032726
• ISBN 13: 9780691032726
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 296