| Demeter Contributor(s): Rodrigues, Nuno (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138648469 ISBN-13: 9781138648463 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $142.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: April 2026 This item may be ordered no more than 25 days prior to its publication date of April 1, 2026 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - General |
| Series: Gods and Heroes of the Ancient World |
| Physical Information: 312 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume provides a comprehensive, accessible and up to date analysis of the goddesses Demeter and Persephone. The book covers all aspects of their myth, worship and cult, from their origins and functions, to the key narratives about their deeds and relationships, and also their diverse worship and ritual across the Greek world, at Eleusis and beyond. The final part examines their reception and influence, in ancient Rome, but also in western art and literature, film, and the appropriation of their myths in psychoanalytic theory. Drawing on literary and archaeological sources, this volume fills a significant gap in the study of these complex and mysterious goddesses. |