The Children of Athena: Athenian Ideas about Citizenship and the Division between the Sexes

The Children of Athena: Athenian Ideas about Citizenship and the Division between the Sexes

by Nicole Loraux (Author)

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. This title explores how Athenians in the fifth century forged and maintained a collective identity.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 290
Edition: Revised ed.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 28 Aug 1994

ISBN 10: 0691037620
ISBN 13: 9780691037622