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Iliad & Odyssey
"The Iliad" and "The Odyssey" are two of the oldest works of Western literatureyet these ancient myths still offer powerful lessons for our times. From the fascinating fall of Troy …
Le Morte d'Arthur
Central figures in the Matter of Britain, King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table still inspire many books and films today. Drawing on the legends of Camelot from French and …
The Ancient Greeks
This accessible introduction surveys the land and peoples who gave us the Labyrinth, the Acropolis, the Iliad and Odyssey, Herodotus and Thucydides, Sappho and Sophocles, Aphrodite …
Bulfinch's Mythology
Can t keep all your gods and goddesses straight? Wondering about mythological references in classic literature? "Bulfinch s Mythology" offers approachable accounts of ancient …
Intimate Lives of the Ancient Greeks
This informative and enjoyable book surveys many aspects of the personal and emotional lives and belief systems of the ancient Greeks, focusing on such issues as familial life, …
Gender in the Ancient Near East
Gender in the Ancient Near East is a wide-ranging study through text and art that presents our current understanding of gender constructs in ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, Anatolia, …
Gender in the Ancient Near East
Gender in the Ancient Near East is a wide-ranging study through text and art that presents our current understanding of gender constructs in ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, Anatolia, …
The Ancient Greeks
The ancient Greeks established the very blueprint of Western civilization—our societies, institutions, art, and culture—and thanks to remarkable new findings, we know more about …
Women in Antiquity
This volume gathers brand new essays from some of the most respected scholars of ancient history, archaeology, and physical anthropology to create an engaging overview of the lives …
Images of Woman and Child from the Bronze Age
This book is a study of the woman-and-child motif - known as the kourotrophos - as it appeared in the Bronze Age eastern Mediterranean. Stephanie Lynn Budin argues that, contrary …
The Myth of Sacred Prostitution in Antiquity
Stephanie Budin demonstrates that sacred prostitution, the sale of a person's body for sex in which some or all of the money earned was devoted to a deity or a temple, did not …
Freewomen, Patriarchal Authority, and the Accusation of Prostitution
Examining freewomen in Mesopotamian society, ancient Greek hetaira, Renaissance Italy courtesans, historical and modern Japanese geisha, and the Hindu devadasi of India, Stephanie …