The Transformation of Hera: A Study of Ritual, Hero, and the Goddess in the IliadDid the goddess Hera achieve fame because she slept in the arms of great Zeus? In this book, Joan V. O'Brien explodes this verdict. Starting from the etymological link between Hera's name and the Greek words for 'hero' and 'the season, ' O'Brien provides an archeological, historical, and literary reassessment of the goddess as a religious, cultural, and political construct |
Contents
The Early History of the Samian Heraion | 9 |
Samian Cult Statues and Cult Houses | 17 |
Samos Mistress of Animals and Her Ritual | 45 |
Heras lliadic Venom and Its Source | 77 |
Hera Argeia Patron of the NonDorian Argolid | 113 |
Panhellenic Transformations From Soaring Life to Scheming Wife from Life Tamer to Wife Tamer | 167 |
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