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

Name: The Children of Athena: Athenian Ideas about Citizenship and the Division between the Sexes
ISBN: 9780691236834

By
- Nicole Loraux
Publisher
- Princeton University Press

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Language: English
Format
Category: History

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.

Translators: Caroline Levine

Release date

Ebook: 14 September 2021