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Worshipping Athena - Panathenaia and Parthenon (Paperback, New)
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Worshipping Athena - Panathenaia and Parthenon (Paperback, New)
Series: Wisconsin Studies in Classics
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The foremost religious festival of ancient Athens-the city
dedicated to Athena, goddess of war, fertility, arts, and
wisdom-was the Panathenaia. Challenging old assumptions and
refuting new theories, Worshipping Athena addresses the many
problems of interpretation and understanding that have swirled for
years around the Panathenaia. Among the issues discussed is the
recent sensational controversy over the Parthenon frieze, perhaps
the best known but least understood work of Greek art. For
centuries the frieze has been thought to represent the Panathenaia
procession, but recently the argument has been advanced that it
depicts the sacrifice of the daughters of the Athenian king
Erechtheus. Worshipping Athena offers compelling evidence that the
frieze does indeed depict the festal procession and also
demonstrates that scenes of contemporary ritual were not unique to
the Parthenon. Editor Jenifer Neils and the contributors-eminent
classicists, archaeologists, and art historians-explore the role of
the Panathenaia in Athenian life and compare it with similar
festivals held throughout the ancient Greek world. They discuss
such topics as the Panathenaia's mythical origins, the phenomenon
of the festival's valuable prizes (oil-filled amphoras, rather than
the customary laurel wreath), and the architecture, sculpture, and
painting related to the festival. Worshipping Athena will provide
valuable insights to scholars and students concerned with ancient
religion, mythology, art, literature, and gender issues, as well as
anyone with a keen interest in the ritual topography of the
Athenian Acropolis and the iconography of the Parthenon frieze.
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