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Artemis (Paperback)
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Artemis (Paperback)
Series: Gods and Heroes of the Ancient World
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Artemis is a literary, iconographic, and archaeological study of
the ancient Greek goddess of the hunt, who presided over the
transitions and mediations between the wild and the civilized,
youth and maturity, life and death. Beginning with a study of the
early origins of Artemis and her cult in the Bronze and Archaic
Ages, Budin explores the goddess' persona and her role in the lives
of her worshippers. This volume examines her birth and childhood,
her place in the divine family, her virginity, and her associations
with those places where the wilds become the "cities of just men."
The focus then turns to Artemis' role in the lives of children and
women, particularly how she helps them navigate the transition to
adulthood and, perhaps too often, death. Budin goes on to
reconsider some of the more harrowing aspects of Artemis'
mythology, such as plague and bloodshed, while also examining some
of her kinder, oft overlooked associations. Finally, the role of
Artemis in the Renaissance and modern society is addressed, from
the on-going fascination with the "breasts" on the statue of
Artemis of Ephesos to the Artemisian aspects of Katniss Everdeen.
Written in an accessible style, Artemis is a crucial resource for
students not only of Greek myth, religion and cult, but also those
seeking to understand the lives and roles of girls and women in
ancient Greece, as this goddess presided over their significant
milestones, from maiden to wife to mother.
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