10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ERECHTHEUS»
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Algernon Charles Swinburne, 2010
And it was Erechtheus as a dutiful foster son who erected the antique olive wood
statue, Athena's most sacred statue, that stood in the Erechtheum in the fifth
century and for centuries thereafter. He also founded the Panathenaea, the great
...
Athena prophesied that after his death Erechtheus would be worshiped at Athens
with his own cult-site, "ringed around with stones," and that under the title of "
Poseidon-Erechtheus he will be offered sacrifices of bulls."2 Towards the end of
the ...
Mark P. O. Morford, Robert J. Lenardon, 1999
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The Athenian Acropolis: History, Mythology, and Archaeology ...
151], far from representing the benign handling of the first peplos by Kekrops and
the boy Erechtheus/Erichthonios, in fact represents an adult King Erechtheus,
aided by his wife Praxithea, tragically preparing to sacrifice their youngest ...
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Athenian Myths and Festivals: Aglauros,
Erechtheus, ...
Moving out from a particular problem about a particular Athenian festival, the late Christiane Sourvinou-Inwood investigates central questions concerning Athenian festivals and the myths that underlay them.
Christiane Sourvinou-Inwood, Robert Parker, 2011
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Worshipping Athena: Panathenaia and Parthenon
The Shrine of Erechtheus In the Archaic period and even in the fifth century, the "
temple" or "precinct" of Erechtheus was about the most famous shrine in Athens,
vying with Athena's own. It is signaled twice by Homer, more admiringly than any
...
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Inventing Ancient Culture: Historicism, Periodization and ...
On the oracle's advice Erechtheus, the Athenian king, sacrificed his eldest
daughter to Persephone; two more daughters sacrificed themselves. The enemy
was defeated, Erechtheus killed Eumolpus and was himself killed by Poseidon.
Athena ...
Mark Golden, Peter Toohey, 1997
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The Daily Life of the Greek Gods
Poseidon, the god of earthquakes, "made the ground of the city shake,"57 and his
trident, plunged into the Acropolis, opened up a tomb for Erechtheus, who was
swallowed up by the earth. The Most Chthonic One in this way returned to the ...
Giulia Sissa, Marcel Detienne, 2000
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The Odyssey in Athens: Myths of Cultural Origins
Corresponding to the identification of Erechtheus as Poseidon is the close
association of his wife Praxithea with Athene. Like the goddess herself in
Aeschylus' Eumenides, Praxithea must choose between the competing demands
of family ...
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Themis: A Study of the Social Origins of Greek Religion
vi] Erechtheus and the Bull-Sacrifice 169 symbol, or rather I should prefer to say
the representation, the emphasis of the union of the mana of Earth and Sky, of
what a more formal, anthropoid theology would call the Sacred Marriage ((6/30?
Jane Ellen Harrison, 2010
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ERECHTHEUS»
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Erechtheus is used in the context of the following news items.
Sacred Olives: Athena's Tree on the Acropolis
Not only were tombs to the mythical kings Kekrops and Erechtheus here but also the spot where Poseidon's trident struck the ground and of ... «Olive Oil Times, Mar 15»
Deep Frieze Meaning
She was electrified by the strange tale of Erechtheus, an early king of Athens. (There is a temple to him known as the Erechtheon on the ... «The Weekly Standard, Aug 14»
Greek temple the Parthenon gets controversial twist
Based on fragments of a long lost play by Euripides called “Erechtheus,” Connolly concludes that the frieze represents the mythical founding ... «Kansas.com, May 14»
What does the Parthenon mean?
There stood its shrine to Erechtheus, one of Athens' mythical founders and first kings, which featured the olive tree said to have been a gift from ... «New Yorker, Apr 14»
Virgin Sacrifice and the Meaning of the Parthenon
Myth relates that Erechtheus had three young daughters. When an invading army threatened Athens, the Delphic oracle told him the only way ... «Daily Beast, Feb 14»
Symbol of democracy or human sacrifice? A radical reinterpretation …
Erechtheus, as the play was titled, had languished for centuries before it was unearthed in fragmentary form by archaeologists in a Hellenistic ... «Concord Monitor, Feb 14»
Greek Parthenon Frieze's History Reinterpreted
When a Greek scholar examined scraps from one of these mummies, he discovered about 250 lines of the lost play Erechtheus, by the great ... «Greek Reporter, Jan 14»
The secret history of the Parthenon
... of these mummies, he made an astounding discovery — about 250 lines of a lost play, “Erechtheus,” by the great Greek playwright Euripides. «New York Post, Jan 14»
'The Parthenon Enigma,' by Joan Breton Connelly
In mythology, Erechtheus was the founder king of Athens. ... Herodotus states that Erechtheus and Athena were worshiped jointly in Athens. «New York Times, Jan 14»
Book Review: 'The Parthenon Enigma' by Joan Breton Connelly
That play told the story of a mythic Athenian king, Erechtheus, and his three daughters. Under attack by an invading army, the king learned from ... «Wall Street Journal, Jan 14»
