Birds of the Athenian Agora

by Robert D. Lamberton, Susan I Rotroff

Overview

As well as the Little Owl or glaux, so often seen accompanying the goddess Athena, many other birds played an important role in Greek art and symbolism. This booklet describes the ways in which the Greeks viewed birds, from useful hawks and fowl to exotic parakeets and peacocks. Some of the birds most often depicted are imaginary, from the griffin to the phallos bird, whose head and neck consisted of an erect penis. The book ends with a field guide to species likely to be seen on a visit to the Agora archaeological park today.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780876616277
Publisher:	American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Publication date:	11/21/1985
Series:	Agora Picture Book , #22
Edition description:	Volume XXII ed.
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	5.47(w) x 8.46(h) x 0.16(d)
Age Range:	17 Years

About the Author

Robert D. Lamberton is Professor of Classics at Washington University in St. Louis. Susan I. Rotroff is the Jarvis Thurston and Mona Van Duyn Professor in the Humanities at Washington University in St. Louis.