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Brill's Companion to Aphrodite brings together an international and multidisciplinary team of experts in the study of Aphrodite—one of the best known, yet ambiguous and complex Graeco-Roman deities. The contributions, which reevaluate conventional approaches to this remarkable goddess, are thematically grouped in four parts according to aspects of the goddess: 'Aphrodite’s Identity’; ‘Aphrodite's Companions and Relations’; ‘The Spread of Aphrodite’s Cults’ and ‘The Reception of the Goddess.’ Each part draws on literary and visual sources, incorporates Greek, Roman, and later material, and ranges across places and periods—from prehistoric Cyprus and the Near East to the antiquities market in 19th century France. This book therefore crosses interdisciplinary boundaries, as well as the multiple aspects and characteristics of the goddess
Acknowledgments IX
Abbreviations XI
List of illustrations XIII
Introduction
Chapter 1 Flourishing Aphrodite: An Overview Vinciane Pirenne-Delforge 3
Chapter 2 Budding Aphrodite: Into the Future Sadie Pickup Amy C. Smith 17
Part 1 Aphrodite's Identity
Chapter 3 Aphrodite: The Goddess of Appearances Vered Lev Kenaan 29
Chapter 4 O quam te memorem, virgo? Interpreting Venus in Aeneid 1.314-417 James Burbidge 51
Chapter 5 Aphrodite Enoplion Stephanie L. Budin 79
Chapter 6 Rethinking Aphrodite as a Goddess at Work Gabriella Pironti 113
Part 2 Aphrodite's Companions and Relations
Chapter 7 The Song of Ares and Aphrodite: Ašertu on Skheria Annette Teffeteller 133
Chapter 8 Father-Daughter Dynamics in the Iliad: The Role of Aphrodite in Defining Zeus' Regime Kassandra Jackson 151
Part 3 The Spread of Aphrodite's Cults
Chapter 9 Images of Cypriot Aphrodite in her Sanctuaries during the Age of the City-Kingdoms Anja Ulbrich 167
Chapter 10 Aphrodite on the Akropolis: Evidence from Attic Pottery Elisabetta Pala 195
Chapter 11 Aphrodite and the Fleet in Classical Athens Chryssanthi Papadopoulou 217
Chapter 12 Encountering the World of Aphrodite on the Western Greek Mainland Alexander Nagel 235
Chapter 13 The Architectural Setting of the Knidian Aphrodite Sophie Montel 251
Chapter 14 Interactive Aphrodite: Greek Responses to the Idea of Aphrodite as Ancestress of the Romans Jenny Wallensten 269
Part 4 The Reception of the Goddess
Chapter 15 Augustan Aphrodites: The Allure of Greek Art in Roman Visual Culture Rachel Kousser 287
Chapter 16 Aphrodite and the Spectacle of the Amphitheatre in Roman Africa Margherita Carucci 307
Chapter 17 Aphrodite in Late Antique and Medieval Byzantium Anthousa Papagiannaki 321
Chapter 18 Aphrodite Deconstructed: Botticelli's Venus and Mars in the National Gallery, London David Bellingham 347
Chapter 19 Reflections in a Mirror: Bonnards Aphrodite Anna Gruetzner Robins 375
Bibliography 387
Periodization of Antiquity 421
General Index 423
Geographic Index 433
Index of Personal Names 437
Monumenta 443
Testimonia 449
Overview
Brill's Companion to Aphrodite brings together an international and multidisciplinary team of experts in the study of Aphrodite—one of the best known, yet ambiguous and complex Graeco-Roman deities. The contributions, which reevaluate conventional approaches to this remarkable goddess, are thematically grouped in four parts according to aspects of the goddess: 'Aphrodite’s Identity’; ‘Aphrodite's Companions and Relations’; ‘The Spread of Aphrodite’s Cults’ and ‘The Reception of the Goddess.’ Each part draws on ...