In her book, Bennett explores the ancient Greek myths and historical accounts related to the Amazons, a tribe of warrior women. She delves into the religious cults that were believed to be associated with the Amazons, discussing their rituals, deities, and religious customs. Bennett draws upon a variety of ancient sources, including literary works, artwork, and archaeological findings, to present her analysis.Bennett's work on the religious cults connected to the Amazons provides insights ...

The Iliad contains two direct references to the Amazons:--namely, in the story of Bellerophon1 and in a passage from the famous teichoscopy.2 The context to which the first of these belongs is classed by critics as an "echo" from the pre-Homeric saga, and therefore it may be inferred that the Amazon tradition in Greek literature dates from a time even earlier than the Homeric poems. The description of the women here is very slight, being given by the epithet ντιανείρας of the line τ τρίτον...

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Exploring the intersection of mythology, religion, and gender, this scholarly work investigates the religious cults associated with the legendary Amazons. Drawing on classical texts and archaeological evidence, Florence Mary Bennett examines the goddess worship practices of ancient Greece and Asia Minor, highlighting symbols such as the double axe and the evolving roles of deities like Aphrodite.Through careful analysis, she reveals how female and ambiguously gendered divinities sh...

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Explores the possible religious beliefs and the legends of the Amazons as well as the goddess cults of ancient Greece and Asia Minor. The author describes in great detail what is known about ancient goddess worship through primary documents. She describes many details that are taken for granted today, such as the double axe symbol, and some aspects that are not so well understood. For instance, some of the male deities of later classical Greek religion turn out to originally be of ambiguou...

The Iliad contains two direct references to the Amazons:--namely, in the story of Bellerophon [1] and in a passage from the famous teichoscopy.[2] The context to which the first of these belongs is classed by critics as an "echo" from the pre-Homeric saga, and therefore it may be inferred that the Amazon tradition in Greek literature dates from a time even earlier than the Homeric poems. The description of the women here is very slight, being given by the epithet ἀντιανείρας of the line τὸ...

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