Title The Athenian Adonia in context : the Adonis festival as cultural practice / Laurialan Reitzammer

Published Madison, Wisconsin : The University of Wisconsin Press, [2016]

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Description 1 online resource Series Wisconsin studies in classics Wisconsin studies in classics. Contents Machine generated contents note: 1. Adonis and the Adonia: Trends in Representation, Ancient and Modern -- 2. Weddings: Stairway to Heaven -- 3. Funerals: Aristophanes's Adoniazousai -- 4. Philosophy: Gardening for Fun in Plato's Phaedrus Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-235) and indexes Notes Print version record Subject Adonis (Greek deity) -- Prayers and devotions SUBJECT Adonis (Greek deity) fast Subject Rites and ceremonies -- Greece -- Athens Festivals -- Greece -- Athens BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Spirituality -- Paganism & Neo-Paganism. RELIGION -- Antiquities & Archaeology. Festivals Manners and customs Rites and ceremonies SUBJECT Athens (Greece) -- Social life and customs Subject Greece -- Athens Genre/Form Prayers and devotions Form Electronic book ISBN 9780299308230 0299308235

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