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Author Braund, David, 1957- author.

Title Greek religion and cults in the Black Sea region : goddesses in the Bosporan Kingdom from the Archaic period to the Byzantine era / David Braund, University of Exeter
Published New York : Cambridge University Press, 2018
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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 314 pages)
Contents Aims, contexts, and connectivity -- Crimean Parthenos, Artemis Tauropolos, and human sacrifice -- Crimean Parthenos in Greece, Anatolia, and the Mediterranean world -- Artemis of Ephesus in the Bosporan Kingdom -- Bosporan Isis -- The Mistress of Apatouron: Aphrodite Ourania and the Bosporan Apatouria -- Artemis, Aphrodite and Demeter
Summary Pioneering study of Greek religion and cults at a key colonial frontier, with major consequences for antiquity at large
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Goddesses, Greek.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Spirituality -- Paganism & Neo-Paganism.
RELIGION -- Antiquities & Archaeology.
Goddesses, Greek
Religion
SUBJECT Black Sea Region -- Religion
Subject Black Sea Region
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781316865491
1316865495
9781316856581
1316856585