Primary Sources
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3.14.4 (Adonis). |
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1.199.1 (Read through 1.199.5: Babylonian customs). |
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2.181.1 (Read through 2.181.5: Aphrodite of Cyrene). |
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Th. 233-264: Nereus and the Nereids. |
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Th. 378-383: the winds. |
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(Read Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite ). |
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HH 6 |
(Read Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite ). |
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HH 10 |
(Read Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite ). |
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Paus. |
1.1.3 (sanctuaries of Aphrodite). |
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1.19.2 (temple and statue of Aphrodite in the Gardens). |
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2.10.4 (Read through 2.10.6: sanctuary and statue of Aphrodite). |
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2.20.8 (Read through 2.20.10: sanctuary of Aphrodite and the exploits of Telesilla). |
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3.15.10 (Read through 3.15.11 [22]: sanctuary of Aphrodite Morpho) |
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6.24.6 (Read through 6.24.7: sanctuary of the Graces). |
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6.25.1 (statues of Aphrodite Ourania and Pandemos). |
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7.17.9 (Read through 7.17.12: Attis). |
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7.20.3 (sanctuary of the Dindymenian Mother). |
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7.23.1 (Read through 7.23.3: myth of Selemnus). |
| 9.16.3 (Read through 9.16.4: three wooden images of Aphrodite). | |
| 9.27.1 (Read through 9.27.5: depictions of Eros and Aphrodite). | |
| 9.35.1 (Read throughh 9.35.7: the Graces). | |
| 10.30.1 (Read through 10.30.2: Aphrodite and the daughters of Pandareos). | |
| Pind. | O. 14.1 (Read through 14. 24: invocation to the Graces). |
| Plat. | Sym. 201d (Read through 212c: Socrates' speach on Eros).The complete Symposium begins at Plat. Sym. 172a |
| Phaedr. 242d (Read through 257a: the nature of Love). The complete Phaedrus begins at Plat. Phaedrus 227a | |
| Xen. | Sym. 8.9 (Read through 8.15: on Aphrodite Ourania and Pandemos).The complete Symposium begins at Xen. Sym. 1.1 |
HH 5 (Read Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite ).
HH 6 (Read Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite ).
HH10 (Read Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite ).
Paus. 1.1.3 (sanctuaries of Aphrodite).
1.19.2 (temple and statue of Aphrodite in the Gardens).
2.10.4 (Read through 2.10.6: sanctuary and statue of Aphrodite).
2.20.8 (Read through 2.20.10: sanctuary of Aphrodite and the exploits
of Telesilla).
3.15.10 (Read through 3.15.11 [22]: sanctuary of Aphrodite Morpho)
6.24.6 (Read through 6.24.7: sanctuary of the Graces).
6.25.1 (statues of Aphrodite Ourania and Pandemos).
7.17.9 (Read through 7.17.12: Attis).
7.20.3 (sanctuary of the Dindymenian Mother).
7.23.1 (Read through 7.23.3: myth of Selemnus).
9.16.3 (Read through 9.16.4: three wooden images of Aphrodite).
9.27.1 (Read through 9.27.5: depictions of Eros and Aphrodite).
9.35.1 (Read throughh 9.35.7: the Graces).
10.30.1 (Read through 10.30.2: Aphrodite and the daughters of Pandareos).
Pind. O. 14.1 (Read through 14. 24: invocation to the Graces).
Plat. Sym. 201d (Read through 212c: Socrates' speach on Eros).The complete Symposium begins at Plat. Sym. 172a
Plat. Phaedr. 242d (Read through 257a: the nature of Love). The complete Phaedrus begins at Plat. Phaedrus 227a
Xen. Sym. 8.9 (Read through 8.15: on Aphrodite Ourania and Pandemos).The
complete Symposium begins at Xen. Sym. 1.1
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Secondary Sources
Literature
Arnold, Matthew (1822-1888). "Palladium." Poem.
Lowell, James Russell (1819-1891). "Invita Minerva." ("Minerva Unwilling"). Poem.
Mann, Heinrich (1871-1950). Minerva. Novel.
Spenser, Edmund (1552?-1599). "Muiopotmos; or, The Fate of the Butterfly." The contest between Athena and Poseidon recounted. Poem.
Wilde, Oscar (1854-1900). "Charmides." Poem.
Yeats, William Butler (1865-1939). "Colonus' Praise." Stanza 2, the "Athene Stanza." Poem.
Scholarship
Worshipping Athena: Panathenaia & Parthenon, ed. Jenifer Neils. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1996. A collection of essays divided into three sections:"Myth and Cult," "Contests and Prizes," and "Art and Politics."
Barber, Elizabeth Wayland, Women's Work: The First 20,000 Years. New York: W.W. Norton, 1994. An appreciation of the importance and dignity of women’s skill in weaving and the worship of Athena.
Hurwit, Jeffrey M. The Athenian Acropolis, History, Mythology, and Archaeology from the Neolithic Era to thePresent. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2000.
Neils, Jenifer, ed. Worshipping Athena: Panathenaia & Parthenon. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1996. A collection of essays divided into three sections:"Myth and Cult," "Contests and Prizes," and "Art and Politics."
Shearer, Ann. Athene: Image and Energy . London: Penguin, 1998 (1996). Traces, from a feminist perspective, the continuing energy of Athena in literature, art, religion, and psycholgy.
St. Clair, William, Lord Elgin and the Marbles. The Controversial History of the Parthenon Sculptures. New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. Using official records previously withheld from the public, St. Clair describes the controversy concerning Elgin’s acquisition in the early 1800s and the damage done to the marbles while in the British Museum in the 1930s.
Vrettos, Theodore. The Elgin Affair, Arcade, 1997. A detailed recreation of the history from the beginning to the present day with a scrutiny of interested persons such as Napoleon, Lord Byron, Lord Nelson and others.
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Music
Arkenstone, David. "Athena" in Goddess.
New age music. Troika. Enso ND-62804. Percussion, synthesizer, keyboard,
and voices pay tribute to two other classical goddesses, Diana and
Venus, and as well Oya, Zorya, Kuan Yin, Gwenhwyfar, and Inanna.
Christiné, Henri, Phi-Phi. An operetta about Pheidias (nick-named Phi-Phi), which belongs more to the realm of myth than to history. Bourvil et al. Cond. Rys. EMI CDM 7 63342 2 (abridged version).
Scott, Stephen (1944- ). Minerva's Web, for grand piano, bowed and plucked by ten musicians; inspired by Ovid and thematically related to Scott's The Tears of Niobe. The Colorado College New Music Ensemble. New Albion Records NA 026 CD (includes both works).
Xenakis, Iannis (1922-). La Déesse Athéna, for baritone, solo percussion and ensemble. Larsen. Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic, cond. Izquierdo. Mode 58. Xenakis tells us the subject "is the founding of the first tribunal," and the soloist must transcend his normal scalar range to include a falsetto soprano. Also included is Persephassa, about Persephone.
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Video
Athens and Ancient Greece (Great Cities of the Ancient World). Questar Video QV2337. A tour of the Acropolis and Athens and other major sites: Olympia, Delphi, Mycenae, and Santorini.
