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Underworld Gods in Ancient Greek Religion: Death and Reciprocity book cover

1st Edition

Underworld Gods in Ancient Greek Religion Death and Reciprocity

By Ellie Mackin Roberts Copyright 2020
200 Pages
by Routledge

198 Pages
by Routledge

198 Pages
by Routledge
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This volume presents a case for how and why people in archaic and classical Greece worshipped Underworld gods. These gods are often portrayed as malevolent and transgressive, giving an impression that ancient worshippers derived little or no benefit from developing ongoing relationships with them. In this book, the first book-length study that focuses on Underworld gods as an integral part of... Read more

Preface

Thanks

A note about periodisation

List of figures

1: The Religious Landscape of Archaic and Classical Greece

2: Landscapes of the Underworld

3: Hades As God and Place

4: Death and Plenty: Agriculture and the Underworld in Mythology

5: Rites-of-Passage and Metaphorical Death

6: Personal Interactions with Underworld Gods

7: The Dead – Belief and RealityAfterword: Hekate, The Missing Figure

Appendix 1: Underworld Gods on Curse Tablets

Appendix 2: Underworld-Related Cults of Demeter

Bibliography

Index

Biography

Ellie Mackin Roberts is a Research Associate at the Institute of Classical Studies (School of Advanced Studies, University of London). Her PhD was awarded from King’s College London, and she has also previously taught at the University of Leicester and Royal Holloway, University of London.

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