Aphrodite on the Akropolis
Evidence from Attic Pottery
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20087528 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elisabetta Pala (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Pages | 195-216 |
| Publication date | 2010-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Brill's Companion to Aphrodite (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/9789047444503_011 |
| OpenAlex | W895519038 |
| ISBN | 9789047444503 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
This chapter explains aspects of different shrines dedicated to Aphrodite on the top of the hill and on its slopes, to show how the goddess was involved in the city life. Although Athena was the main goddess of the summit of the rock, one can still affirm that the preeminent goddess of its slopes was Aphrodite. This is evidenced by the literary and epigraphic sources and especially the Athenian vases found on the Akropolis. First, the chapter investigates literary accounts of Aphrodite and compares them with the iconography of the goddess on Athenian pottery. Second, it considers the links between figured representations of the goddess and the context of her shrines on the top of the Akropolis or on its slopes. Finally, the chapter discusses some important Athenian festivals that involved Aphrodite on the Akropolis. Keywords: Akropolis; Aphrodite; Athena; Athenian festivals; Athenian pottery; epigraphic sources
Archaeology · Art · Attic · Geography · Pottery · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Classical Antiquity Studies · Geology
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,4 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2022 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |