Sappho, Hermes and the Aphrodite-Cybele (about the main erotic ritual in the Sapphic cult community)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21864970 |
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| Authors | Timothey Myakin (0000-0001-5842-2810, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 2025-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | ΣΧΟΛΗ Ancient Philosophy and the Classical Tradition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1995-4328 • E-ISSN: 1995-4336 |
| Publisher | Novosibirsk State University (NSU) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.25205/1995-4328-2025-19-2-1083-1099 |
| OpenAlex | W4413331345 |
| Language | EN |
Now we know that Sapphic Aphrodite is an “erotic side” of Cybele-Mother, the main Lesbian goddess, whose temple was the most important shrine of Mytilene VII–VI BC (Myakin 2024; Latzinoglou 2020; Spencer 1995). The article shows, that during the mysteries of Artemis the Sappho girls sacrificed their girlhood to Artemis with the participation of the poetess herself, who led this as a priestess of Aphrodite-Cybele (cf. M]ater...eortan, Sapph. Fr. 9, 4 Neri)
Ancient history · Art · Cult · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Classical Antiquity Studies · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History
| Highly cited | No |
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