Book contents
- Aeolic and Aeolians
- Aeolic and Aeolians
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Aeolian and Aeolic
- Part II Aeolian Origins in Myth
- Part III Anatolian and Aeolian Myth and Cult
- 11 Asian Goddesses and Bees
- 12 Ephesian Artemis’ “Breasts” and the Hittite Kurša
- 13 Aia and Argonauts
- 14 Parnassian Divining Bee Nymphs and Lot-Divination
- 15 Honey and Theogonies: The West Face of Sipylus
- 16 Bee and Bird, Linear B Du-ma/Da-ma, Luvo-Hittite Dammara-, and Artemis/Artimis/Artamis
- 17 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
11 - Asian Goddesses and Bees
from Part III - Anatolian and Aeolian Myth and Cult
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 November 2024
Book contents
- Aeolic and Aeolians
- Aeolic and Aeolians
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Aeolian and Aeolic
- Part II Aeolian Origins in Myth
- Part III Anatolian and Aeolian Myth and Cult
- 11 Asian Goddesses and Bees
- 12 Ephesian Artemis’ “Breasts” and the Hittite Kurša
- 13 Aia and Argonauts
- 14 Parnassian Divining Bee Nymphs and Lot-Divination
- 15 Honey and Theogonies: The West Face of Sipylus
- 16 Bee and Bird, Linear B Du-ma/Da-ma, Luvo-Hittite Dammara-, and Artemis/Artimis/Artamis
- 17 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Discussion of the transfer of cult knowledge from Anatolia to European Hellas in both the Bronze Age and Iron Age, with a close examination of Ephesian Artemis and other Asian Mother-goddess figures with consideration of Ur-Aeolian (= Ahhiyawan) and Aeolian involvement in the process.
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- Aeolic and AeoliansOrigins of an Ancient Greek Language and its Community of Speakers, pp. 317 - 343Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024