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Reitzammer, Laurialan,

The Athenian Adonia in context : the Adonis festival as cultural practice / Laurialan Reitzammer. - Madison, Wisconsin : The University of Wisconsin Press, [2016] - 1 online resource - Wisconsin studies in classics . - Wisconsin studies in classics. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-235) and indexes.

Adonis and the Adonia: Trends in Representation, Ancient and Modern -- Weddings: Stairway to Heaven -- Funerals: Aristophanes's Adoniazousai -- Philosophy: Gardening for Fun in Plato's Phaedrus. Machine generated contents note: 1. 2. 3. 4.

ISBN: 9780299308230 0299308235

Source: 4536021 Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects--Personal Names:
Adonis (Greek deity) --Prayers and devotions.
Adonis (Greek deity)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Rites and ceremonies--Greece--Athens.
Festivals--Greece--Athens.
Rites et cérémonies--Grèce--Athènes.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT--Spirituality--Paganism & Neo-Paganism.
RELIGION--Antiquities & Archaeology.
Festivals
Manners and customs
Rites and ceremonies

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Athens (Greece)--Social life and customs.
Greece--Athens

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Prayers and devotions

LC Class. No.: DF289 / .R45 2016

Dewey Class. No.: 292.1/36