Baby and Child Heroes in Ancient Greece
Author: Corinne Ondine Pache
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 262
ISBN-13: 9780252029295
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"Baby and Child Heroes in Ancient Greece is the first systematic study of the considerable number of Greek babies and children who became enduring myths, objects of worship, and the recipients of sacrifice." "Examining literary, pictorial, and numismatic representations, Pache opens up a vast territory once occupied by children such as Charila, Opheltes, Melikertes, and the children of Hercules and Medea. She argues that the stories, songs, and sanctuaries honoring these heroes express parental fears and guilt about children's death."--Jacket.