The Cult of Divine Birth in Ancient Greece by Marguerite Rigoglioso

The Cult of Divine Birth in Ancient Greece

Marguerite Rigoglioso

292 pages first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction informative reflective medium-paced
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Greek religion is filled with strange sexual artifacts––stories of mortal women's couplings with gods, rituals like the  basilinna's “marriage” to Dionysus, beliefs in the impregnating power of snakes and deities, and more. In this provocative stu...

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