The cattle of the sun : cows and culture in the world of the ancient Greeks

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Though Greece is traditionally seen as an agrarian society, cattle were essential to Greek communal life, through religious sacrifice and dietary consumption. Cattle were also pivotal in mythology: gods and heroes stole cattle, expected sacrifices of cattle, and punished those who failed to provide...

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Main Author: McInerney, Jeremy, 1958-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Ancient Greek
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2010
Subjects:
Cattle > Greece > History.
Pastoral systems > Greece > History.
Cattle > Greece > Religious aspects > History.
Animal sacrifice > Greece > History.
Fasts and feasts > Greece > History.
Cattle trade > Greece > History.
National characteristics, Greek > History.
Greece > History > To 146 B.C.
Greece > Religious life and customs.
Greece > Economic conditions > To 146 B.C.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central

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