Did the goddess Hera achieve fame because she slept in the arms of great Zeus? In this book, Joan V. O'Brien explodes this verdict. Starting from the etymological link between Hera's name and the Greek words for 'hero' and 'the season,' O'Brien provides an archeological, historical, and literary reassessment of the goddess as a religious, cultural, and political construct.
- ISBN10 0847678075
- ISBN13 9780847678075
- Publish Date 8 September 1993 (first published 2 September 1993)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 12 October 2009
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Rowman & Littlefield
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 240
- Language English