Book contents
- Aeolic and Aeolians
- Aeolic and Aeolians
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Aeolian and Aeolic
- Part II Aeolian Origins in Myth
- Part III Anatolian and Aeolian Myth and Cult
- 11 Asian Goddesses and Bees
- 12 Ephesian Artemis’ “Breasts” and the Hittite Kurša
- 13 Aia and Argonauts
- 14 Parnassian Divining Bee Nymphs and Lot-Divination
- 15 Honey and Theogonies: The West Face of Sipylus
- 16 Bee and Bird, Linear B Du-ma/Da-ma, Luvo-Hittite Dammara-, and Artemis/Artimis/Artamis
- 17 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
12 - Ephesian Artemis’ “Breasts” and the Hittite Kurša
from Part III - Anatolian and Aeolian Myth and Cult
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 November 2024
Book contents
- Aeolic and Aeolians
- Aeolic and Aeolians
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Aeolian and Aeolic
- Part II Aeolian Origins in Myth
- Part III Anatolian and Aeolian Myth and Cult
- 11 Asian Goddesses and Bees
- 12 Ephesian Artemis’ “Breasts” and the Hittite Kurša
- 13 Aia and Argonauts
- 14 Parnassian Divining Bee Nymphs and Lot-Divination
- 15 Honey and Theogonies: The West Face of Sipylus
- 16 Bee and Bird, Linear B Du-ma/Da-ma, Luvo-Hittite Dammara-, and Artemis/Artimis/Artamis
- 17 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
An investigation of the Hittite cult implement called the kurša and its relationship to the breast iconography of Ephesian Artemis, to various Greek implements within the context of both Bronze-Age Anatolia and Indo-European cult, and to Aeolian myth as expressed in, especially, Argonautic tradition.
Keywords
AeolianmythIndo-EuropeanEphesusArtemisHittiteLuviankuršaZeus LabrandeusMylasaCariansbúrsalabiovelarsLinear BMycenaeanAtticaegisGolden FleecekibisisPylosMycenaeLetoTelipinuHannahannabirdsbeesArzawaInaraStorm-godRig VedaAthamasMinyansArgonautsThessalyBoeotiaTeosIonian migrationThebesAmphionAresAiaNephelePhrixusColchisMarsyasMinyan Ware
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- Aeolic and AeoliansOrigins of an Ancient Greek Language and its Community of Speakers, pp. 344 - 374Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024