by M. Rigoglioso (Author)

This study of various female deities of Graeco-Roman antiquity is the first to provide evidence that primary goddesses were conceived of as virgin mothers in the earliest layers of their cults. By taking feminist analysis of divinities further, this book provides a fresh angle on our understanding of these deities.

Author Biography

MARGUERITE RIGOGLIOSO is an Adjunct Instructor at the Dominican University of California, USA and the author of The Cult of Divine Birth in Ancient Greece (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009).