Women and weasels: mythologies of birth in ancient greece and rome
Auteur :
Bettini, Maurizio
Éditeur :
The University of Chicago Press
ISBN :
9780226044743
Date de publication :
26 août 2013
Dimensions :
2,3 x 1,6 x 0,3 cm
Poids :
680 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
The connection between women and weasels is an ancient and favorable one, based in the Greek myth of a midwife who tricked the gods to ease Heracles' birth - and was turned into a weasel by Hera as punishment. With various symbolic associations between weasels and women, the author brings to life one of the most enduring myths of Western culture.