Hermaphrodite: Myths and Rites of the Bisexual Figure in Classical Antiquity

131 Pages·1961·3.36 MB·English

by  Marie Delcourt

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Hermaphrodite—Museum Barraco, Rome
First published 1956 by Presses Universitaires de France
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This edition © Copyright 1961 by Marie Delcourt and
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TO P. L. COUCHOUD
a token of affectionate gratitude

Contents
INTRODUCTION xi
CHAPTER ONE.* TRANSVESTISM IN PRIVATE AND PUBLIC RITES I
CHAPTER TWO: THE TWOFOLD GODS 17
CHAPTER THREE: KAINEUS AND TIRESIAS 33
CHAPTER FOUR: HERMAPHRODITE 43
CHAPTER FIVE: THE SYMBOL OF ANDROGYNY IN THE
PHILOSOPHICAL MYTHS 6j
APPENDIX: FEMALE SAINTS IN MASCULINE CLOTHING 84
BIBLIOGRAPHY T02
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List of Illustrations
Hermaphrodite—Museum Barraco, Rome
i. Hermaphrodite—Staatliche Museen, Berlin
2. Hermaphrodite—Museo e Galleria Borgkese,
Rome
3. Hermaphrodite—National Museum, Athens
4. Hermaphrodite—Louvre, Paris
5. Hermaphrodite—British Museum, London
6. Hermaphrodite—National museun, Stockholm
7. Zeus Labrandeus—British Museum, London
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