Deborah Lyons: 1 book
Dangerous Gifts
Gender and Exchange in Ancient Greece
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2012
Deianeira sends her husband Herakles a poisoned robe. Eriphyle trades the life of her husband Amphiaraos for a golden necklace. Atreus’s wife Aerope gives away the token of his sovereignty, a lamb with a golden fleece, to his brother Thyestes, who has seduced her. Gifts and exchanges always involve...
