Household gods : private devotion in ancient Greece and Rome /
Sofroniew, Alexandra,
Household gods : private devotion in ancient Greece and Rome / Alexandra Sofroniew. - pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Communicating with the Divine -- Early Household Worship in Greece -- Power and Protection: The Roman Lares, Genii, and Penates -- Miniature Masterpieces -- Love and Fertility -- Divine Favor: Luck and Money -- Health Matters: Kitchens and Bathrooms -- Isis and Foreign Gods -- From Antiquity to Today.
9781606064566 (hardcover)
2015029969
Gods, Greek.
Gods, Roman.
Household shrines--Greece.
Household shrines--Rome.
Votive offerings--Greece.
Votive offerings--Rome.
Greece--Religious life and customs.
Rome--Religious life and customs.
BL723 / .S64 2015
292.2/11
Household gods : private devotion in ancient Greece and Rome / Alexandra Sofroniew. - pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Communicating with the Divine -- Early Household Worship in Greece -- Power and Protection: The Roman Lares, Genii, and Penates -- Miniature Masterpieces -- Love and Fertility -- Divine Favor: Luck and Money -- Health Matters: Kitchens and Bathrooms -- Isis and Foreign Gods -- From Antiquity to Today.
9781606064566 (hardcover)
2015029969
Gods, Greek.
Gods, Roman.
Household shrines--Greece.
Household shrines--Rome.
Votive offerings--Greece.
Votive offerings--Rome.
Greece--Religious life and customs.
Rome--Religious life and customs.
BL723 / .S64 2015
292.2/11