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Eva Keuls offers a compelling and richly illustrated history of sexual politics in ancient Athens. She traces the pervasive presence of phallus imagery—from vase paint to marble sculpture—and its influence on public life, law, myth, customs, and even foreign policy. By integrating art, rhetoric, and sociopolitical analysis, Keuls exposes how the phallus became a symbol of male dominance and a framework for gendered power dynamics. Simultaneously, she documents early expressions of feminist thought and anti‑militaristic sentiment that challenged this hegemony. The book provides a nuanced examination of the ideological forces that shaped Athenian society and gender relations.
First publish date: 1985
Genre: History/Ancient History
Authors: Eva C. Keuls
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