The Cult of Divine Birth in Ancient Greece

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Greek religion is stuffed with peculiar sexual artifacts––stories of mortal women’s couplings with gods, rituals like the  basilinna’s “marriage” to Dionysus, beliefs within the impregnating power of snakes and deities, and more. On this provocative study, Marguerite Rigoglioso suggests these are remnants of an early Greek cult of divine birth, not unlike that of Egypt. Scouring myth, legend, and history from a female-oriented viewpoint, she argues that many within the highest echelons of Greek civilization believed non-peculiar conception used to be the one means imaginable of bringing forth true leaders, and that special virgin priestesshoods were dedicated to this practice. Her book adds a unique viewpoint to our understanding of antiquity, and has significant implications for the study of Christianity and other religions during which divine birth claims are central.


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