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The cult of divine birth in ancient Greece

Palgrave Macmillan, (2009), 1-278
DOI: 10.1057/9780230620919
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This book argues that specialized cadres of virgin priestesses in ancient Greece were believed to give birth in miraculous fashion as a means of bringing forth holy political and spiritual leaders.

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Rigoglioso, M. (2009). The cult of divine birth in ancient Greece. The Cult of Divine Birth in Ancient Greece (pp. 1–278). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230620919

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