The Kestos Himas, Aphrodite's Great Jewel
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https://doi.org/10.1344/Lectora2020.26.4Keywords:
Aphrodite, jewels, seduction, patriarchy, Hera, subversionAbstract
This essay reflects on jewels as means of seduction for Greek women and, specifically, on those of Aphrodite, a multifaceted deity whose main action is framed within the sphere of sexuality and love. This goddess is the owner of a magical ornament, the kestos himas. On its surface are embroidered some human emotions like desire, seduction and love. This jewel has a leading role in some very interesting episodes of Greek literature, especially the one known as Dios Apate or Hera's deception of Zeus in order to seduce him.
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