Dangerous Gifts: Gender and Exchange in Ancient Greece

by Deborah Lyons

Deianeira sends her husband Herakles a poisoned robe. Eriphyle trades the life of her husband Amphiaraos for a golden necklace. Atreus's wife Aerope gives away the token of his sovereignty, a lamb with a golden fleece, to his brother Thyestes, who has seduced her. Gifts and exchanges always involve a certain risk in any culture, but in the ancient Greek imagination, women and gifts appear to be a particularly deadly combination.

This book...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292754337
• ISBN13: 9780292754331
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 182 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"