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The Legend of Knidia Today

SYSNO ASEP	0486412
Document Type	J - Journal Article
R&D Document Type	Journal Article
Subsidiary J	Článek ve WOS
Title	The Legend of Knidia Today
Author(s)	Bažant, Jan (FLU-F)_{ORCID, RID, SAI}
Source Title	Eirene. - : Filosofický ústav AV ČR, v. v. i. - ISSN 0046-1628 Roč. 53, č. 1/2 (2017), s. 77-110
Number of pages	34 s.
Publication form	Print - P
Language	eng - English
Country	CZ - Czech Republic
Keywords	Aphrodite ; Knidia ; Praxiteles ; feminism
Subject RIV	AB - History
OECD category	History (history of science and technology to be 6.3, history of specific sciences to be under the respective headings)
Method of publishing	Metadata only
Institutional support	FLU-F - RVO:67985955
UT WOS	000427661800002
EID SCOPUS	85063258303
Annotation	In approximately 360 BC, the Greek sculptor Praxiteles created the famous statue of Aphrodite, which was known as Knidia in antiquity because it stood in her sanctuary at Knidos. As the first depiction of the naked female body on a monumental scale, the statue often figured in ancient legends. Recently, the tale of the amorous stain on her marble thigh has become extremely popular in Classical Archaeology and the History of Art. Any interpretation of the Tale of Stain must take into account that its original audience was aware of two things about Knidia. First, this statue was not Aphrodite. Second, Aphrodite knew about it very well and this was crucial, it was a work of art with tremendous sacred power. The religious aspects of the story of lover of Knidia are to be taken seriously.
Workplace	Institute of Philosophy
Contact	Chlumská Simona, chlumska@flu.cas.cz ; Tichá Zuzana, asep@flu.cas.cz Tel: 221 183 360
Year of Publishing	2018

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