The Supreme Gods of the Bosporan Kingdom: Celestial Aphrodite and the Most High God

by Yulia Ustinova

This is the first systematic study of the cults of the Bosporan Kingdom, which existed in South Russia in the first centuries AD. The research is based on a variety of sources: archaeological evidence and inscriptions, largely unknown to the non-Russian readers, as well as historical and literary texts.
The religion of the Bosporus is viewed in this monograph as a blend of Greek and indigenous Iranian traditions. Its first part is dedicated to...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004112316
• ISBN13: 9789004112315
• Release Date: December 1998
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 382 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.6" x 9.7"