Abstract

ARMANDOS MORA, Laura Victoria. Pallas Athena: Model of the Guardians of Plato's Republic. Lit. teor. hist. crit. [online]. 2021, vol.23, n.1, pp.331-357.  Epub Apr 06, 2021. ISSN 0123-5931.  https://doi.org/10.15446/lthc.v23n1.90603.

As Athens tutelary god, Pallas Athena had a prominent place in the liturgical and political daily life of democracy and of the empire. She had a complex literary and cult individuality with masculine characterizations as being a warrior. On the other hand, in Plato's Republic, female guardians or military governess of a just city are described as women that because of their political action result masculinized. We show how female guardians re-elaborate Pallas' archetype regarding reproduction, sexuality, desire, and nudity.

Keywords : Athena; feminism; female guardians; Plato; Republic.

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