The Gods of the Greeks

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Drawing on a wealth of sources, from Hesiod to Pausanias and from the Orphic Hymns to Proclus, Professor Kerényi supplies a transparent and scholarly exposition of all of the so much essential Greek myths.

After a temporary introduction, the complex genealogies of the gods lead him from the begettings of the Titans and from Aphrodite below all her titles and aspects, to Apollo, Hermes and the reign of Zeus, touching upon the Affairs of Pan, nymphs, satyrs, cosmogonies and the birth of mankind, till he reaches the ineffable mystery of Dionysos. The vigorous and highly readable narrative is complemented by an appendix of detailed references to all of the original texts and a fine number of illustrations taken from vase paintings.

26 black-and-white illustrations


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