The heroes of the Greeks

By:

Kerenyi, Karl

Material type: Text

TextSeries: (Myth and Man)London Thames and Hudson c1959Edition: 1st paperback ed., 1974; reprinted, 1981Description: xxiv, 439p.; illus.; bibliog.; indexContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

0-500-27049-X

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Abstract: '...[Kerenyi] presents the heroes of Greek mythology who preoccupied the minds of the ancient Greeks no less than the gods themselves. The compelling narrative is based throughout on original sources and complemented by illustrations from vase paintings and genealogical tables of celebrated and less celebrated mythical figures.'

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Author also credited as Carl Kerenyi. German text rendered into English by H. J. Rose.

'...[Kerenyi] presents the heroes of Greek mythology who preoccupied the minds of the ancient Greeks no less than the gods themselves. The compelling narrative is based throughout on original sources and complemented by illustrations from vase paintings and genealogical tables of celebrated and less celebrated mythical figures.'

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