The Olympians; ancient deities as archetypes
Material type: TextNew York Continuum 1996Description: 132p.; illus.; bibliogContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0-8264-0898-2
- BL782 .O48 1996
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Mythology -- Greek : 'In James Hillman's view, the classic Greeks excelled because their religion which they lived on a daily basis, provided them with an incomparable awareness of the dynamics of human behavior.' - p12.. Polytheism : Frederick Turner expresses this point: 'The genius of polytheism, the tragic joy of polytheism is that there is a god for every aspect of reality, however contradictory.' - p13.. Zeus (Greek God) : Cowan, D.: Zeus: the form of things, p15-25.. Hera (Greek Goddess) : Cowan, L.: Hera: goddess and wife, p26-37.. Demeter (Greek Goddess) : Thomas, G.: Demeter, p38-47.. Poseidon (Greek God) : Russ, D.: Poseidon: the god of confusion, p48-54.. Athena (Greek Goddess) : Gower, D.S.: Athena: guardian of wholeness, p55-63.. Artemis (Greek Goddess) : Gregory, E.: Artemis, p64-75.. Apollo (Greek God) : Turner, F.: Apollo, p76-83.. Hephaistos (Greek God) : Novinski, L.: Hephaistos, p84-92.. Hestia (Greek Goddess) : Vernon, M.: Hestia, p93-98.. Ares (Greek God) : Burford, W.: Ares, p99-103.. Aphrodite (Greek Goddess) : Stroud, J.H.: Aphrodite and the ensouled world, p104-116.. Hermes (Greek God) : Sardello, R.: Some new aspects of Hermes, p117-128.
Orig. pub.: Dallas, TX : Dallas Institute Publications, Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture, c1995.
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