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The eternal drama; the inner meaning of Greek mythology

By: Material type: TextTextBoston Shambhala c1994Edition: 1st edDescription: xii, 210p.; illus.; bibliog. notes; glossary; bibliog; indexContent type:
  • text
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  • unmediated
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  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0-87773-989-7
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Contents:
1 What is mythology?. 2 The beginnings: cosmogony. 3 The Olympian gods. 4 The Olympian goddesses. 5 The heroes. 6 The Trojan War. 7 Odysseus. 8 The tragic drama: Oedipus. 9 Shrines and oracles. 10 Dionysus. 11 Orphism. 12 The Eleusinian mysteries
Abstract: 'In this book, based on a series ofhis lectures, the eminent Jungian analyst and writer Edward F. Edinger revisits all the major figures, myths, oracles, and legends of the ancient Greek religion to discover what they can still reveal--representing, as they do, one of the religious and mythic foundations of Western culture.'
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Ed. and with preface by Deborah A. Wesley.

Mysteries, Eleusinian : p174-84.. Dionysus (Greek Deity) : p142-55.. Orpheus (Greek God) : Orphism, p156-73.. Zeus (Greek Deity) : The Olympian gods, p21-27.. Poseidon (Greek Mythology) : The Olympian gods, p21-27.. Hades (Greek Deity) : The Olympian gods, p21-27.. Apollo (Greek Deity) : The Olympian gods, p27-29.. Hermes (Greek Deity) : The Olympian gods, p29-31.. Ares (Greek Deity) : The Olympian gods, p31-35.. Hephaestus (Greek Deity) : The Olympian gods, p35-37.. Hera (Greek Deity) : The Olympian goddesses, p38-40.. Hestia (Greek Deity) : The Olympian goddesses, p40-41.. Demeter (Greek Deity) : The Olympian goddesses, p41-42.. Artemis (Greek Mythology) : The Olympian goddesses, p42-44.. Aphrodite (Greek Deity) : The Olympian goddesses, p44-48.. Athena (Greek Mythology) : The Olympian goddesses, p48-51.. Heracles (Hero Figure) : The hero figure, p52-64.. Jason (Hero Figure) : The hero figure, p64-70.. Medea : The hero figure, p64-70.. Theseus (Hero Figure) : The hero figure, p71-80.. Ariadne (Greek Mythology) : The hero figure, p71-80.. Perseus (Hero Figure) : The hero figure, p80-88.. Shrines : p134-41.. Oracles : p134-41.. Sophocles: Oedipus : p123-33.. Trojans : p89-101.. Odysseus (Greek Mythology) : p102-22.. Helen of Troy : The Trojan War, p89-101.. Murray, Gilbert : The Rise of The Greek Epic : Re: Helen of Troy, p91.. Marlowe, Christopher : Tragedy of Dr. Faustus : Re: Helen of Troy, p92.. Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von. 1749-1832 : Faust : Re: Helen of Troy, p93.. Jesus Christ : see index.. Christianity : see index.. Self (Jungian Concept) : see index.. Consciousness : see index.. Unconscious : see index.. Gods and Goddesses : see index under specific name.

1 What is mythology?. 2 The beginnings: cosmogony. 3 The Olympian gods. 4 The Olympian goddesses. 5 The heroes. 6 The Trojan War. 7 Odysseus. 8 The tragic drama: Oedipus. 9 Shrines and oracles. 10 Dionysus. 11 Orphism. 12 The Eleusinian mysteries

'In this book, based on a series ofhis lectures, the eminent Jungian analyst and writer Edward F. Edinger revisits all the major figures, myths, oracles, and legends of the ancient Greek religion to discover what they can still reveal--representing, as they do, one of the religious and mythic foundations of Western culture.'

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