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The gods of the Greeks

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Grove Press, 1960 - Religion - 304 pages
Reconstructs the mythological histories of the divinities and the origin and destiny of mankind from ancient writings and artifacts.

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To them, the Greeks, there is a certain solidity to life, a reassuring certainty in the order of things, so that they can reassure whatever inner doubts they have against the stability which they see ... Read full review

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TitleThe gods of the Greeks
Myth and man
AuthorKarl Kerényi
PublisherGrove Press, 1960
Original fromPennsylvania State University
Digitized2 Aug 2011
Length304 pages
Subjects › 

Mythology, Classical
Mythology, Greek
Religion / Antiquities & Archaeology
Social Science / Folklore & Mythology
  
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