The Gods of The GreeksDrawing on a wealth of sources, from Hesiod to Pausanias and from the Orphic Hymns to Proclus, Professor Kerényi provides a clear and scholarly exposition of all the most important Greek myths. After a brief introduction, the complex genealogies of the gods lead him from the begettings of the Titans, from Aphrodite under all her titles and aspects, to the reign of Zeus, to Apollo and Hermes, touching the affairs of Pan, nymphs, satyrs, cosmogonies and the birth of mankind, until he reaches the ineffable mysteries of Dionysos. The lively and highly readable narrative is complemented by an appendix of detailed references to all the original texts and a fine selection of illustrations taken from vase paintings. ‘...learned, admirably documented, exhaustive...’—TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT ‘...it most emphatically must be the book that many have long been waiting for...’—STEPHEN SPENDER ‘Kerényi’s effort to reinterpret mythology...arises out of the conviction that an appreciation of the mythical world will help Western man to regain his lost sense of religious values....(His) theory of myth and his actual interpretations of mythical themes...help to point the way to...a new kind of humanism.’—A. Altman, Philosophy |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 16
Page
... EMPOUSA AND OTHER BOGIES 38 4. THE ELDEST DAUGHTERS OF TETHYS AND OKEANOS 41 5. THE OLD ONES OF THE SEA—PHORKYS, PROTEUS AND NEREUS 42 6. THE GREY GODDESSES (GRAIAI) 44 7. THE ERINYES OR EUMENIDES 45 8. THE GORGONS STHENNO,
... EMPOUSA AND OTHER BOGIES 38 4. THE ELDEST DAUGHTERS OF TETHYS AND OKEANOS 41 5. THE OLD ONES OF THE SEA—PHORKYS, PROTEUS AND NEREUS 42 6. THE GREY GODDESSES (GRAIAI) 44 7. THE ERINYES OR EUMENIDES 45 8. THE GORGONS STHENNO,
Page
Károly Kerényi. 7. THE ERINYES OR EUMENIDES 45 8. THE GORGONS STHENNO, EURYALE AND MEDOUSA 46 9. THE ECHIDNA, THE HESPERIDEAN SERPENT AND THE HESPERIDES 49 10. ACHELÖOS AND THE SIRENS 54 11. THAUMAS, IRIS AND THE HARPIES 57 12. THE ...
Károly Kerényi. 7. THE ERINYES OR EUMENIDES 45 8. THE GORGONS STHENNO, EURYALE AND MEDOUSA 46 9. THE ECHIDNA, THE HESPERIDEAN SERPENT AND THE HESPERIDES 49 10. ACHELÖOS AND THE SIRENS 54 11. THAUMAS, IRIS AND THE HARPIES 57 12. THE ...
Page
... Gorgon sometimes has a phallus attached to her.) On the other hand, she was noted for having the lustfulness of a harlot, and sometimes a harlot would be nicknamed Lamia. Her ability to change her shape reminds one of the threefold ...
... Gorgon sometimes has a phallus attached to her.) On the other hand, she was noted for having the lustfulness of a harlot, and sometimes a harlot would be nicknamed Lamia. Her ability to change her shape reminds one of the threefold ...
Page
... Gorgons, whilst at the same time it distinguishes them from the Moirai, who likewise are grey goddesses. Whether the Graiai and the Moirai were, nevertheless, closely related to each other is a question that we late-comers cannot answer ...
... Gorgons, whilst at the same time it distinguishes them from the Moirai, who likewise are grey goddesses. Whether the Graiai and the Moirai were, nevertheless, closely related to each other is a question that we late-comers cannot answer ...
Page
... Gorgons, which lies beyond Okeanos and is called Kisthene, “the land of rock-roses”. The story of the one eye and one tooth goes on to relate that the Graiai were strict guardians of the way to the Gorgons. Like the Moirai, however ...
... Gorgons, which lies beyond Okeanos and is called Kisthene, “the land of rock-roses”. The story of the one eye and one tooth goes on to relate that the Graiai were strict guardians of the way to the Gorgons. Like the Moirai, however ...
Contents
Companions 73 | |
ORPHIC STORIES 95 | |
CHAPTER VIIMetis and Pallas Athene 99 | |
CHAPTER VIIILeto Apollon and Artemis 111 | |
CHAPTER XIPoseidon and his Wives 150 | |
CHAPTER XIIThe Sun the Moon and their Family 156 | |
CHAPTER XIIIPrometheus and the Human Race 172 | |
PROMETHEUS 183 | |
186 | |
ASCENSION 200 | |
CHAPTER XVDionysos and his Female Companions 206 | |
DIONYSOS 214 | |
CHAPTER IXHera Ares and Hephaistos 129 | |
CHAPTER XMaia Hermes Pan and the Nymphs 137 | |
SOURCESKEY TO ABBREVIATIONS 225 | |
ABOUT THE AUTHOR 232 | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
According already amongst ancient Aphrodite Apollon appeared Ariadne Artemis Asia Minor beautiful begat birth Boeotia bore born brother called cave chariot child companions Cretan Crete Daktyloi dark daughter deities Delos Delphi Demeter Dionysos divine earth Erinyes Eurynome father female fºr Gaia gave giant god’s goddess gods golden Gorgons Greek Hades hand Heaven Hekate Helios Hephaistos Hera Herakles Hermes hero heroic saga Hesiod Hesperides Homer husband immortal island Kabeiroi King Korybantes Kouretes Kronos later Leto maiden mankind marriage means mentioned Moirai moon mortal mother Muses mythology Night nymphs Okeanos Olympian Olympus original Orion Orpheus Ouranos Ov.M Pallas Athene Persephone phallic Phorkys Poseidon primordial Prometheus Rhea sacred Selene Semele serpent shape Sirens sister Skylla sons spring stories concerning surname tale Telchines tell Tethys Themis thou Titans tºl told tºll took tººl Underworld vase vase-painting wife winged word worshipped Zeus Zeus’s