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 |
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... BIRTH OF APHRODITE 64 2. APHRODITE AND NERITES 65 3. APHRODITE, ARES AND HEPHAISTOS 65 4. THE STORY OF PYGMALION 68 5. 6. THE STORY OF ADONIS 68 APHRODITE AND ANCHISES 69 7. APHRODITE'S SURNAMES 71 CHAPTER V—The Great Mother of the Gods ...
... BIRTH OF APHRODITE 64 2. APHRODITE AND NERITES 65 3. APHRODITE, ARES AND HEPHAISTOS 65 4. THE STORY OF PYGMALION 68 5. 6. THE STORY OF ADONIS 68 APHRODITE AND ANCHISES 69 7. APHRODITE'S SURNAMES 71 CHAPTER V—The Great Mother of the Gods ...
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... BIRTH OF ATHENE 99 ATHENE'S FATHERS AND TUTORS 101 ATHENE AND HEPHAISTOS 103 THE DAUGHTERS OF KEKROPS 104 ATHENE'S SURNAMES 107 CHAPTER VIII—Leto, Apollon and Artemis 111 1. 2. LETO AND ASTERIA 112 3. THE BIRTH OF APOLLON 113 4. APOLLON ...
... BIRTH OF ATHENE 99 ATHENE'S FATHERS AND TUTORS 101 ATHENE AND HEPHAISTOS 103 THE DAUGHTERS OF KEKROPS 104 ATHENE'S SURNAMES 107 CHAPTER VIII—Leto, Apollon and Artemis 111 1. 2. LETO AND ASTERIA 112 3. THE BIRTH OF APOLLON 113 4. APOLLON ...
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... BIRTH AND FIRST DEEDS OF HERMES 137 2. HERMES, APHRODITE AND HERMAPHRODITOS 143 3. THE BIRTH AND LOVE-AFFAIRS OF PAN 144 4. THE STORIES CONCERNING PRIAPOS 146 5. NYMPHS AND SATYRS 147 CHAPTER XI—Poseidon and his Wives 150 1. POSEIDON'S ...
... BIRTH AND FIRST DEEDS OF HERMES 137 2. HERMES, APHRODITE AND HERMAPHRODITOS 143 3. THE BIRTH AND LOVE-AFFAIRS OF PAN 144 4. THE STORIES CONCERNING PRIAPOS 146 5. NYMPHS AND SATYRS 147 CHAPTER XI—Poseidon and his Wives 150 1. POSEIDON'S ...
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... BIRTH OF PALLAS ATHENE By the painter Phrynos; from “Die Antike” VI, p. 3, fig. 2 WINGED PALLAS ATHENE Black-figured vase; from “Römische Mitteilungen” 12, 1897, pl. XII ATHENE RECEIVES ERICHTHONIOS FROM GAIA, IN THE PRESENCE OF KEKROPS ...
... BIRTH OF PALLAS ATHENE By the painter Phrynos; from “Die Antike” VI, p. 3, fig. 2 WINGED PALLAS ATHENE Black-figured vase; from “Römische Mitteilungen” 12, 1897, pl. XII ATHENE RECEIVES ERICHTHONIOS FROM GAIA, IN THE PRESENCE OF KEKROPS ...
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... birth to the Erinyes—the “strong ones”, as Hesiod calls them—also to the Giants and the Ash Nymphs, or Nymphai Meliai, from whom arose a hardy race of men. The father's manhood fell into the sea, and thus— according to stories that I ...
... birth to the Erinyes—the “strong ones”, as Hesiod calls them—also to the Giants and the Ash Nymphs, or Nymphai Meliai, from whom arose a hardy race of men. The father's manhood fell into the sea, and thus— according to stories that I ...
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 | |
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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