The Gods of the GreeksReconstructs the mythological histories of the divinities and the origin and destiny of mankind from ancient writings and artifacts. |
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User Review - clancysmith - LibraryThing~ Kerenyi has often been tarred with a Jungian brush, but in this early and independent work, he admirably displays his intimate knowledge of the language, art and traditions of the Greek peoples. He ... Read full review
Contents
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STORIES OF THE TITANS | 19 |
PROMETHEUS AND THE HUMAN RACE Pdgt | 30 |
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According already amongst Amphitrite ancient Aphrodite Apollon appeared Ariadne Artemis Asia Minor beautiful begat birth Boeotia bore born brother called cave chariot child cows Cretan Crete Daktyloi dark daughter Delos Delphi Demeter Dionysos divine earth Erinyes father female figure finally find fire first flower Gaia giant god’s goddess gods golden Gorgons Hades hand Heaven Hekate Helios Hephaistos Hera Herakles Hermes hero heroic saga Hesiod Hesperides Homer husband Iapetos immortal island Kabeiroi King Korybantes Kouretes Kronos later Leto Maia maiden mankind marriage means mentioned Moirai moon moon»goddess mortal mother Muses mythology night nymphs Okeanos Olympian Olympus originally Orion Ouranos Pallas Athene Persephone Phaethon phallic Phorkys Poseidon primordial Prometheus race Rhea sacred sacrifices sea»goddess Selene Semele serpent shape Sirens sister spring stories concerning sun»god surname tale Telchines tell Tethys Themis thou Titans told took Underworld vase»painting wife winged word worshipped Zeus Zeus’s
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Gods of the Greeks Volume 230 of Evergreen book Myth and man |
| Author | Karl Kerényi |
| Publisher | Grove Press, 1960 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 2 Aug 2011 |
| Length | 304 pages |
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