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Greek Gods, Human Lives

by Mary Lefkowitz

The mythology of ancient Greece has fascinated readers for two millennia and has formed the basis of Western civilization. The Greek gods are a perennial source of delight because they seem so much like us: in their rages, their love affairs, and their obsession with honor, the gods often appear all too human.

In Greek Gods, Human Lives, preeminent classicist Mary Lefkowitz reintroduces readers to the literature of ancient Greece. Lefkowitz demonstrates that the Greek myths, although endlessly entertaining, are never frivolous. These stories as told by Homer, Ovid, Virgil, and many others offer crucial lessons about human experience. Greek mythology makes vivid the face that the gods control every aspect of the lives of mortals, but not in ways that modern audiences have properly understood.

We can learn much from these myths, Lefkowitz shows, if we understand that they are stories about religious experience about the meaning of divinity, the nature of justice, and the limitations of human knowledge. These myths spoke to ancient audiences and helped them to comprehend their world. With Mary Lefkowitz as an interpreter, the myths speak to us as well.

ISBN-13: 978-0-300-10145-4
ISBN-10: 0-300-10145-7

Hardback. Price US $30.00


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