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Greek Gods, Human Lives

by Mary Lefkowitz

`The myths, as the ancient authors related them, do not offer hope so much as a means of understanding.' Greek and Roman narratives are full of discussion and descriptions of the actions of the gods and their influence over human lives and, in this study, Mary Lefkowitz explores the role of gods and divine action in some of these texts. Essentially, she aims to show what writers were trying to tell their audience about the gods, writing principally for people who did not question their existence or motives, in works such as the Iliad, Odyssey, Aeneid, Hellenistic poetry and Greek drama. 288p, b/w illus (Yale UP 2003, Pb 2005)

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