The Gods of GreeceAtlantic Monthly Press, 1993 - 144 pages The text was originally published with other illustrations in 1983 by Harry N. Abrams Inc. Here it is repackaged with reproductions of over 65 paintings by Francoise Gilot (the paintings were created independently--not expressly for the book). Neither the text nor the artwork are conventional explications of how the gods were understood by the Greeks, but rather, both writer and artist offer personal interpretations of each god's character, power, and meaning. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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... religion was a daylight religion of joy , strength and beauty , it was the background to the official city - state religions , it was part of the mental equipment with which every Greek grew up , but it was not all . Greek religion ...
... religion was a daylight religion of joy , strength and beauty , it was the background to the official city - state religions , it was part of the mental equipment with which every Greek grew up , but it was not all . Greek religion ...
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... religion to a coherent system of philosophy and ethics was gathering force : Neither , then , said I , must we ... religion : religion as one of the pillars of a sound and stable society . But this is not the religion of the Greek gods ...
... religion to a coherent system of philosophy and ethics was gathering force : Neither , then , said I , must we ... religion : religion as one of the pillars of a sound and stable society . But this is not the religion of the Greek gods ...
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... religion with its emphasis on man's cultivation of his divine nature , on personal responsibility , on purity and goodness , on living what Plato calls an “ Orphic ” life , with one's whole being turned towards the reality that lies on ...
... religion with its emphasis on man's cultivation of his divine nature , on personal responsibility , on purity and goodness , on living what Plato calls an “ Orphic ” life , with one's whole being turned towards the reality that lies on ...
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Actaeon Aeschylus aggression ancient Aphrodite Aphrodite's Apollo Apollonian Ariadne Artemis artist aspect Athena beauty becomes birth bring called child connection consciousness creative Cronos dance darkness daughter death Demeter Demeter's depths destruction Dionysian Dionysos divine earth earthly Eleusian Mysteries embodies essence eternal Euripides eyes feminine forces FRANÇOISE GILOT god's gods and goddesses gouache on paper Greece Greek gods Greek mythology Hades heart Hephaistos Hera Hera's Herakles Hermes Hesiod Hestia Hillman Homeric Gods Homeric Hymn human immortal india ink ink on paper inner inspired instinct invisible James Hillman Jung light lives London lover madness magic man's marriage modern mortal mother Muse myths nature nymphs Odysseus oil on canvas Olympian Olympos Orphic ourselves passion Persephone planet Plato poets Poseidon primordial private collection reality relationship religion sacred sexual soul spirit symbol tells Theseus things trans transformed unconscious Underworld University Venus W.H. Auden wife wild wisdom woman women Zeus