Presents evidence to support the author's woman-centered interpretation of prehistoric civilizations, considering the prehistoric goddesses, gods and religion, and discussing the living goddesses--deities which have continued to be ...

'The Odyssey is a poem of extraordinary pleasures: it is a salt-caked, storm-tossed, wine-dark treasury of tales, of many twists and turns, like life itself' Guardian The epic tale of Odysseus and his ten-year journey home after the Trojan ...

This edition provides an accessible prose translation by the classical scholar and novelist Samuel Butler.

This book contains Alexander Pope’s seminal interpretation of the original Homeric poem, published serially from 1715 to 1720.

Publisher Description Finally available in a popularly priced, non-illustrated, smaller-format edition, which is ideal for the college market and general reader alike, this extraordinary best-seller is a brilliant evocation of the noted ...

"Published for the Center for Hellenic Studies.

In this comprehensive study, Enrique Florescano traces the spread of the worship of the Plumed Serpent, and the multiplicity of interpretations that surround him, by comparing the Palenque inscriptions (ca.

An interesting and lively book that contains articles on heros, villains, mythologists and mythological approaches.

Collects all three volumes of Thomas Bulfinch's interpretations of myths and legends, which were originally published separately in the 1850s and 1860s.

Stemming from Harvard University's Carl Newell Jackson Lectures, Christiane Sourvinou-Inwood's Tragedy and Athenian Religion sets out a radical reexamination of the relationship between Greek tragedy and religion.