The principal object of this work is to trace the history of religious thought, as illustrated by mythology, to its most archaic phases in Western Asia; for the purpose of ...

"This study of Dionysus... is also a new theogony of Early Greece." —Publishers Weekly "An original analysis... of the spiritual significance of the Greek myth and cult of ...

Discusses the unique characteristics of the Greek god Dionysus, who is associated with strangers, epiphanies, the shedding of blood and the pouring of wine

Reconstructs the mythological histories of the divinities and the origin and destiny of mankind from ancient writings and artifacts.

The Awesome Goddess who affects the fates of both men & women, Athene unties the virginal father's daughter & the encouraging mother of the spirit. Karl Kerenyi's careful ...