{"product_id":"9780300107692-greek-gods-human-lives-what-we-can-learn-from-myths","title":"Greek Gods, Human Lives","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat We Can Learn from Myths\u003cbr\u003eIn this book, preeminent classicist Mary Lefkowitz brings fresh insights to the mythology of ancient Greece, demonstrating that these stories are not only entertaining but also offer crucial lessons about human experience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy the Greek myths, more than those of any other culture, continue to captivate us\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eGreek Gods, Human Lives, \u003c\/i\u003epreeminent classicist Mary Lefkowitz reintroduces readers to the literature of ancient Greece. Lefkowitz demonstrates that these stories, although endlessly entertaining, are never frivolous. The Greek myths—as told by Homer, Ovid, Virgil, and many others—offer crucial lessons about human experience. Greek mythology makes vivid the fact 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, these myths speak to us as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55092301037942,"sku":"9780300107692","price":25.57,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_26757117.jpg?v=1734506775","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780300107692-greek-gods-human-lives-what-we-can-learn-from-myths","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}