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Archetypal Images in Greek Religion : 5. Zeus and Hera: Archetypal Image of Father, Husband, and Wife /
What did Zeus mean to the Greeks? And who was Hera, united with Zeus historically and archetypally as if they were a human pair? C. Kerenyi fills a gap in our knowledge of the religious history of Europe by responding to these questions. Examining the word Zeus and its Greek synonyms theos and daimo...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés Alemán |
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Princeton, New Jersey :
Princeton University Press,
1975.
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| Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | What did Zeus mean to the Greeks? And who was Hera, united with Zeus historically and archetypally as if they were a human pair? C. Kerenyi fills a gap in our knowledge of the religious history of Europe by responding to these questions. Examining the word Zeus and its Greek synonyms theos and daimon, the author traces the origins of Greek religion in the Minoan-Mycenacan civilization. He shows how Homer's view of the gods decisively shaped the literary and artistic tradition of Greek divine mythology. The emergence of the Olympian family is seen as the expression of a humane Zeus cult determ. |
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| Item Description: | "Translated from the original manuscript of the author. Subsequently published in German: Zeus und Hera: Urbild des Vaters, des Gatten und der Frau." |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (232 pages). |
| ISBN: | 9781400869763 |