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The Origin of the Gods: A Psychoanalytic Study of Greek Theogonic Myth

Book by Richard Caldwell; Oxford University Press, 1993

Subjects:

Gods, Greek--Psychology, Mythology, Greek--Psychology, Psychoanalysis And Religion

Collections: Religious Studies, Psychology, Entire Library

...natural derivative of the Greek idea that the earth was...prolific of the Greek gods are the sea-gods Okeanos and Nereus...an ancient cosmogonic myth not as a Titan but as...In this hypothetical myth the original couple may...as in those creation myths where a creator-god makes the first humans...
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The Mary Myth: On the Femininity of God

Book by Andrew M. Greeley; Seabury Press, 1977

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Catholic Church--Doctrines, Femininity Of God, Mary--Blessed Virgin, Saint--Theology, Myth

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...also of the immortals, the single manifestation of all gods and goddesses that are. . . . Though I am worshipped...Graves translation, p. 268-71. Robert Graves, The Greek Myths , Penguin, 1960. Still, there is no point in attempting...
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Honor Thy Gods: Popular Religion in Greek Tragedy

Book by Jon D. Mikalson; University of North Carolina Press, 1991

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Gods, Greek, In Literature, Greek Drama (Tragedy)--History And Criticism, Religion In Literature

Collections: Religious Studies, Literature, Entire Library

...Religious Attitudes of the Ancient Greeks." Proceedings of the American...Mass., 1967. Parker R. "Greek States and Greek Oracles...Pollution and Purification in Early Greek Religion . Oxford, 1983. -----. "Myths of Early Athens." In Bremmer, Interpretations of Greek Mythology , 187-214. Peek...
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God and the Creative Imagination: Metaphor, Symbol, and Myth in Religion and Theology

Book by Paul Avis; Routledge, 1999

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Apologetics, Christian Art And Symbolism, Imagination--Religious Aspects--Christianity, Metaphor--Religious Aspects--Christianity, Myth

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...1979. Incarnation and Myth: The Debate Continued...Graves, R., 1960. The Greek Myths , Harmondsworth: Penguin...Art and the Beauty of God , London: Mowbray. Harris...ed., 1978. The Myth of God Incarnate , London...H., ed., 1933. Myth and Ritual , Oxford...
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Greek Myths and Mesopotamia: Parallels and Influence in the Homeric Hymns and Hesiod

Book by Charles Penglase; Routledge, 1994

Subjects:

Hesiod--Theogony, Hesiod--Works And Days, Homeric Hymns, Mythology, Assyro-Babylonian, Mythology, Greek

Collections: Religious Studies, Literature, Entire Library

...Dumuzi, and of Damu. Myths of both of these strands...and in all of these myths it can be seen that the...demonstration. While each myth presents a different...important ingredient in a gods acquisition of power: that is, that in these myths the god achieved his power through...discussion of certain of the Greek myths which will be treated...

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Journal Articles on: greek myths god

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Greek Gods, Human Lives: What We Can Learn from Myths

Journal article by Daniel B. Levine; The Historian, Vol. 67, 2005

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Books--Book reviews, Greek Gods, Human Lives: What We Can Learn from Myths (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: History, Entire Library

...relationship between gods and humans is gloomy...humans cannot count on the gods for their own happiness...or her assertion that Greek myths "can still offer a reliable...other ways that ancient Greeks could have found solace...for how "real-life" Greek piety could have relieved...
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Greek Myths, Christian Mysteries, and the Tautegorical Symbol

Journal article by Nicholas Halmi; Wordsworth Circle, Vol. 36, 2005

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Coleridge, Samuel Taylor--Criticism and interpretation, English romanticism, 1798-1832--Criticism and interpretation, English romanticism, 1798-1832--Religious aspects, Greek mythology--Influence, Prometheus Bound (Play)--Criticism and interpretation

Collections: Religious Studies, Literature, Entire Library

Greek Myths, Christian Mysteries...concluded (The Reception of Myth in English Romanticism...use of un-translated Greek and Latin, and casual...familiarity with the Bible, Greek mythology, and ancient...conviction that the Greek mystery cults, guided...thereby protected the Greeks from the worst effects...Reason is from God, and God is reason, mens ipsissima...finally turns to the gods represented in the Prometheus...
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Love Rejected: Some Notes on the Mesopotamian Epic of Gilgamesh and the Greek Myth of Hippolytus

Journal article by Fumi Karahashi, Carolina López-Ruiz; Journal of Cuneiform Studies, Vol. 58, 2006

Collections: History, Entire Library

...adorn a given Greek myth or epic narrative...primarily the god of earthquakes...different tales in the Greek tradition (e...version of) a local myth that inspired...postulate that the myths of Theseus and...killings, the god was making up...century B.C. Greek text might be...
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Homo Faber, Homo Sapiens, or Homo Politicus? Protagoras and the Myth of Prometheus

Journal article by Alfredo Ferrarin; The Review of Metaphysics, Vol. 54, 2000

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Gods, Greek--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Human beings--Philosophy, Intellect--Philosophy, Philosophy--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Prometheus (Mythological figure)--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library

...other words, the myth is not to be found...its relation to the gods. For it is clear...is common to most Greek versions of the myth is that Prometheus...with, among other myths, Timaeus 29 on the eikos muthos on the gods and the origins of...interpretation of the myth of Prometheus at...
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"Oh, God, What a Pity!": The Irish Brigade at Fredericksburg and the Creation of Myth

Journal article by Craig A. Warren; Civil War History, Vol. 47, 2001

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History--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Irish in the United States--History, Military history--Race relations, Soldiers--Portrayals, depictions, etc., United States history--Civil War, 1861-1865

Collections: History, Entire Library

"Oh, God, What a Pity!": The Irish...Fredericksburg and the Creation of Myth. by CRAIG A. WARREN No event...the battle before this.Thank God i came out of it safe. It was...the most horrible curse that God could inflict upon mankind...

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Magazine Articles on: greek myths god

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Messages from the Gods

Magazine article by Richard Garner; New Criterion, Vol. 22, January 2004

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Books--Book reviews, Greek Gods, Human Lives: What We Can Learn From Myths (Book)

Collections: Entire Library

...Powerful and knowledgeable gods act in their own interests...their own pleasure. The gods entry into the mortal...piety or innocence. The gods concern for their own...chaos and disorder. The Greeks called the universe the...demonstrates that the Greek mythological and literary...catastrophe. So many Greek myths emphasize the limits...universe. And thus a myth that may well have originated...
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Ancient Greek Tales for Today

Magazine article by Irene Waters; Contemporary Review, Vol. 278, June 2001

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Gods, Greek--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Greece--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Greeks--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Theater--History

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...translation of other classical Greek plays. It draws on these...also on much earlier myths: the Epic Cycle, only...organisation and presentation of Greek theatre, which is generally...Like all societies, the Greeks had myths to explain...age-old stories of Greek gods and their interaction...trayful of statues of the gods and offers to tell them...princess raped by the god Zeus in the guise of...
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Between Beasts and God

Magazine article by Gilbert Meilaender; First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life, January 2002

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Bible. N.T. Mark (Sacred text)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Characters and characteristics in literature--Criticism, interpretation, etc., God--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Humanity--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Iliad (Poem)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Mortality--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Myth in literature--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Religious literature--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Collections: Religious Studies, Literature, Entire Library

Between beasts and God by Gilbert Meilaender...West possesses, even the gods--detached as they are...who has argued that the Greek warriors must eat before...are less than immortal gods--and that, therefore...throughout the house. The gods may live free of such...position between beast and god." He is no longer...
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Gladiator and the Myths of Rome: T.P. Wiseman Looks at the Development of the Myth of Ancient Rome, Derived from the Way Its History Has Been Seen

Magazine article by T.P. Wiseman; History Today, Vol. 55, April 2005

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Gladiator (Motion picture)--Criticism and interpretation, Roman Empire, 30 BC-476 AD--History, Rome, Italy--History, Rome, Italy--Myths and legends

Collections: History, Entire Library

...own. When the Greek historian Polybius...sceptics, the gods could perform...definition of myth and history as mutually exclusive. Myths are stories that...as the defining myths of the community...ideal--the myth--lived on...Christianity a new myth of Rome prevailed...in his City of God (fifth century...Empire, and the myths that mattered...
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Techgnosis: Myth, Magic, and Mysticism in the Age of Information

Magazine article by John J. Reilly; First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life, May 1999

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Books--Reviews, Techgnosis: Myth, Magic and Mysticism in the Age of Information (Book)--Reviews

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

TECHGNOSIS: MYTH, MAGIC, AND MYSTICISM...Reilly TECHGNOSIS: MYTH, MAGIC, AND MYSTICISM...of the Internet. The god of communication is known...is derived from the Greek word for "pilot," and...to influence real pagan gods. Technopagans actually...restraints of society, God, and physics that flourishes...

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Newspaper Articles on: greek myths god

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The Gods' Own True Blue Country ; HEAVEN AND HELLAS: Oona Loved the Waterfront at Mykonos Town, Overlooked by a Line of the Island's Windmills ; RUSTIC CHIC MEETS ANCIENT MYTH: Visitors Are Seduced by Mykonos's Ultra-Cool Image and Its Links with the Greek Gods, Right ; LOST IN A SEA OF COLOUR: Beside Another of the Distinctive Windmills, a Couple Stand Spellbound by One of the Island's Stunning Sunsets

Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), July 15, 2007

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Clothing industry, Dolce & Gabbana S.R.L.

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

The Gods Own True Blue Country...RUSTIC CHIC MEETS ANCIENT MYTH: Visitors Are Seduced...and Its Links with the Greek Gods, Right ; LOST IN...Mykonos is not youraverage Greek island. Other signs...out tobe the centre of Greek mythology. Its the birthplace...raining arrows down on the Greeks. Today the island of...
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Roam the World of Greek Myths

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, April 4, 2004

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Roam the World of Greek Myths. Byline: Joseph Szadkowski...group of people to the gods, heroes and monsters of ancient Greek myth," says Annabel Orchard...the talkative messenger god Hermes, children 6 to...wonder from an ancient Greek city to explore the sections...Apollo. This lover of myths stopped by the Library...
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Mirthful Twist of Greek Myth

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, May 6, 2005

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Mirthful Twist of Greek Myth. Byline: Jayne Blanchard...task of adapting Greek myths to a young, modern audience...Persephone: Little Greek Myth" appeals to our party...Wylie again), the god of fire and crafts...playfully conveys the gods size and status by having...Persephone," the Greek myths spring to life with an...
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CAUGHT UP IN HIT AND MYTH; Scott Munro's Games Round Up Poor Development Turns a Promising Battle Game into a Greek Tragedy RISE OF THE ARGONAUTS ** 360/PS3

Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), January 30, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

CAUGHT UP IN HIT AND MYTH; Scott Munros Games Round Up...Promising Battle Game into a Greek Tragedy RISE OF THE ARGONAUTS...PLUNDERING the rich world of Greek mythology should be a gift for...heroes doing great deeds, mighty gods and mythical beasts are, after...material for a videogame. The God of War series has drawn upon...
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Worship on the Isle of Rhodes; Enjoys a Break on the Chosen Island of a Greek Sun God

Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), January 7, 2006

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Chosen Island of a Greek Sun God. Byline: David Winning MYTHS are as common in the...from the earliest Greeks to the planeloads of...only one part of the Greek story and there is...cosmosholidays.co.uk The Greek flag flies in Rhodes...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: greek myths god

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Greek Religion

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...systematization of the gods began to take...Zeus, a sky god of the conquerors...peopled with gods from all the...This phase of Greek religion is called...a vast set of myths and legends...humanity. The Greeks did not consider...which even the gods must be true...rationalization of myths and completed...A History of Greek Religion (tr...Guthrie, The Greeks and Their Gods...
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Pan , in Greek Religion and Mythology

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

PAN , in Greek religion and mythology...and mythology, pastoral god of fertility. He was...Hermes, another Arcadian god. Pan was supposed to...word panic ). All his myths deal with amorous affairs...became associated with the Greek Dionysus and identified with the Roman Faunus, both gods of fertility...
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Mythology

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...element of a group of myths that concern the destruction...particular society. Myths treating the origin of...Older Interpretations of Myths There have been many...absurdity. Some ancient Greeks explained myths as allegories...Stoics, who reduced the Greek gods to moral principles and...
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Fire

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...many peoples. Fire as a god is a characteristic feature...connection between the Greek colony and the metropolis...fire. One of the greatest Greek myths is the story of Prometheus...a common element in the myths of many other cultures...
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Graves, Robert Ranke

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...history, I, Claudius (1934) and Claudius the God (1934), as well as fictionalized reappraisals...poetry, such as The White Goddess (1947), Greek Myths (2 vol., 1955), and Hebrew Myths (1963). Other works of criticism include The...

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