"Myths of Greece and Rome" is a complete story of the Greek pantheon made by one of the most prominent classicists, Jane Harrison. By presenting the main Greek gods, Harrison tries to go way back to the past and trace the roots of the ancient Greek belief in the time before they even lived in Europe. She argues that the Greek goddesses emerged from native Pelasgian tutelary spirits, and much of the male pantheon was imposed by Indo-Europeans.
Contents
The Gods of Homer's Olympus
Zeus (Jove, Jupiter)
Hera
Athena (Minerva)
Aphrodite (Venus)
Artemis (Diana)
Apollo (Phoebus)
Ares (Mars)
Hermes (Mercury)
Poseidon (Neptune)
The Mother of the Gods
Demeter and Persephone (Ceres and Proserpine)
Dionysos
Eros

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Jane Ellen Harrison (1850 1928) was a British classical scholar and linguist. Harrison is one of the founders, with Karl Kerenyi and Walter Burkert, of modern studies in Ancient Greek religion and mythology.