Informationen zum Autor Carolina López-Ruiz is Professor at the University of Chicago Divinity School and Department of Classics. Her books include When the Gods Were Born: Greek Cosmogonies and the Near East; Gods, Heroes, and Monsters: A Sourcebook of Greek, Roman, and Near Eastern Myths in Translation; The Oxford Handbook of the Phoenician and Punic Mediterranean (co-edited with B. R. Doak); and Phoenicians and the Making of the Mediterranean. Klappentext Greek Mythology is an accessible and nuanced overview of creation myths from the ancient Greek and Near Eastern worlds, informed by the understanding of the cultural and social context of the stories. Each chapter includes sections on how the myths connected with aspects of real life, whether religious and ritual, or political and social. Zusammenfassung Greek Mythology is an accessible and nuanced overview of creation myths from the ancient Greek and Near Eastern worlds, informed by the understanding of the cultural and social context of the stories. Each chapter includes sections on how the myths connected with aspects of real life, whether religious and ritual, or political and social. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. From Chaos to Olympos 2. First Humans and their Gods 3. Facing East 4. Resilient Myths Conclusion Further Reading Bibliography Index

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Carolina López-Ruiz is Professor at the University of Chicago Divinity School and Department of Classics. Her books include When the Gods Were Born: Greek Cosmogonies and the Near East; Gods, Heroes, and Monsters: A Sourcebook of Greek, Roman, and Near Eastern Myths in Translation; The Oxford Handbook of the Phoenician and Punic Mediterranean (co-edited with B. R. Doak); and Phoenicians and the Making of the Mediterranean.

Klappentext

Greek Mythology is an accessible and nuanced overview of creation myths from the ancient Greek and Near Eastern worlds, informed by the understanding of the cultural and social context of the stories. Each chapter includes sections on how the myths connected with aspects of real life, whether religious and ritual, or political and social.

Inhalt

• Introduction

• 1. From Chaos to Olympos
• 2. First Humans and their Gods
• 3. Facing East
• 4. Resilient Myths

• Conclusion

• Further Reading

• Bibliography

• Index