The Gods Of The Classics
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
A rich work of comparative mythology and classical scholarship, The Gods of the Classics presents the divine pantheons of ancient Greece and Rome with both academic rigor and accessible prose. Donald A. Mackenzie chronicles the origins, attributes, and interrelationships of the major deities, drawing on ancient texts and mythological traditions to illuminate the religious worldview of the classical world. The work argues that these gods are not merely colorful legends but reflections of deeper cultural, cosmological, and psychological truths held by the civilizations that worshipped them. Mackenzie illustrates how myths surrounding figures such as Zeus, Apollo, Athena, and their Roman counterparts shaped art, literature, and civic life throughout antiquity. Written with the authoritative clarity of an early twentieth-century scholar, this volume remains a compelling and informative guide for anyone seeking to understand the divine imagination of the ancient Mediterranean world.
Author: D. A. Mackenzie
Format: Hardback
Published: 1906, Blackie and Son Limited
Genre: Myths & legends
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
A rich work of comparative mythology and classical scholarship, The Gods of the Classics presents the divine pantheons of ancient Greece and Rome with both academic rigor and accessible prose. Donald A. Mackenzie chronicles the origins, attributes, and interrelationships of the major deities, drawing on ancient texts and mythological traditions to illuminate the religious worldview of the classical world. The work argues that these gods are not merely colorful legends but reflections of deeper cultural, cosmological, and psychological truths held by the civilizations that worshipped them. Mackenzie illustrates how myths surrounding figures such as Zeus, Apollo, Athena, and their Roman counterparts shaped art, literature, and civic life throughout antiquity. Written with the authoritative clarity of an early twentieth-century scholar, this volume remains a compelling and informative guide for anyone seeking to understand the divine imagination of the ancient Mediterranean world.