{"product_id":"greek-gods-human-lives-what-we-can-learn-from-myths-paperback","title":"Greek Gods, Human Lives: What We Can Learn from Myths - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary Lefkowitz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe mythology of ancient Greece has fascinated readers for two millennia and has formed the basis of Western civilization. The Greek gods are a perennial source of delight because they seem so much like us: in their rages, their love affairs, and their obsession with honor, the gods often appear all too human. In Greek Gods, Human Lives, preeminent classicist Mary Lefkowitz reintroduces readers to the literature of ancient Greece. Lefkowitz demonstrates that these stories, although endlessly entertaining, are never frivolous. The Greek myths-as told by Homer, Ovid, Virgil, and many others-offer crucial lessons about human experience. Greek mythology makes vivid the fact that the gods control every aspect of the lives of mortals, but not in ways that modern audiences have properly understood. We can learn much from these myths, Lefkowitz shows, if we understand that they are stories about religious experience-about the meaning of divinity, the nature of justice, and the limitations of human knowledge. These myths spoke to ancient audiences and helped them to comprehend their world. With Mary Lefkowitz as an interpreter, these myths speak to us as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Lefkowitz \u003c\/b\u003eis Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities, Department of Classical Studies, Wellesley College. She has taught a highly popular introductory Greek mythology course for more than twenty-five years and has written extensively on ancient history and mythology. Among her books is \u003ci\u003eNot Out of Africa: How Afrocentrism Became an Excuse to Teach Myth as History, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich led to appearances on national radio talk shows and on \u003ci\u003e60 Minutes \u003c\/i\u003eas\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ewell as to interviews in the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ethe \u003ci\u003eWashington Post.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42114856878160,"sku":"9780300107692","price":82.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/eEFVYUVZelVEY2hPMGVJR3h4NDdTdz09.webp?v=1772747413","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/greek-gods-human-lives-what-we-can-learn-from-myths-paperback","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}