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A comprehensive study by Veronica Ions from 1985. Through a rich depiction of deities, myths, and rituals, the work reveals in detail the spiritual world, beliefs about the afterlife, and the culture of ancient Egypt.
Greek Mythology by John Pinset provides a clear and concise account of the gods, heroes, and myths of ancient Greece, with an emphasis on their symbolism, role in society, and influence on Western civilization.
Schwab's work renews and develops a sense of the value of antiquity, that inexhaustible source of folk fantasy that seeks to interpret and explain the world with original poetic power.
In addition to a personal life confession, the book also contains a kerygma, Kiko's proclamation of faith, entitled "Three Angels", which, as Cardinal Schönborn points out in the commentary, is "a strong call to personal conversion".
Vernant first told the stories published in this book to his grandson, and then, in a more complex form, he told them to his friends on summer evenings on a Greek island.