The Universe, the Gods, and Men

By: Jean-Pierre Vernant

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Hardcover | 1 October 2001

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The author recreates the world system understood by the ancient Greeks to place the human and divine characters of Greek mythology in their proper context for the first time for modern readers. 40,000 first printing.

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Author's Preface
The Origin of the Universe	p. 3
The War of the Gods and Zeus's Kingship	p. 15
The Human World	p. 47
The Trojan War	p. 67
Odysseus: The Human Adventure	p. 87
Dionysus at Thebes	p. 135
Oedipus Out of Joint	p. 153
Perseus, Death, and Image	p. 173
Glossary	p. 185
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