Zeus
Ken Dowden's work centres on Zeus, the chief god of the Greeks and ruler of the heavens. As with all the Greek gods and goddesses, he is a piece of a jigsaw that forms the inner story of Ancient Greek society.
| Main Author: | Dowden, Ken, 1950- |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
London ; New York :
Routledge,
2006.
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| Physical Description: |
xxv, 164 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm. |
| Series: |
Gods and heroes of the ancient world.
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| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- Chronological table.
- Map of Greece and regions.
- Why Zeus?: Introducing Zeus.
- Key themes. Envisaging Zeus
- Zeus's relationships with gods and mortals
- Zeus from weather to fate
- Zeus and the order of society
- Thinking about Zeus.
- Zeus afterwards: Phases of history.