Euripides and the Gods (Onassis Series in Hellenic Culture) [1 ed.] 9780199752058, 0199752052

Modern readers find it hard to come to terms with the gods in Euripides' dramas. Readers try to dismiss them as a l

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Euripides and the Gods (Onassis Series in Hellenic Culture) [1 ed.]
9780199752058, 0199752052

Modern readers find it hard to come to terms with the gods in Euripides' dramas. Readers try to dismiss them as a l

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Modern readers find it hard to come to terms with the gods in Euripides' dramas. Readers try to dismiss them as a l

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For thousands of years, our world has been shaped by biblical monotheism. But its hallmark—a distinction between one tru

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