{"product_id":"zeus-and-hera-carl-kerzsnyi-9780691281896","title":"Zeus and Hera: Archetypal Image of Father, Husband, and Wife (Archetypal Images in Greek Religion, Volume 5)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA landmark study of the archetypal father, husband, and wife in Greek religion and myth\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat did Zeus mean to the Greeks of antiquity? Who was Hera, archetypally united with Zeus as if they were a human couple? Examining the word \u003ci\u003eZeus\u003c\/i\u003e and its Greek synonyms \u003ci\u003etheos\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003edaimon\u003c\/i\u003e, acclaimed mythologist and historian of religion Carl Kerényi traces the origins of Greek religion to the Minoan-Mycenean civilization. He shows how Homer's view of the gods decisively shaped the literary and artistic tradition of Greek divine mythology and how the emergence of the Olympian family became the expression of a humane Zeus cult determined by the father image but formed within the domain of Hera.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carl Kerényi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691281890\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691281896\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.69d","brand":"Carl Kerényi","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48440590303487,"sku":"9780691281896","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9d08492a-9fe0-4054-a381-cb635ff19b7b.jpg?v=1777183460","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/zeus-and-hera-carl-kerzsnyi-9780691281896","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}