The Glory of Hera

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THE GLORY OF HERA Greek Mytholog]/ and
the Greek Family
PHILIP E. SLATER
The ancient Athenians were "quarrelsome as friends, treacherous as neighbors, brutal as masters, faithless as servants, shallow as lovers— all of which was in part redeemed by their intelligence and creativity." Thus writes Philip Slater in this classic work on narcissism and family relationships in fifth-century Athenian society. Exploring a rich corpus of Greek mythology and drama, he argues that the personalities and social behavior of the gods were neurotic, and that their neurotic conditions must have mirrored the family life of the people who perpetuated their myths. The author traces the issue of narcissism to mother-son relationships, focusing primarily on the literary representation of Hera and the male gods and showing how it related to devalued women raising boys in an ambitious society dominated by men.
"The role of homosexuality in society, fatherless families, working mothers, women's... Tovább

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THE GLORY OF HERA Greek Mytholog]/ and
the Greek Family
PHILIP E. SLATER
The ancient Athenians were "quarrelsome as friends, treacherous as neighbors, brutal as masters, faithless as servants, shallow as lovers— all of which was in part redeemed by their intelligence and creativity." Thus writes Philip Slater in this classic work on narcissism and family relationships in fifth-century Athenian society. Exploring a rich corpus of Greek mythology and drama, he argues that the personalities and social behavior of the gods were neurotic, and that their neurotic conditions must have mirrored the family life of the people who perpetuated their myths. The author traces the issue of narcissism to mother-son relationships, focusing primarily on the literary representation of Hera and the male gods and showing how it related to devalued women raising boys in an ambitious society dominated by men.
"The role of homosexuality in society, fatherless families, working mothers, women's status, and violence, male pride, and male bonding—all these find their place in Slater's analysis, so honestiy and carefully addressed that we see our own societal dilemmas reflected in archaic mythic narratives all the more clearly." —Richard P. Martin, Princeton University
Philip Slater is the author of nvraierous books, including A Dream Deferred and the bestselling The Pursuit of Loneliness, both published by Beacon Press.
The illiistration'bn the cover is The Garden of the Hesperides by Lord Leighton of Stretton, exhibited .1892; it is reproduced courtesy of the Board of Trustees of the National Museums and Galleries of the Merseyside (Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight).
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