From Achilles to Christ: Why Christians Should Read the Pagan Classics"The heart of Christianity is a myth which is also a fact." --C. S. Lewis In From Achilles to Christ, Louis Markos introduces readers to the great narratives of classical mythology from a Christian perspective. From the battles of Achilles and the adventures of Odysseus to the feats of Hercules and the trials of Aeneas, Markos shows how the characters, themes and symbols within these myths both foreshadow and find their fulfillment in the story of Jesus Christ--the "myth made fact." Along the way, he dispels misplaced fears about the dangers of reading classical literature, and offers a Christian approach to the interpretation and appropriation of these great literary works. This engaging and eminently readable book is an excellent resource for Christian students, teachers and readers of classical literature. |
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... wife. Gaia groans in agony, her belly stretched and bloated by the fierce sons hidden within her. In desperation, she fashions a “mighty sickle” and gives it to her strongest Titan son, Kronos. Sickle in hand, Kronos hides behind a rock ...
... wife. Gaia groans in agony, her belly stretched and bloated by the fierce sons hidden within her. In desperation, she fashions a “mighty sickle” and gives it to her strongest Titan son, Kronos. Sickle in hand, Kronos hides behind a rock ...
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... wife. Ares, god of War, is born to Zeus and Hera, but Athena, goddess of war and wisdom, is born out of the head of ... wives both Metis (wisdom) and Themis (justice) and defeats once and for all the more bestial of the primal gods. In a ...
... wife. Ares, god of War, is born to Zeus and Hera, but Athena, goddess of war and wisdom, is born out of the head of ... wives both Metis (wisdom) and Themis (justice) and defeats once and for all the more bestial of the primal gods. In a ...
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... wife and taking her back with him to Troy. This creates something of a problem, for Paris is not in fact a simple shepherd but the son of Priam, the king of Troy. When Paris was born, his father had been warned by an oracle that his son ...
... wife and taking her back with him to Troy. This creates something of a problem, for Paris is not in fact a simple shepherd but the son of Priam, the king of Troy. When Paris was born, his father had been warned by an oracle that his son ...
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... wife, Andromache, and child, Astyanax, since he fears his own impending doom. Once inside the walls, Hektor is accosted by Hekabe, his mother, and Helen, his sister-in-law, both of whom try to prevent him from returning to the ...
... wife, Andromache, and child, Astyanax, since he fears his own impending doom. Once inside the walls, Hektor is accosted by Hekabe, his mother, and Helen, his sister-in-law, both of whom try to prevent him from returning to the ...
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Contents
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A New Ethic | 60 |
From Wrath to Reconciliation | 69 |
Coming of Age | 79 |
The Tragedy of Character | 157 |
The Naïve and the Sentimental | 167 |
Apollonian versus Dionysiac | 179 |
VIRGIL | 191 |
The Sacred History of Rome | 193 |
The Making of a Roman Epic | 202 |
The Fall of Troy | 210 |
Aeneas and Dido | 219 |
Coming Home | 89 |
The Journeys of Odysseus | 100 |
THE GREEK TRAGEDIANS | 113 |
The Birth of Tragedy | 115 |
Pagan Poets and Hebrew Prophets | 124 |
The Human Scapegoat | 135 |
Questions of Duty | 146 |
To Hell and Back | 229 |
Just War? | 237 |
The Myth Made Fact | 247 |
Bibliographical Essay | 251 |
Index | 258 |
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