In many respects, this book is considered to be the best guide ever written on Homeric religion. The analysis by W. F. Otto, while being very careful in terms of interpretation, denotes an open consonance of the author with the spirit - sometimes brutal and, for our mentality,...
English summary: "Die Gotter Griechenlands" ("The Homeric Gods") by the distinguished classical scholar Walter F. Otto (1874-1958) to this day remains unsurpassed as a classic rendering of myth and religion in Green antiquity. First published in 1929, the book expresses...