War in Greek mythology

Chrystal, Paul2020

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Summary

Even though war, and conflict, feature prominently in Greek mythology, very little has been written on the subject. This is surprising because wars and battles in Greek mythology are freighted with symbolism and laden with significance and meaning. The gods and goddesses of war are key members of the Greek pantheon. The Trojan War itself had huge consequences for subsequent Greek culture. The ubiquity of war themes in Greek myths is a reflection of the prominence of war in Greek life and society, which makes the relative obscurity of published literature all the more puzzling. This book redresses this by showing how conflict in mythology and legend resonated loudly as essential, existentialist even, symbols in Greek culture and how they're represented in classical literature, philosophy, religion, feminism, art, statuary, ceramics, architecture, numismatics, etymology, astronomy, even vulcanology.