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In this 5-week reading course, participants will read and discuss Edward Edinger\u2019s book, \u201cThe Eternal Drama: The Inner Meaning of Greek Mythology<\/em><\/a>\u201d \u2014 a Jungian commentary on the archetypal characters and themes of Greek myth.<\/p>\n

Edinger brings his characteristic insight and brilliance to subjects including: Olympian gods<\/strong> (Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Apollo, Hermes, Ares, Hephaestus), Olympian goddesses<\/strong> (Hera, Hestia, Demeter, Artemis, Aphrodite, Athena), Heroes<\/strong> (Heracles, Jason and Medea, Theseus and Ariadne); The Trojan War, Odysseus<\/strong>, the tragic drama of Oedipus, the wisdom of shrines and oracles, Dionysus, Orpheus and Orphism, and the Eleusinian mysteries<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Consideration of this text will launch our discussion of the relevance of timeless mythic themes<\/strong> to our own lives and the present times.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In this 5-week reading course, participants will read and discuss Edward Edinger\u2019s book, \u201cThe Eternal Drama: The Inner Meaning of Greek Mythology\u201d \u2014 a Jungian commentary on the archetypal characters and themes of Greek myth. 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