Karl Kerenyi (1897-1973) is a major figure in the European humanities, the author of a number of monumental works on ancient mythology and religion. In his works, well-known ancient myths not only receive a convincing scientific interpretation based on material and written sources, but also seem to appear as pieces of a mosaic, from which the scientist puts together and shows us a grandiose panel of ancient culture. Thanks to the book “Dionysus: The Prototype of Inexhaustible Life” the reader will be able to travel in the footsteps of the nur6ing god, feel the spirit of those distant times from us, get acquainted with new amazing facts concerning both Dionysus and other traditional characters of Greek mythology: Zeus, Hera, Apollo, De meters, Persephone, Ariadne, Theseus, Orion, Daedalus, Minotaur ... The reader will see what role grapes, honey, a kid in milk, snakes, swings played in the religious life of the ancient Greeks, learn about the rituals, festivals and sacrifices associated with Dionysian cult, which was involved in the birth of comedy and tragedy in Attica, and in the era of late antiquity grew to the level of cosmic religion.

Dionysus: The prototype of inexhaustible life // Karl KerenyiPublishing house: M.: NIC "Ladomir" Year : 2007 Pages: 420 with illustrations. Format: DjVu Size: 17.85 MB Quality: scanned pages Language: Russian ISBN 978-5-86218-438-9