The Origin of the Gods : A Psychoanalytic Study of Greek Theogonic Myth.

Intro -- Contents -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- The Meaning of Myth -- Definition -- Function -- 2. APPLIED PSYCHOANALYSIS -- Repression and Sexuality -- Childhood -- Symbiosis and the Oral Phase -- The Anal Phase -- Sexual questions -- The Phallic Phase and the Oedipus Complex -- The Blindness of Teiresias -- The Anxiety of Bellerophon -- The Nature of Dreams -- Dreams and Myths -- The Primary Process: Condensation and Displacement -- Metaphor and Metonymy -- Symbolism -- Decomposition -- Projection -- Reversal -- 3. TEXTS AND CONTEXTS -- Before Hesiod -- The Question of Influence -- The Enuma Elish -- Kingship in Heaven -- Fire and Water -- Tantalos and Prometheus -- The Theogony of Hesiod -- The Library of Apollodoros -- 4. ORIGIN AND SUCCESSION -- The Beginning -- Mythic Symbiosis: Chaos and Gaia -- Mythic Individuation: Tartaros and Eros -- The First Generation -- The First Revolt -- The Monsters -- Golden Race and Golden Apples -- The Second Revolt -- The Dispensation of Zeus -- The Strategy of Zeus -- Hephaistos -- 5. CONCLUSION -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- W -- Y -- Z.

Presented in clear, comprehensible language, this study first explains the aspects of psychoanalytic theory relevant to the understanding of Greek myth, and then interprets, using psychoanalytic methodology, the Greek myth of origin and succession, particularly as stated in Hesiod's Theogony. Caldwell's provocative study will appeal to a wide range of classicists, teachers and students of mythology, and those interested in the application of psychoanalytic methods to literature.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.