Justice of Zeus
Author | : Hugh Lloyd-Jones |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 287 |
Release | : 1983-12-28 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0520046889 |
Six lectures centered on the Greek idea of divine justice.
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Author | : Hugh Lloyd-Jones |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 287 |
Release | : 1983-12-28 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0520046889 |
Six lectures centered on the Greek idea of divine justice.
Author | : Curtis Wilkie |
Publisher | : Crown |
Total Pages | : 417 |
Release | : 2011-09-13 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0307460711 |
“Masterful . . . an epic tale of backbiting, shady deal-making, and greed [that] reads like a John Grisham novel.”—The Wall Street Journal A real-life legal thriller as timeless as a Greek tragedy, tracing the downfall of one of America’s most famous lawyers and exposing the dark side of Southern politics—from the author of When Evil Lived in Laurel Dickie Scruggs was arguably the most successful plaintiff’s lawyer in America. A brother-in-law of former U.S. Senate majority leader Trent Lott, Scruggs made a fortune taking on mass tort lawsuits against Big Tobacco and the asbestos industries. He was hailed by Newsweek as a latter-day Robin Hood and was portrayed in the movie The Insider as a dapper aviator-lawyer. Scruggs’s legal triumphs rewarded him lavishly, and his success emboldened both his career maneuvering and his influence in Southern politics—but at a terrible cost, culminating in his spectacular fall, when he was convicted for conspiring to bribe a Mississippi state judge. Based on extensive interviews, transcripts, and FBI recordings never made public, The Fall of the House of Zeus uncovers the Washington legal games and power politics: the swirl of fixed cases, blocked investigations, judicial tampering, and a zealous prosecution that would eventually ensnare not only Scruggs but his own son, Zach, in the midst of their struggle with insurance companies over Hurricane Katrina damages. Featuring Trent Lott and Jim Biden, brother of then-Senator Joe Biden, in supporting roles, with cameos by John McCain, Al Gore, and other Washington insiders, Curtis Wilkie’s account of this uniquely American tragedy reveals the seedy underbelly of institutional power.
Author | : Mary R. Lefkowitz |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 306 |
Release | : 2003-01-01 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9780300107692 |
Insightful and fun, this new guide to an ancient mythology explains why the Greek gods and goddesses are still so captivating to us, revisiting the work of Homer, Ovid, Virgil, and Shakespeare in search of the essence of these stories. (Mythology & Folklore)
Author | : Ken Dowden |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 193 |
Release | : 2006-05-02 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 1134406746 |
The first book to capture a complete picture of the most important of Greek gods in one reliable volume for almost seventy years, this masterly and comprehensive study brings a new-millennium examination of the fascinating god Zeus. Broad in scope, the book looks at myth, art, cult, philosophy, drama, theology and European painting amongst much more, and allows us to take seriously what it was to worship and respect the greatest of Greek gods, and to live through the aftershock of the Middle Ages and modern times. Showing the evidence along the way, Zeus is student-friendly and includes: a range of illustrations and maps translated passages from ancient authors a chronology and excellent indexing. Looking at the ancient Greeks their predecessor and their successors – the Romans and beyond – the book is engagingly written and speaks to a modern audience: this is Zeus from our remote ancestors to Wagner, and into the computer age.
Author | : David Daiches Raphael |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 265 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Justice |
ISBN | : 0199245711 |
In this fascinating exploration of justice, eminent philosopher D. D. Raphael presents the culmination of a lifetime's study of its evolution, from ancient times to the late twentieth century. His aim is not just historical but philosophical: to illuminate our true understanding of justice. His unique approach examines not only classic texts by such philosophers as Plato, Aristotle, Hume, Mill, and Rawls but also the Bible and Greek tragedy, as well as some neglected but important thought from the modern era. Lucid and stimulating, this work can be enjoyed by anyone interested in moral and political thought, even by those with little to no knowledge of political theory or philosophy.
Author | : Apocosmos Multiverse |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 500 |
Release | : 2021-07-21 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
I am the king of gods. The one who sits on the throne of Mt. Olympus. The God of the sky, lightning, and justice. But I fought tooth and nail to get here. When my father, Cronus, tried to devour my siblings and me, I escaped in search of new allies and a way to avenge them. I found them in the faces of two goddesses who swore me allegiance by joining my guild. This is the story of how I built my guild hall on top of Mt. Olympus. How we grew powerful and what we had to do to achieve it. This is my story.
Author | : ChatStick Team |
Publisher | : ChatStick Team |
Total Pages | : 131 |
Release | : 2023-07-06 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : |
📘✨ Embark on an epic journey through the divine realms with "Zeus: Lightning in His Hand"! As part of the monumental 'The Pantheon Series: Journey Through the Divine', this book takes you on an exciting voyage into the world of Greek mythology. 👑⚡ Witness the spectacular saga of Zeus, from his prophesied birth and meteoric rise to his reign as the King of Olympus. Explore his intricate relationships with other gods, his myriad love affairs with mortals, and his lasting impact on human civilization. 🏛️💖 Created by the dedicated ChatStick Team, this narrative not only recounts the legendary stories but also reveals a deeper understanding of what Zeus represents in a cultural and universal context. 🌍📚 Dive into this enlightening journey and grasp the essence of divine power and the human condition through the lens of mythology. Grab your copy of "Zeus: Lightning in His Hand" today! 📖✨
Author | : Gregory Nagy |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 657 |
Release | : 2020-01-10 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 0674244192 |
What does it mean to be a hero? The ancient Greeks who gave us Achilles and Odysseus had a very different understanding of the term than we do today. Based on the legendary Harvard course that Gregory Nagy has taught for well over thirty years, The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours explores the roots of Western civilization and offers a masterclass in classical Greek literature. We meet the epic heroes of Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, but Nagy also considers the tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, the songs of Sappho and Pindar, and the dialogues of Plato. Herodotus once said that to read Homer was to be a civilized person. To discover Nagy’s Homer is to be twice civilized. “Fascinating, often ingenious... A valuable synthesis of research finessed over thirty years.” —Times Literary Supplement “Nagy exuberantly reminds his readers that heroes—mortal strivers against fate, against monsters, and...against death itself—form the heart of Greek literature... [He brings] in every variation on the Greek hero, from the wily Theseus to the brawny Hercules to the ‘monolithic’ Achilles to the valiantly conflicted Oedipus.” —Steve Donoghue, Open Letters Monthly