Zeus and Hera: Images of a Divine Syzygy

Zeus "He was a sky god, associated with wind, rain, thunder, and lightning, and was the master of spiritual phenomena, since it was the spirit realm that was signified by the sky and the manifestations of the weather. He was a carrier of justice and judgment, an embodiment of law and the punisher of transgression …

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Life Against Death

My first exposure to the ideas of Norman O. Brown's was his book Love's Body which I read back in late 90's. This classic book remains on my top shelf of insightful and provocative reads. It's trippy - condensing the entire history of humankind into a Freudian-based mythology in which he sees that the "only contrary to Patriarchy …

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