A Honeycomb for Aphrodite

By Naso, Publius Ovidius (Ovid)

Book Id: WPLBN0000657779
Format Type: PDF eBook
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Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	A Honeycomb for Aphrodite
Author:	Naso, Publius Ovidius (Ovid)
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Language:	English
Subject:	Fiction, Literature, Poetry
Collections:	Tony Kline Collection
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Publisher:	Tony Kline


Citation APA MLA Chicago Naso (Ovid), P. O., & A.S. Klin, T. B. (n.d.). A Honeycomb for Aphrodite. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/

Description
Classic Literature

Excerpt
Excerpt: There is a myth that is at the heart of the myths. It is a myth of Crete, but annexed to a myth of Athens, and it contains a metaphor, a set of metaphors, about art. Beautiful in itself, and ultimately mysterious in the power of its associations it refers beyond itself to the whole artistic, perhaps also the whole scientific project. The central myth is about Theseus, and Ariadne and the Labyrinth at Cnossos, but parallel to it and interwoven with it is the myth of Daedalus, the maker.

Table of Contents
Contents I. The Golden Honeycomb................................................... 5 II The Dual Paths of Art ....................................................... 15 III The Structure of the Metamorphoses ................ 22 IV Ovid’s Interest in Myth................................................. 30 V Nature,The Matrix ............................................................... 36 VI The Power of the Gods.................................................. 53 VII The Nature of the Male Gods ................................ 65 VIII The Nature of the Goddess ....................................83 IX Justice, Moderation, Order and Rights.......... 106 X Anger, Vengeance and Destiny.............................. 113 XI Magic and Prophecy ...................................................... 128 XII Fate and Error....................................................................134 XIII Lust, Love, Sexuality and Betrayal .............. 141 XIV Loyalty and Marriage............................................... 150