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Heroes and heroines in antiquity inhabited a space somewhere between gods and humans. In this detailed, yet brilliantly wide-ranging analysis, Christopher Jones starts from literary heroes such as Achilles and moves to the historical record of those exceptional men and women who were worshiped after death. This book, wholly new and beautifully written, rescues the hero from literary metaphor and vividly restores heroism to the reality of ancient life.

Gods, Greek. --- Heroes --- Mythology, Greek. --- Greece --- Religion. --- Mythologie grecque --- Dieux grecs --- Héros --- Grèce --- Religion --- Greek gods --- Greek mythology --- Heroism --- Persons --- Antiheroes --- Apotheosis --- Courage --- Héros (mythologie) --- Grèce --- Héros (mythologie)