The Seven Myths of the Soul

Here Tim Addey draws on the riches of Greek myth and the traditions of the Platonic Academy to explore the seven myths of the soul as outlined by Damascius, the last head of the Academy in Athens. These outline the myths of Kore, Dionysus, Prometheus, Heracles, Apollo, Athene and Demeter. Addey tells the stories and provides his own illuminating interpretation and useful glossary, which makes it accessible to the general reader.