The Ancient Mysteries
Subtitle: A Sourcebook of Sacred Texts
Edition: 1st University of Pennsylvania Press Ed edition
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: April 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9780812216929
Subjects: Spirituality; World history; Social Science; Mysteries, Religious; Comparative Religion; Mythology; Religion - Church History; Sources; Religion; Antiquities & Archaeology; Christianity - General; Institutions & Organizations; History / Ancient / General; Religion / Antiquities & Archaeology; Religion-Christianity - General; Religion-Institutions & Organizations; Folklore & Mythology; History
First sentence: By the time of Alexander the Great and his successors, Olympian Zeus had grown old.