Sather Classical Lectures

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Aspects of Death in Early Greek Art and Poetry

by Emily Vermeule

Published October 1979

The ancient Greeks devoted a significant portion of their artistic energy to exploring themes of death. This book examines the facts and fictions of Greek death, including burial and mourning, visions of the underworld, souls and ghosts, the value of heroic death in battle, the quest for immortality, the linked powers of death, sleep and love and more.