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Greek Mythology and Religion

Oracles, Curses, and Risk among the Ancient Greeks

by Esther Eidinow

Eidinow analyses two bodies of ordinary written evidence, the oracle questions from Dodona and the curse tablets, to show how Greeks dealt with uncertainty and misfortune. The book includes translations of many Dodona tablets. It offers a rare view of everyday religious life.

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