{"product_id":"9781937207113","title":"Love Among the Gods: Myths of Relationship","description":"Mythology holds up a mirror to our inner life as humans, showing us how our personality and choices affect our lives. Myths of partnership not only impart wisdom about male-female relationships, but also about the balance of male and female qualities within us as individuals.\u003cp\u003eThese stories from Greek (and one Egyptian) mythology are fascinating tales not only of love relationships, but also of the human quest for wholeness within.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZeus and Hera are the perennial love\/hate couple. Isis and Osiris bring new life out of tragedy. Jason and Medea show us what manipulation is like. Theseus and Ariadne deal with abandonment. Perseus learns to integrate his feminine side as part of his heroic quest. Psyche and Eros mature through the trials their union produced.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShirley Kiefer retells these stories with new insight for our time. A retired librarian with a background in world religions, mythology and psychology, she helps us see their characters as parts of ourselves, giving us glimpses into these archetypal forces we all experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you read these as literal partnership stories or as individual quests for wholeness, you will delight in rehearing these ancient tales in contemporary language.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLove Among the Gods, Myths of Relationship Contents\u003cbr\u003eAbout Shirley Kiefer, Author of Love Among the Gods\u003cbr\u003eMyth as a Mirror of Inner Wholeness\u003cbr\u003eHera and Zeus: First Couple of Olympus\u003cbr\u003eIsis and Osiris: Love and Regeneration in Egypt\u003cbr\u003ePersephone and Hades: Love in the Underworld\u003cbr\u003eArtemis and Apollo: Sister and Brother\u003cbr\u003eAphrodite and Her Lovers: Love \u0026amp; War and Others\u003cbr\u003eJason and Medea: Quest of the Golden Fleece\u003cbr\u003eTheseus and Ariadne: Love and Abandonment\u003cbr\u003ePerseus and Medusa: Conquest of the Gorgon Psyche and Eros: Soul and Spirit \u003cbr\u003eEpilogue \u003cbr\u003eSuggested Reading and Additional Resources\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Creating Calm Network Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47048462237936,"sku":"9781937207113","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781937207113_p0.jpg?v=1763659845","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781937207113","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}