
London: C. J. CLAY and SONS,
INTRODUCTION.
CHAPTER I. OLYMPIAN AND CHTHONIC RITUAL.
CHAPTER II. THE ANTHESTERIA. The Ritual of Ghosts and Sprites.
CHAPTER III. HARVEST FESTIVALS. The Thargelia, Kallynteria, Plynteria.
CHAPTER IV. THE WOMEN’S FESTIVALS. Thesmophoria, Arrephoria, Skirophoria, Stenia, Haloa.
CHAPTER V. THE DEMONOLOGY OF GHOSTS AND SPRITES AND BOGEYS.
CHAPTER VI. THE MAKING OF A GODDESS.
CHAPTER VII. THE MAKING OF A GOD.
CHAPTER VIII. DIONYSOS.
Language
en
Duration
~21 hours (1249K characters)
Release date
2026-03-19
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1850–1928
A pioneering classicist who changed how readers understand Greek myth and religion, she brought archaeology, ritual, and literature into one lively field of study. Her books helped shape modern interpretations of the ancient world.
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