List of color plates vii
List of figures ix
List of maps xiii
Preface xv
Abbreviations xix
I An Overview: Greek Sanctuaries and Worship 1
II Greek Gods, Heroes, and Polytheism 31
III Seven Greek Cult Myths 53
IV Major Greek Cults 67
V Religion in the Greek Family and Village 123
VI Religion of the Greek City-State 149
VII Greek Religion and the Individual 171
VIII Greek Religion in the Hellenistic Period 193
IX Greek Religion and Greek Culture 213
X How Do We Know That? 235
XI Approaches to Greek Religion 251
Color Plates 267
Glossary of recurring Greek terms 269
Index 273
JON D. MIKALSON is William R. Kenan Jr. Professor Emeritus of Classics at the University of Virginia. Previously, he was Whitehead Professor at the American School of Classical Studies in Athens, Greece. His books include Athenian Popular Religion, Honor Thy Gods: Popular Religion in Greek Tragedy, Religion in Hellenistic Athens, and Herodotus and Religion in the Persian Wars.
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