The Eternal Drama: The Internal Meaning of Greek Mythology

By Edward F. Edinger

The Eternal Drama by Edward Edinger is one of the most important books of my intellectual and spiritual life. It is crucial to further understanding archetypes, but much more specifically, Greek mythology as an architecture for human psychology. As he writes in the book, “Myths are not simply tales of happenings in the remote past but eternal dramas that are living themselves out repeatedly in our own personal lives and in what we see all around us.” Edinger profiles the primary Olympic gods and goddesses, including Zeus, Apollo, Ares, Artemis, and Athena. He also covers Hercules, Jason, and other heroes. The Eternal Drama is a primary and crucial piece of The Mythological Man curriculum.