The lively gods and goddesses of ancient Greece still speak to us today.​
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Divine Company is a non-fiction essay in praise of polytheism.  The next four books are
moral tales, each focused on a single goddess or god.  Divine Company, The Stones of Hermes, Labyrinth and Moon, The Hours of Aphrodite, Oracle and Sun are all available on amazon.com and in local bookstores.  To the broad question, "What good is religion?" this pentalogy offers a specific answer:  A religion grounded in myth and metaphor, rather than in scripture and doctrine, can actually make our lives better.  The sixth and most recent book (2023) is an essay about the meaning of the Parthenon frieze.

Divine Company
Invitations

Divine Company
discusses the past and present relevance of the gods.        It has three themes:  
1) The world we imagine shapes the world we inhabit.  2) The vividly imagined deities of Olympus made "the Greek miracle" possible.            3) A sensible religion improves human life.
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The Hours of Aphrodite
Celebrations

The Hours of Aphrodite
is a prayer
book, much
​like a
traditional
book of
hours. But
here, the
illuminations
are all
​musical, and the prayers all involve sex.                We follow an independent            young woman--student,            dancer, & lover--through her          richly erotic day of worship. 
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The Stones of Hermes
Explorations

The Stones of Hermes relates the visit of two ships to the port of Monterey in 1786.   French sailors and scientists meet Spanish soldiers and priests.
First Officer Robert Clonard befriends a native American, and discovers three unlikely texts that reshape his idea of God.
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Oracle and Sun
Inspirations

​​Delphi lies in 
ruins now,
but Apollo
​continues to
prophesy.
Oracle and
Sun is a guide ​
to the god's
new sanctuary
on Mount
Tamalpais.
A living artist
describes the  
architecture. An ancient 
philosopher ​expands its
meaning. Apollo's oracle
tells us what to expect. 
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Labyrinth and Moon
Initiations

In Labyrinth and Moon, an ecology student at UC Santa Cruz runs into a smart, lively teen named Artemis.      She knows a lot.  She shows up
in unexpected places.  She does remarkable things.  What does she want with him?  And why is he having such vivid dreams? 
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Divine Company           (also available in a kindle edition)    

The Stones of Hermes   

Labyrinth and Moon    

The Hours of Aphrodite   

Oracle and Sun     
 
All for Athena: Freeing the Parthenon Frieze

The following links relate to ancient mythology, Greek religion and culture, and the 
centuries-old conflict between science and religion.

an extensive guide to Greek mythology       

an excellent site for Classics research              

the influence of ancient mythology on the performing arts          

Richard P. Feynman discusses science and religion (mid-20th century)        

a summary of Ian G. Barbour's four models of the science/religion relationship today        
    
mythology site with excellent links to Greek religion, art, literature, and theater

To contact F. T. Kettering, please email:  ftkettering@gmail.com