Myths of Love: Echoes of Greek and Roman Mythology in the...
Westheimer, Ruth K. / Singerman, Jerome E. Dr. Ruth Westheimer, America's favorite sex therapist, analyzes ancient myth and its relevance to 21st century relationships in her new book "Myths of Love: Echoes of Greek and Roman Mythology in the Modern Romantic Imagination.” From humanity's earliest beginnings, people have puzzled over the dual nature of love. For the ancient Greeks and Romans, love was sweet, but it was also irrational, cruel, and often deadly. Faced with the terrible pa...