THE GREEK CIVIL RESPONSIBILITY NOT PERSONAL RELIGION In his book on the subject,

THE GREEK CIVIL RESPONSIBILITY NOT PERSONAL RELIGION

In his book on the subject, Did the Greeks Believe Their Myths?, Paul Veyne writes:

—“Myth is truthful, but figuratively so. It is not historical truth mixed with lies; it is a high philosophical teaching that is entirely true, on the condition that, instead of taking it literally, one sees in it an allegory.”—