The Death of the Gods

The Death of the Gods

The Death of the Gods, written by Dmitri Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky, is a philosophical and poetic work that explores the idea of the decline and death of traditional religious beliefs in modern society. The book is divided into four sections, each of which examines a different aspect of this decline: the loss of faith in the supernatural, the rise of scientific materialism, the decay of moral values, and the search for new spiritual paths. Through a series of vivid and evocative images, Merezhkovsky argues that the death of Gods is not just a metaphorical or literary device, but a real and pressing issue in contemporary society.

By Dmitri Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky · First published 1908 · Genre: Historical Fiction, Philosophical Fiction, Literary Fiction · 44 chapters · 126,861 words

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About two and a half miles from Caesarea in Cappadocia, upon the woody spurs of Mount Argaeus, and close to the great Roman road, bubbled a certain warm spring, famous for its healing virtues. A granite slab, adorned with rough sculpture and bearing a Greek inscription, proved that this spring had of old time been consecrated to the twin sons of Zeus, Castor and Pollux; but this by no means prevented the unbroken images of these Pagan demigods from being locally worshipped as St. Cosmas and St. Damian respectively.

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mythology · philosophy · religion · existentialism · spirituality · modernism · symbolism · literary fiction · historical fiction · Russian literature · tragedy · cultural critique

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