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The fundamental gesture of weaving in The Craft of Zeus is the interlacing of warp and woof described by Plato in The Statesman --an interweaving signifying the union of opposites. From rituals symbolizing--even fabricating--the cohesion of society to those proposed by oracles... Read Full Overview

At the dawn of time, an archaic Zeus stood before a loom to weave a rich mantle, resplendent with Ocean and Earth, for his bride. Thus began the custom of marriage among gods and men. In this commentary on Greek and Roman myth and society, weaving emerges as a metaphor as rich... Read Full Overview