Download or read book Hermes Guide of Souls written by Karl Kerényi and published by Spring Publications. This book was released on 1996 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Karl Kerényi presents here a beautiful, authoritative study of the great god Hermes whom the Greeks revered as Guides of Souls. Chapters on Hermes and Night, Hermes and Eros, and Hermes and the goddesses illuminate the complex role of Hermes in classical mythology, while also providing an archetypal background for the guiding of souls in psychotherapy. A vital contribution both to the study of the classics and the therapy of the soul.