[Lefkowitz] has written a perceptive account of Euripides's view of the gods and his use of them in his plays ... Lefkowitz writes clear and engaging prose and (or perhaps because) she eschews tendentious and easy theorizing. Thus anyone interested in Euripides, ancient Greek society, or Athenian drama can read this book with profit and enjoyment. Highly recommended.
Mary Lefkowitz is Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities, emerita, at Wellesley College. Her many books on classical culture include Women in Greek Myth, Greek Gods, Human Lives, The Lives of the Greek Poets, and Not Out of Africa.