Psyche: The Cult of Souls and Belief in Immortality among the Greeks

"Psyche: The Cult of Souls and Belief in Immortality among the Greeks" by Erwin Rohde is an exploration into the worldview of the people of ancient Greece as it related to the soul, death, and the rituals used to honor those that have passed. It provides a window into the evolution of their understanding of the soul, showing its development from a mere shade in Homeric times to a central concept in their beliefs about what happens after death. It discusses how early heroes struggled with the idea of their own mortality, and how honoring the dead became an important part of their culture, and how the soul existed as a part of someone until death.