Mary R. Lefkowitz (born 1935) and Professor Emerita of Classical Studies at Wellesley College in Massachusetts, USA. She earned her B.A. from Wellesley College in 1957 and received her Ph.D. in Classical Philology from Radcliffe College (Harvard University) in 1961. She has published on subjects including mythology, women in antiquity, Pindar, and fiction in ancient biography. Wikipedia
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For two thousand years, the mythology of ancient Greece has captivated readers and has formed the basis of Western civilization. Greek myths in particular have a continuing appeal because they are, first of all, great stories. Mary R. Lefkowitz, profess forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=1355
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