In this fascinating and unusual book, Godwin explores how, during the Renaissance, the European imagination was fueled by the pagan gods of Rome, Greece and Egypt and how these symbols co-existed with the official symbols and doctrines of the Church.

Filled with pictures and vivid literary imagery, this book shines as a factual reference for pagans interested in the sublime and outlandish influences of their faith on the western world for the last 500 years.