Leithart's Heroes of the City of Man analyzes some of the grand classics of ancient literature- Theogony, The Iliad, The Odyssey, The Aeneid, and four prominent Greek dramas from Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Aristophanes, commenting on each, section-by-section. Leithart doesn't simply discuss the intricacies of the texts; he goes further and allows unique biblical insight to illuminate the conflict between the heroes of the city of man and the city of God. Chapters Introduction: The Devil Has No Stories SECTION I: ANCIENT EPIC Introduction: Ancient Epic Pagan Genesis: Hesiod, Theogony Fighters Killing, Fighters Killed: Homer, The Iliad Son of Pain: Homer, The Odyssey Patria and Pietas: Virgil, The Aeneid SECTION II: GREEK DRAMA Introduction: Greek Drama Blessings of Terror: Aeschylus, The Eumenides Riddles of One and Many: Sophocles, Oedipus Tyrannus The Contest of Feftters and Thyrsus: Euripides, The Bacchae Sophist in the City: Aristophanes, Clouds