Generally a fantastic book to read in order to understand the relationship between the dead and the living in various ancient greek locales. It dips into myths around the dead & divine intervention (either in killing them or saving them), goes over various deities associated with the dead (such as Hecate and Hermes) and the final chapter on the function of the Erinyes was a really good one and has sparked a whole lot of interest in me to go and have a look further into Them & Their worship.