In Sex in the World of Myth, David Leeming argues that sex is as important in myths as it is in our lives.
David Leeming is professor emeritus of English and comparative literature at the University of Connecticut. He is coauthor of Gods, Heroes, and Kings: The Battle for Mythic Britain and the author of numerous books on mythology, including The Oxford Companion to World Mythology, Medusa: In the Mirror of Time, and The Goddess: Myths of the Great Mother, the latter two also published by Reaktion Books. He lives in Stonington, Connecticut.