Introduction. The Mammals: The Animals' Retreat from Fatherhood. The Sexuality of The Great Apes. The Prehistoric Horizon of the Father. The Paternal Revolution. Lucy Grows. Patriarchy and Matriarchy. The Historic Horizon of the Father. The Mythic Origins of the Father. Hector. Ulysses. The Myth of the Father as the Sole Progenitor. Aeneas. From the Roman Father, to the Son, to the French Revolution, from the French Revolution to the Industrial Revolution. The Disenchantment of War. The Reversal of the Public Father. The Voyage of the Joads. The Rarefaction of the Father. The Abdication of the Father. In Flight Toward the Past. The Abdication of the Father. In Flight Toward the Future. The Disappearance of Elevation. The Breadwinner. The Search for the Father. A Final Reflection.