Philip Matyszak
The Gods and Goddesses of Greece and Rome: A Guide to the Classical Pantheon
The Gods and Goddesses of Greece and Rome: A Guide to the Classical Pantheon
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The book is a must-have for anyone interested in mythology and classical civilization, providing a comprehensive and illustrated guide to the gods and goddesses of ancient Greece and Rome. It retells their stories and explores their origins, mixing history with vivid retellings of myths.
Format: Hardback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 29 September 2022
Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
The Greek and Roman gods are captivating figures in the enduringly powerful Iliad, Odyssey, and Metamorphoses. They are immortal and powerful yet also vain, vindictive, and vulnerable. Moreover, as manifestations of death, fertility, love, and war, the gods are also our key to understanding how the Greeks and Romans saw their world. Philip Matyszak presents this pantheon in all its complexity, guiding us from Mount Olympus to the depths of Hades. Each chapter focuses on an individual god or goddess, beginning with their "biography as understood by the Greeks and Romans and exploring the origins of the legends. Matyszak mixes history with vivid retellings of the myths in which the gods have a starring role, from stories of cosmic creation and universal war to disastrous weddings and freak discus accidents. This sumptuously illustrated guide to the gods of Greece and Rome is a must-have for anyone interested in mythology and classical civilization.
The Greek and Roman gods are captivating figures in the enduringly powerful Iliad, Odyssey, and Metamorphoses. They are immortal and powerful yet also vain, vindictive, and vulnerable. Moreover, as manifestations of death, fertility, love, and war, the gods are also our key to understanding how the Greeks and Romans saw their world. Philip Matyszak presents this pantheon in all its complexity, guiding us from Mount Olympus to the depths of Hades. Each chapter focuses on an individual god or goddess, beginning with their "biography as understood by the Greeks and Romans and exploring the origins of the legends. Matyszak mixes history with vivid retellings of the myths in which the gods have a starring role, from stories of cosmic creation and universal war to disastrous weddings and freak discus accidents. This sumptuously illustrated guide to the gods of Greece and Rome is a must-have for anyone interested in mythology and classical civilization.
Weight: 1094g
Dimension: 205 x 262 x 33 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780500024188
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