Philip Matyszak

The Greek and Roman Myths

A Guide to the Classical Stories

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Produktbeschreibung

A guide to the Greek and Roman Myths. It features a blend of stories, facts and quotations from ancient authors, and places ancient myths in a modern context, discussing the afterlives of the myths and the relevance of their messages. It includes factfiles on heroes and heroines and family trees of the gods.

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Produktdetails

• Myths
• Verlag: Thames & Hudson Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. November 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 134mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 502g
• ISBN-13: 9780500251737
• ISBN-10: 0500251738
• Artikelnr.: 29869878

Autorenporträt

Philip Matyszak has a doctorate in Roman history from St John's College, Oxford. He is the author of many books on classical civilization, including Chronicle of the Roman Republic, The Enemies of Rome, The Sons of Caesar, Ancient Rome on Five Denarii a Day, Ancient Athens on Five Drachmas a Day, Lives of the Romans (with Joanne Berry) and Legionary.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. In the Beginning: From Chaos to Cosmos in Four Steps
2. The Ages of Man 3. The Great Gods: The First Generation
4. Olympus: The Next Generation
5. Lesser Gods, Magical Creatures and Heroic Ancestors
6. Heroes and their Quests
7. The Golden Age of Mythology
8. The Trojan War
9. Going Home