The complete idiot's guide to classical mythology /
| Основен автор: | Osborn, Kevin, 1959- |
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| Формат: | Книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
New York :
Alpha Books,
c2004.
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| Издание: | 2nd ed. |
| Предмети: | |
| Онлайн достъп: |
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Съдържание:
- PART 1: THE BEGINNING OF ALL THINGS: Tell me a story
- O brave new world
- Hey, I've heard that before! The roots of classical myth
- Author, author
- PART 2: WELCOME TO THE PANTHEON: THE GREEK GODS: Tales of the Titanic
- The reign of thunder and lightning: Olympus under Zeus
- The A Team: Olympians all
- Friends, fairies, and fairy tale monsters
- Eat, drink, and be marry: Dionysus
- PART 3: EVERYONE NEEDS A HERO: The model hero: Perseus
- What the Hell! Adventures in the Underworld
- Even the wisest cannot see: Oedipus the King
- The labors of Hercules
- Crimes of passion: Jason, Medea, and the Argonauts
- Lucky in war, unlucky in love: Theseus
- All's not fair in love and war: the fall of Troy
- Achilles: the angry young hero
- Tales the long way home: Odysseus
- Not in our stars: tragic heroes and their fates
- PART 4: When in Rome, worship as the Romans worship
- Meet the new boss(es), same as the old boss(es): the gods and goddesses of Rome
- All roads lead to Rome: the Odyssey of Aeneas
- Rome wasn't build in a day
- APPENDIXES: A: Glossary of terms
- B: Who's who in classical mythology
- C: What's in a name? Greek and Roman gods and heroes
- D: Be careful what you wish for: the fate of mortals who spept with gods or goddesses
- E: Read more about it.