A beginners guide to the mythical world of gods, heroes and monsters.Greek Mythology has had an indisputable impact on Western culture, art and literature. For thousands of years, these tales have shaped our ideas of morality, justic...Loe edasi...
The Underworld has a queen! Persephone and Hades are finally reunited when the banished goddess of spring returns to the Underworld to claim her rightful place as queen. Now that Hades and Persephone have defeated and imprisoned the power-...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 28-Sep-2025, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: Liverpool University Press, ISBN-13: 9781836245223)
A collection of papers that introduces the notion of the technosoma (techno body) into discussions on the representations of the body in classical antiquity....Loe edasi...
Youve heard all about the brilliant men of ancient myth, but what about the scheming and scandalous women who were so often lost in their shadow?...Loe edasi...
Get the full, amazing stories on Greek and Roman Gods like Zeus and Athena, mythical creatures, and larger than life heroes such as Odysseus and Helen of Troy alongside fascinating removable ephemera with Encyclopedia of Mythology....Loe edasi...
Discover the Worlds of the Greek Gods For centuries, the Greek gods have captivated the imagination of readers with their complex personalities and timeless myths. The Greek Gods and Their Worlds offers a fresh perspective, exploring not j...Loe edasi...
Beautifully produced in traditional Chinese binding with 130 illustrations and photographs, this book will fascinate anyone interested in the mythology discovering more about the most famous collection of deities in the world....Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 04-Sep-2025, Hardback, Kirjastus: Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group), ISBN-13: 9780857507778)
Praise for Rosie Hewlett Delightfully devastating Bea Fitsgerald, author of Girl, Goddess, Queen A fiery and dramatic novel Jennifer Saint, author of Ariadne Vivid and powerful Luna McNamara, author of Psyche and Eros You know her na...Loe edasi...
The chain of linked cultures of the southern coast of New Guinea, from the Asmat in the west to the Papuan Gulf in the east all share remarkably similar mythology and rituals, inspired by a common ancient worldview.In this book art historian...Loe edasi...
Explore the Greek and Roman myths that form the foundation of astrology and discover how to tap into their archetypal energies for personal growth. The planets and major asteroids each have a corresponding deity from Greek...Loe edasi...
This book investigates the ways that technological, and especially mechanical, strategies were integrated into ancient Greek religion. By analysing a range of evidence, from the tragic use of the deus ex machina to Hellenistic epigrams to ancient mec...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 24-Jul-2025, Hardback, Kirjastus: Cambridge University Press, ISBN-13: 9781009331685)
For the first time investigates the ways that technological, and especially mechanical, strategies were integrated into ancient Greek religion. Presents in full the evidence from the fifth century BCE to the second century CE, thereby revealing the s...Loe edasi...
Solomonica Magica is the first comprehensive survey of ‘Solomonic’ or ‘Holy Rider’ amulets, collating and editing over 350 magical objects with Greek inscriptions, preserved on a wide variety of material supports....Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 21-Jul-2025, Hardback, Kirjastus: De Gruyter, ISBN-13: 9783111646992)
Divine epithets serve a variety of purposes, with the most frequent being those related to the locations and functions of the gods. Epithets derived from individual names, however, have received less attention. While few studies have focused on...Loe edasi...
Quick before the story ebbs away.There are things I need to tell youA work of great strength and equal delicacy, Mouth transports us to a world where violence hangs in the air, where beauty, pity and cruelty intertwin...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 03-Jul-2025, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: William Collins, ISBN-13: 9780008596101)
Irresistibly fascinating MARIE CLAIRE GREECE Essential VICTORIA HISLOP Brilliantly conceived PAUL CARTLEDGE An enormous bestseller in Greece, this is a bol...Loe edasi...
Travel under the shadow of Olympus and walk your personal Odyssey through traditional tarot.Discover the divine wisdom of the Greek gods and goddessesThis beautiful tarot deck is presented as a pocket edition in a special tin, making i...Loe edasi...
By the end of the fifth century BC, Asklepios was established and flourishing as the main healing deity of the Greeks. However, just a few centuries earlier, he featured in the Iliad as a mortal doctor, not a god. The Greeks had to wait until the...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 26-Jun-2025, Hardback, Kirjastus: Oxford University Press, ISBN-13: 9780198891499)
The Travels of Odysseus employs the theme of travel to explore the Odyssey and its contexts. After an introductory chapter, Chapter 2 provides analysis of the “wanderings” or Apologos of Odysseus, Chapter 3 explores the “ly...Loe edasi...
Enchanted Islands tells the true story of Laura Coffeys epic journey around the mystical archipelagos of the Mediterranean. Blending memoir, travel and nature writing with tales from The Odyssey, and infused with sharply comic wit, this is a celebr...Loe edasi...
What more can pleasure offer us, and how can we transform this pleasure into intentional practice in pursuit of a collective liberatory future? When a society marginalises a people, their humanity is revolutionary in all its hunger and jo...Loe edasi...
An evocative and lyrical history of Cyprus and the Mediterranean. SHORTLISTED FOR THE ANGLO-HELLENIC LEAGUE RUNCIMAN AWARD 2025A brilliant exploration of Cypruss long history of cultural resilience. Superbly comp...Loe edasi...
This may be the best translation of The Odyssey yet. Daniel Mendelsohns rendering of Homers text is both highly readable and faithful to the original metre. Its impressive, thrilling stuff... a sonorous new translation - Edith Hall, The Telegraph...Loe edasi...
This book examines the hero-cults of Sparta on the basis of the archaeological and literary sources. Nicolette Pavlides explores the local idiosyncrasies of a pan-Hellenic phenomenon, which itself can help us understand the place and function of h...Loe edasi...
