Oh My Gods A Modern Retelling of Greek and Roman Myths

Name: Oh My Gods A Modern Retelling of Greek and Roman Myths
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ISBN: 9781451609981

ISBN-10: 1451609981

ISBN-13: 9781451609981

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Authors: Philip Freeman

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From acclaimed writer and scholar Philip Freeman, a contemporary retelling of classic Greek and Roman mythology.The Greek and Roman myths have never died out; in fact they are as relevant today as ever. For thousands of years these myths have inspired plays, operas, paintings, movies, and television programs. They are fascinating tales that tell us about ourselves—about our hopes, fears, and desires, which are as ancient as mankind. Many of these myths are deeply disturbing; others are sublimely beautiful. All of them move us still, as they did the Greeks and Romans hundreds of generations ago. Whether it is Zeus’s wandering eye, Theseus’s battle with the half-human, half-bull Minotaur,…

Book details

List price: $25.99
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/1/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.37" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.726



Introduction


Creation


Gods


Zeus


Poseidon


Hades


Apollo


Hephaestus


Ares


Hermes


Pan


Helios


Dionysus


Cupid


Goddesses


Hera


Demeter


Artemis


Aphrodite


Hecate


Hestia


Athena


Eos


The Muses


The Fates


Cybele


Heroes


Perseus


Theseus


Daedalus and Icarus


Bellerophon


Melampus


Atalanta


Procne and Philomela


Lovers


Narcissus And Echo


Pyramus And Thisbe


Ceyx And Alcyone


Glaucus And Scylla


Hero And Leander


Hypermnestra And Lynceus


Baucis And Philemon


Alpheus And Arethusa


Pomona And Vertumnus


Endymion And Selene


Orpheus And Eurydice


Hercules


Oedipus


Argonauts


Troy


Mycenae


Odysseus


Aeneas


Rome


Romulus And Remus


The Horatii Brothers


One-Eyed Horatius


Scaevola


Cloelia


Lucretia


Genealogies


Greek And Roman Gods


Glossary


Notes


Further Reading


Index