The Greek Myths: v. 2 (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for The Greek Myths: v. 2 Retelling the Greek legends of gods and heroes for a modern audience, the author aims to demonstrate the relevant knowledge that Greek mythology is 'no more mysterious in content than are modern election cartoons'. He seeks to assemble all the scattered elements of each myth into a harmonious narrative.
Full description- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
- Published: 27 November 1990
- Format: Paperback 416 pages
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- Categories: Folklore, Myths & Legends | History Of Religion | Ancient Religions & Mythologies
- ISBN 13: 9780140010275 ISBN 10: 0140010270
- Sales rank: 341,724
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Full description for The Greek Myths: v. 2
Robert Graves, classicist, poet and unorthodox critic, retells the Greek legends of gods and heroes for a modern audience. He demonstrates with a dazzling display of relevant knowledge that Greek mythology is 'no more mysterious in content than are modern election cartoons'. All the scattered elements of each myth are assembled into a harmonious narrative, and many variants are recorded which may help to determine its ritual or historical meaning. Full indexes and references to the classical sources make the book as valuable to the scholar as the general reader. And a full commentary on each myth interprets the classical version in the light of contemporary archaeological and anthropological knowledge.
