β Scribed by Jenny March
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The figures and events of classical myths underpin our culture and the constellations named after them fill the night sky. Whether itοΏ½s the raging Minotaur trapped in the Cretan labyrinth or the twelve labours of Hercules, AphroditeοΏ½s birth from the waves or Zeus visiting Danae as a shower of gold, the mythology of Greece and Rome is full of unforgettable stories. All the stories of the Greek tragedies οΏ½ Oedipus, Medea, Antigone οΏ½ are there; all the events of the Trojan wars and of Odysseus and AeneasοΏ½ epic journeys; the founding of Athens and of RomeοΏ½
These are the strangest tales of love, war, betrayal and heroism ever told and, while brilliantly retelling them, this book shows how they echo through the works of much later writers from Chaucer and Shakespeare to Camus and Ted Hughes. Full of attractive illustrations and laid out in eighteen clear chapters (the titles include οΏ½Dangerous WomenοΏ½ and...
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