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Weight : Myth of Atlas and Heracles (05 Edition)
by Jeanette Winterson  Publisher Comments The story of Atlas and Heracles. Atlas knows how it feels to carry the weight of the world; but why, he asks himself, does it have to be carried at all? In Weight — visionary and inventive, yet completely believable and relevant to the questions...
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Penelopiad : Myth of Penelope and Odysseus (05 Edition)
by Margaret Atwood Publisher Comments Margaret Atwood returns with a shrewd, funny, and insightful retelling of the myth of Odysseus from the point of view of Penelope. Describing her own remarkable vision, the author writes in the foreword, “I’ve chosen to give the telling of...
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Greek Myths Complete Edition
by Robert Graves Publisher Comments Endymion, Pelops, Daedalus, Pygmalion — we recognize the names, but what are the stories behind these and other familiar gods from the Greek pantheon — names that recur throughout the history of European culture? Drawing on an enormous range...
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Men and Gods: Myths and Legends of the Ancient Greeks (New York Review Books Classics)
by Rex Warner Publisher Comments This outstanding collection brings together the novelist and scholar Rex Warner's knack for spellbinding storytelling with Edward Gorey's inimitable talent as an illustrator in a memorable modern recounting of the most beloved myths of ancient Greece...
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Mythology and You
by Donna Rosenberg Publisher Comments Apollo, Zeus, Athena, Pandora, Midas, Pygmalion, Daedalus and Icarus, and many more are contained within Mythology and You. These tales reveal many universal truths about historical human behavior and have great relevance in today's world....
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Etruscan Myths (06 Edition)
by Larissa Bonfante Synopsis The Etruscans were a people of sophisticated culture and technology who lived in the area between Florence and Rome. Their civilization flourished for nearly a thousand years before being subsumed by the Roman Empire, but they left a substantial legacy...
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Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes
by Edith Hamilton Synopsis MONSTERS, MORTALS, GODS, AND WARRIORS For over fifty years readers have chosen this book above all others to discover the thrilling, enchanting, and fascinating world of Western mythology. From Odysseus's adventure-filled journey to the Norse god Odin's...
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Hercules: A Heroic Life
by Alastair Blanshard Publisher Comments From Ovid and Virgil to the muscle beaches of Malibu, Hercules has made an indelible impression on Western culture. He is the original hero: half god, half man, handsome and virile, triumphant in his labors yet ultimately a victim of his tragic destiny...
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Classical Mythology 7TH Edition
by Mark P O Morford Publisher Comments Building on the best-selling tradition of previous editions, Classical Mythology, 6/e examines the literary tradition of Greek and Roman mythology through extensive translations of original mythological sources. This comprehensive and accessible...
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Heroes, Gods and Monsters of the Greek Myths
by Bernard Evslin Publisher Comments The earth breeds giants and ogres of indescribable horror -- the heavens hold omnipotent gods and goddesses, abounding in courage, strength and wisdom. Zeus, the almighty king of the gods, who cannot resist feminine beauty -- mortal or divine, and his...
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Ancient Mystery Cults
by Walter Burkert Publisher Comments The foremost historian of Greek religion provides the first comprehensive, comparative study of a little-known aspect of ancient religious beliefs and practices. Secret mystery cults flourished within the larger culture of the public religion of Greece...
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Who's Who in Classical Mythology
by Adrian Room Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-341)....
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Bacchus: A Biography
by Andrew Dalby Publisher Comments This is the life story of the wine god Bacchus-seducer, magician, and merrymaker-as never told before. Tales of his bizarre birth from a womb fashioned in his father Zeus's thigh led to even stranger stories, passed down through generations of dramatists,...
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Mythology
by Edith Hamilton Publisher Comments Edith Hamilton's Mythology succeeds like no other book in bringing to life for the modern reader the Greek, Roman, and Norse myths that are the keystone of Western culture — the stories of gods and heroes that have inspired human creativity from...
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Early Greek Myth: A Guide to Literary and Artistic Sources
by Timothy Gantz Synopsis Early Greek Myth is a much-needed handbook for scholars and others interested in the literary and artistic sources of archaic Greek myths -- and the only one of its kind available in English. Timothy Gantz traces the development of each myth in narrative...
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The Genealogy of Greek Mythology: An Illustrated Family Tree of Greek Myth from the First Gods to the Founders of Rome
by Vanessa James Publisher Comments The ultimate resource for Greek mythology! The Genealogy of Greek Mythology is a groundbreaking first — the comprehensive family tree of the Greek gods and their mortal descendants assembled in a unique full-color, fully illustrated, 17-foot...
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Songs on Bronze: The Greek Myths Made Real
by Nigel Spivey Publisher Comments A vivid, uninhibited retelling of the classic Greek stories Songs on Bronze is the first major retelling of Greek mythology in half a century; a set of lively, racy, dramatic versions of the great myths, which, in a multicultural society, are recognized...
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Greek Myths & Legends
by Diana Ferguson Publisher Comments A marvelous and modern retelling brings together the most popular tales of gods and heroes, drawn from sources such as Homer, Ovid, and the Greek dramatists. Here are the unforgettable legends of Olympus's mighty Gods; Hercules's labors; the voyage of...
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The Penelopiad
by Margaret Eleanor Atwood 
Publisher Comments “Homer’s Odyssey is not the only version of the story. Mythic material was originally oral, and also local -- a myth would be told one way in one place and quite differently in another. I have drawn on material other than the Odyssey...
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The Gods of Greece and Rome
by Talfourd Ely Publisher Comments From famous denizens of Olympus to anonymous river nymphs and sea monsters, the deities of the ancient world populate the pages of this resource. Richly readable and informative, it defines the myths in terms of their influence on Western literature,...
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