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Author
Pub. Date
[1992], c1989
Language
English
Description
Presents the essential Greek and Roman myths that form the basis of our cultural literary heritage.
Contains a representative sampling of Greek and Roman myths that are essential parts of Western cultural heritage, among them "Icarus and Daedalus," "Jason and the Golden Fleece," and "The Story of Helen of Troy"
9) Wings
Author
Pub. Date
c1991
Language
English
Description
The story of Daedalus, the Greek master craftsman, who murdered his nephew because of envy, fled to Crete, and then, with his son, tried to fly away from Crete like a bird.
Author
Series
Stephen Fry's Greek myths volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Greek myths are the greatest stories ever told, passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and artists as varied as Shakespeare, Michelangelo, James Joyce and Walt Disney. They are embedded deeply in the traditions, tales and cultural DNA of the West. In Stephen Fry's hands the stories of the titans and gods become a brilliantly entertaining account of ribaldry and revelry, warfare and worship, debauchery, love affairs and life lessons,...
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
"Ancient Empires is a relatively brief yet comprehensive and even-handed overview of the ancient Near East, the Mediterranean, and Europe, including the Greco-Roman world, Late Antiquity, and the early Muslin period. The book emphasizes the central, if problematic, connection between political and ideological power in both empire-formation and resistance. By defining the ancient world as a period strectching from the Bronze Age into the early Muslim...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
In this continuation of "Mythos," Stephen Fry recounts the stories of the human heroes found in Greek mythology, with illustrations of classical art inspired by the myths.
Stephen Fry moves from the exploits of the Olympian gods to the deeds of mortal heroes. Perseus. Jason. Atalanta. Theseus. Heracles. Rediscover the thrills, grandeur, and unabashed fun of the Greek myths. Whether recounting a tender love affair or a heroic triumph, Fry deftly finds...
Author
Language
English
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Description
It should have been a beautiful moment between a man and his dog. Philip Womack made a quip about Cerberus, the three-headed hell-hound, but for Una, the beloved lurcher, it was all Greek. Then she ran off after a squirrel. And Womack was left to wonder what else she didn't know about the great civilisations of the past. The Greeks and the Romans laid the foundations of so much of what we read, listen to and watch today, from the baked pies of Game...
16) The immortal
Author
Pub. Date
1993
Language
English
Description
Two high school friends visit the sacred island of Delos and discover a link with the world of Greek deities.
Author
Language
English
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Description
Over uncounted generations, the Tlingits and Haidas of Southeast Alaska developed a spoken literature as robust and distinctive as their unique graphic art style, and passed it from the old to the young to ensure the continuity of their culture. Even today when the people gather, now under lamplight rather than the flickering glow from the central fire pit, the ancient myths and legends are told and retold, and they still reinforce the unity of the...
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