![]() ![]() And, as told by Homer, this ancient tale of a particular Bronze Age conflict becomes a sublime and sweeping evocation of the destruction of war throughout the ages.Ĭarved close to the original Greek, acclaimed classicist Caroline Alexander’s new translation is swift and lean, with the driving cadence of its source-a translation epic in scale and yet devastating in its precision and power. Soldier and civilian, victor and vanquished, hero and coward, men, women, young, old-The Iliad evokes in poignant, searing detail the fate of every life ravaged by the Trojan War. The Greek Plays: Sixteen Plays by Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides edited by Mary Lefkowitz and James RommĪ landmark anthology of the masterpieces of Greek drama, featuring all-new, highly accessible translations of some of the world’s most beloved plays, including Agamemnon, Prometheus Bound, Bacchae, Electra, Medea, Antigone, and Oedipus the King, featuring translations by Emily Wilson, Frank Nisetich, Sarah Ruden, Rachel Kitzinger, Mary Lefkowitz, and James Romm. The Greek Myths is a classic among classics, a treasure trove of extraordinary tales and a masterful work of literature in its own right. Ideal for the first time reader, it can be read as a single page-turning narrative, while full commentaries as well as a comprehensive index of names make it equally valuable for anyone seeking an authoritative and detailed account of the spectacular stories that make up the bedrock of Western literature. The world of the Norse was dominated by the notion that the world was ultimately going to end and all man and god could do was delay it.These are the greatest stories ever told – the labours of Hercules, the voyage of the Argonauts, Theseus and the minotaur, Midas and his golden touch, the Trojan War and Odysseus’s journey home – brought together into one epic and unforgettable story. ![]() Norse mythology is different than Greek mythology, although they share many common themes. Orion was a giant full of lust who was changed into a constellation. She wandered over the earth until she found an island to settle. Leto was the mother of Apollo and Artemis, who was abandoned by her husband. Midas wanted everything he touched to turn to gold. The first King was half dragon and half man. In Athens, the royal family was not quite as doomed, but their fates were also dismal. When he realized this, he blinded himself. Oedipus killed his father and married his mother. The Royal house of Thebes was also blighted. Family members killed their children and fed them to the gods and other members of the family. From Troy, a man named Aeneas led refugees to Italy where he laid the foundation of the Roman Empire.Īgamemnon, one of the leaders of the Greek armies at Troy, was a member of the house of Atreus. Odysseus, a Greek King, took ten years to get home from Troy and his journey was as dangerous as it was long. There they fought and the two opposing heroes, Achilles and Hector died. It escalated into full war and the armies of Greece set sail for Troy. The Trojan War began as a conflict between Hera, Aphrodite, and Athena over who was the most beautiful. She was only finally beaten in a foot race, but only after she had been tricked. In the time of these heroes, there was also Atalanta, a woman who could out hunt and out run any man in the world. Eventually, he was killed and was deified because of his great feats of strength and courage. Hercules, after killing his family in a fit of rage, was cursed to perform twelve impossible labors. Theseus freed the world from the horrors of the Minotaur with the help of Ariadne, and brought democracy to Athens. With the help of the gods, he killed the terrible gorgon Medusa, but accidentally killed his grandfather. Perseus was sent away by his grandfather as an infant. The great heroes before the Trojan War were Perseus, Theseus and Hercules. Around this time, another hero named Bellerophon gained the friendship of the winged horse Pegasus and Phaethon died trying to drive the chariot of the sun. In order to regain his kingdom, Jason led a band of heroes across the Aegean to claim the fabled fleece. The first great journey of men was the Quest for the Golden Fleece. Pyramus and Thisbe both killed themselves on the outskirts of their town because of a misunderstanding. Oedipus went down to the underworld to retrieve his lost wife, only to lose her. Men and gods had many sordid love affairs between each other. Men were created and given fire to protect themselves from all the dangers of the world. Cronus, the lead Titan, overthrew the sky and was eventually overthrown by his son Zeus. The Titans, the first gods, were born from the union of earth and sky. Besides the twelve Olympians, Demeter and Dionysios, the gods of wheat and wine, have a significant impact on the daily lives of mortals. There are twelve Olympians, of whom Zeus is the most powerful. ![]()
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