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A carregar... 100 Characters from Classical Mythology: Discover the Fascinating Stories of the Greek and Roman Deitiespor Malcolm Day
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Chronicles 100 of the most important characters from Greek and Roman mythology including the gods of Olympus, Peleus, and Odysseus; and traces the development of each generation of gods and how they have been represented in history, art, and literature. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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So far so bad......I'm dying here....and so utterly confused, As if I'm gonna remember any of this, and then it's like all these people are related so it's all very incestuous, redundant, and violent (all these Gods & Goddesses killing everyone out of Jealousy,. It is amazing that any of them lived at all)
. I'm so very glad there is no test on this, because you know, I'm not going to remember too much of this information.
Actually,this book got better mid way through. I enjoyed reading about (no sassy remarks here ladies): The Furies, the Gorgons (one of which was Medusa, my Favorite), and the Harpies (you know all my favorite "sisters").
What I found interesting, that most people don't know is Medusa not only had hair of snakes, but she had golden wings, and claws of bronze. However, the book omitted the fact that upon her death, Medusa turned into Pegasus and Perseus (whom killed Medusa....) used Pegasus as a mode of transportation.
Also what I also found strange, is I dabble in astrology, so I'm aware of the Asteroids and their meanings/attributes.....although many of them are named for the Goddesses, not all of the attributes of the Asteroids are the same as those of the Goddesses for which they are named.
So then, as for the book itself: it is well illustrated (lots of color pictures), there are genealogical charts showing how everyone is related, and it is broken down into two main parts; Part I Gods & Goddesses, Part II Heroes. Part I is broken down to include: The Gods of Olympus and The Descendants of the Titans. Part II is broken down to include: Jason & the Argonauts, Theseus & the Minotaur, The Trojan War, and The Odyssey. So in case you miss something in one of the parts, it is sure to be repeated in another. The writing is easy to read and straight to the point with the author actually giving alternate versions of the same story where applicable.
All in all this is a good book, I'm not going to rush out an buy myself a copy, but at least I know I can borrow it from the Library as I desire.
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