MythologyPresenting the newest discovery in the series with the Midas touch — a mythical exploration fit for the gods. In the early nineteenth century, an English nobleman embarked on a tour of the sites of ancient Greece. He brought as his guide a primer on Greek myths written by his friend Lady Hestia Evans, a devotee of Lord Byron who had recently taken the same voyage. In the true Romantic spirit, Lady Hestia’s book was not only lavishly illustrated but also boasted many paper crafts and novelties, including a card game featuring the twelve Olympians, an oak-leaf oracle of Zeus, a pop-up Pandora’s box (with hope still inside), a booklet retelling the tale of Odysseus, a piece of the Golden Fleece, a gold OBOLOS coin to pay the ferryman on the River Styx, and many more flaps, foldouts, and other surprises. The nobleman added his own witty comments and drawings along the way, but seems to have wished for something odd at the Delphic oracle: as the book nears its end, it slowly begins to turn . . .to gold. Now, for lovers of Greek myths and those just discovering their timeless power, this fascinating volume is faithfully reproduced with all its Romantic ambience, clever wit and novelty features intact. |
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Mythology: The Gods, Heroes and Monsters of Ancient Greece Five Mile Press Pty Limited, The,Hestia Evans No preview available - 2007 |
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Achilles ancient Greeks Aphrodite Arcadia Argonauts Athena Athenians August beasts boar cave CERBERUS coin creatures Crete Cronus Cyclopes defeated Delphi Demeter demigods and heroes Dionysus Dodona Earth Eleusis famous father Gaia gave gift goddess of wisdom gods and heroes gold Golden Fleece Gorgons Greece Greek heroes Greek monsters Greek mythology Greek myths Hades heavens Helen Hephaestus Hera Heracles Hermes hero Heracles hero Odysseus Hesiod Jason killed king Kroisos Lady Hestia Evans land Lord Byron Lycaon lyre magic mankind Mediterranean Menelaus Metis Midas Minotaur mortal mother Mount Dicte Mount Olympus myths say Odysseus Olympian gods oracle Orpheus Paris Patakis Persephone Perseus Poseidon POSEIDON AND AMPHITRITE Prometheus punished relics Rhea River Acheron River Styx Roman name ruins Semele ships slew Sounion Sparta Sphinx story Tartarus temple Theseus Titans Trojan Troy turn things twelve labours twelve Olympians underworld Uranus wicked wife Zeus ZEUS Zeus Zeus's