Myths and Civilization of the Ancient GreeksGods, goddesses, and legendary heroes are brought to life in the stunning illustrations and exciting stories of Myths and Civilization of the Ancient Greeks. The civilization behind the myths is also shown in historical reconstructions of architecture, artifacts, and scenes from daily life. This book shows how the mythology and civilization of this ancient people were intertwined. Book jacket. |
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4th centuries BC 7th century Acropolis Agamemnon agora market-place Alexander alphabet ancient Greeks Apollo Arachne Archaic period armor Athene Athene's Athenian banquets battle beautiful became Bellerophon BIRTH Bronze Cassandra city-states Classical period cloth Clytemnestra Cronos Daedalus decorated Demeter Dionysos earth eaten exported farmers fell festivals fight fought gates of Troy goddess Athene gods Greece Greek armies Greek city-states Greek civilization Greek colonies Greek warriors Greek warships Greek world Greeks built Hades Helen Hephaestos Hera Homer's epic poem hoplite Icarus important island King Menelaus known knucklebones married Mediterranean Medusa's merchant ships Metis Minoan Minoan civilization Minos mortal Mount Olympus Mycenae Mycenaean civilization myths numbers Odysseus olive oil oracle Pegasus Perdix perfume Persephone Persian Poseidon sail Semele SIEGE OF TROY sister skilled craftspeople slave soldiers Southern Italy Sparta statue showing temples theater Titaness town trade Underworld Uranos vase painting shows Warfare warn the Trojans wealthy weaving wheat wine Zeus