Classical Mythology: The Ancient Myths and Legends of Greece and RomeAnness Publishing, 2000 - 96 pages The central figures of classical mythology are described by expert Arthur Cotterell in Classical Mythology with wit and authority, and ancient legends are re-told as spell-binding narratives that offer intriguing insight into accounts of past ages. The myths of the Classical world have inspired generations of painters and poets, and this beautiful encyclopedia is illustrated with a wealth of imagery created over a period of fifteen centuries; both fine art paintings and specially-commissioned contemporary works adorn these fascinating tales. |
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Classical mythology: the ancient myths and legends of Greece and Rome Arthur Cotterell No preview available - 1997 |
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Achilles Aegeus Aegisthus Aeneas Agamemnon Alcmene ancient Aphrodite Apollo Argonauts Argos ARTEMIS Athenian Athens Atreus beautiful became brother bull Cadmus CANVAS Centaur chariot Clytemnestra Colchis Crete Cronos Daedalus daughter death deity DEMETER Dido DIONYSUS divine DR SMITH'S CLASSICAL earth EUROPA father GAIA gave giant goddess ATHENA gods Golden Fleece Greece Greek mythology Hades Helen Helios Hephaistos Hera Heracles Hermes hero horse husband ILLUSTRATION BY NICK ILLUSTRATION FROM DR ILLUSTRATION FROM STORIES immortal IPHIGENIA island Jason Jocasta killed king Laius lover married Medea Medusa Menelaus Minos Minotaur monster mortal mother murder Mycenae myth NICK BEALE Odysseus Oedipus Orestes Orpheus Ouranos PASIPHAE Pelias Pelops Persephone Perseus POSEIDON PRIAM princess prophecy queen Remus returned RHEA Rhea Silvia Roman Rome Romulus ruler sailed sent SMITH'S CLASSICAL DICTIONARY sons Sparta Sphinx STORIES FROM HOMER Tarquinius Thebes Theseus Thetis Thyestes Tiresias TITANS Trojan Trojan War Troy twins underworld voyage wife Zeus