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PublisherPenguin Publishing Group

ISBN-100140056432

ISBN-139780140056433

eBay Product ID (ePID)49055

Product Key Features

Book TitleMyths of Greece and Rome

Number of Pages300 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicFairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Folklore & Mythology

Publication Year1981

IllustratorYes

GenreFiction, Social Science

AuthorThomas Bulfinch, Bryan Holme

FormatUk-B Format Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight24.1 Oz

Item Length9.5 in

Item Width7.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN81-002264

Dewey Edition19

Grade FromTwelfth Grade

Grade ToUP

Dewey Decimal292/.13

Table Of ContentMyths of Greece and RomeIntroduction by Joseph Campbell Preface I. Stories of Gods and Heroes II. Prometheus and Pandora III. Apollo and Daphne-Pyraamus and Thisbe-Cephalus and Procris IV. Juno and Her Rivals, Io and Calisto - Diana and Actaeon - Latona and Rustics V. Phaöton VI. Midas-Baucis and Philemon VII. Proserpine-Glaucus ans Scylla VIII. Pygmalion-Dryope-Venus and Adonis-Apollo and Hyacinthus IX. Ceÿx and Halcyone: Or, the Halcyon Birds X. Vertumnus and Pomona-Iphis and Anaxarete XI. Cupid and Psyche XII. Cadmus - The Myrmidons XIII. Nisus and Scylla - Echo and Narcissuss - Clytie - Hero and Leander and Arachne XIV. Minerva - Niobe XV. The Graeae and Gorgons - Perseus and Medusa - Atlas - Andromeda XVI. Monsters: Giants - Sphinx - Pegasus and Chimaera - Centaurs - Griffin - Pygmies XVII. The Golden Fleece - Medea XVIII. Meleager and Atalanta XIX. Hercules - Hebe and Ganymede XX. Theseus and Daedalus - Castor ans Pollux - Festivals and Games XXI. Bacchus and Ariadne XXII. The Rural Deities - The Dryads and Erisichthon - Rhoecus - The Water Deities - Camenae - Winds XXIII. Achelous and Hercules - Admetus and Alcestis - Antigone - Penelope XXIV. Orpheus and Eurydice - Aristaeus - Amphion - Linus - Thamyris - Marsyus - Melampus - Musaeus XXV. Arion - Ibycus - Simonides - Sappho XXVI. Endymion - Orion - Aurora and Tithonus - Acis and Galatea XXVII. The Trojan War XXVIII. The Fall of Troy - Return of the Greeks- Orestes and Electra XXIX. Adventures of Ulysses - The Lotus-Eaters - The Cyclopes - Circe - Sirens - Scylla and Carybdis - Calypso XXX. The Paeacians - Fate of the Suitors XXXI. Adventures of Aeneas - The Harpies - Dido - Palinurus XXXII. The Infernal Regions - The Sibyl XXXIII. Aeneas in Italy - Camilla-Evander - Nisus and Euryalus - Mezentius - Turnus A Chart: The Descent of the Gods Index

SynopsisThe timeless stories of the gods and goddesses of Greece and Rome come to life beautifully in this lavishly illustrated edition of Thomas Bullfinch's The Age of Fable, compiled by Bryan Holme. The profound effect these tales have had on the great artists of the western world can be seen in paintings and sculpture by masters from Praxiteles to Bernini, from Rubens to Picasso., Orpheus leading his beloved Eurydice back to life ... Ulysses battling to resist the mesmerising Sirens' song ... The tragedy of the vengeful Medea ... The timeless stories of the gods and goddesses of Greece and Rome are charged with passion and romance, magic and murder. Each one is brought to life beautifully in this lavishly illustrated edition of Thomas Bulfinch's 'The Age of Fable' compiled by Bryan Holme. The narrative is clear and captivating, while the illustrations demonstrate the profound effect the myths had on the great artists of the West, via paintings and sculptures by masters from Botticelli to Picasso.

LC Classification NumberBL722