Greek Mythology: Gods and Heroes Brought to Life

Greek Mythology: Gods and Heroes Brought to Life

by Robert Garland
Greek Mythology: Gods and Heroes Brought to Life

Greek Mythology: Gods and Heroes Brought to Life

by Robert Garland

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Overview

The timeless stories of Greek mythology come to life in these reimagined tales written in the voices of Zeus, Oedipus, Odysseus, and many others.

Though the gods are featured prominently in Greek mythology, there is nothing sacred about it. Anyone is free to bring their own interpretation to these stories, just as Homer, Sophocles, and Euripides did centuries ago. In this volume, classicist and author Robert Garland presents nearly forty Greek legends as told by the characters themselves.

Telling their stories from their own perspectives, the famous characters of Greek mythology—both gods and mortals—are given a chance to reflect on their lives and defend actions. Each story is accompanied by historical commentary, making Greek Mythology: Gods and Heroes Brought to Life an engaging and accessible way to enjoy these timeless tales.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781526776556
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Limited
Publication date: 01/04/2022
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 232
Sales rank: 60,620
File size: 29 MB
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About the Author

Robert Garland is the Roy D. and Margaret B. Wooster Professor of the Classics at Colgate University, where he has taught for 30 years. He attended drama school before completing his Ph.D. at University College London. In recent years he has recorded four courses for The Great Courses and written two videos for TED Animation. Robert has published 13 academic books on both Greek and Roman history, and has recently finished a comic historical novel. His interest is in how to make history come alive and his most important contribution to the discipline has been to identify categories of people who have been generally overlooked in conventional accounts of ancient history, including the disabled and refugees.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements vii

Introduction viii

Gaia 1

Zeus 7

Artemis 17

Orion 23

Apollo 25

Hermes 32

Perseus 36

Bellerophon 41

Pan 48

Dionysus 50

Ariadne 62

Persephone 70

Heracles 78

Prometheus 87

Jason 90

Atalanta 97

Orestes 100

Oedipus 108

Ismene 113

Polyphemus 118

Odysseus 124

Nausikaä 138

Odysseus 144

Penelope 146

Telemachus 148

Eurycleia 153

Neoptolemus 158

Achilles 160

Thetis 163

Hera 166

Antilochus 170

Achilles 173

Priam 175

Cassandra 178

Aphrodite 180

Psyche 188

Helen 196

Plato 203

Envoi 205

Illustrations 206

Further reading 207

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