Product Overview
Dating back roughly 3,000 years, the gods of the ancient Greeksand later, of the Romanshave figured prominently in legendry, poetry, drama, and the visual arts. But todays readers are often confused when they encounter the myriad names of those deities and try to understand their roles in mythology. This entertaining and mind-expanding book charts 100 of the most prominent characters from Greco-Roman mythology, including the primordial deities, the great gods of Olympus, and the shadowy inhabitants of Hades. Addressing universal themes such as love, jealousy, anger, ambition, deceit, and beauty, the stories told here make fascinating reading while they add significance to countless classical references in our civilizations literature and art. Author Malcolm Day profiles each god with a short, very readable summary of that personages acts. He sets each deitys story within the larger context of a family tree that encompasses all major gods. Full-color illustrations showing memorable scenes from classical mythology include reproductions from famous paintings and photos of statuary. Separate chapters are devoted to:
This virtual roadmap through the complexities of classical mythology features more than 100 full-color illustrations.
