Stephanides Brothers' Greek Mythology
Author : Menelaos Stefanidis
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 38,71 MB
Release : 1996-11
Category : Mythology, Greek
ISBN : 9789604250585
Author : Menelaos Stefanidis
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 38,71 MB
Release : 1996-11
Category : Mythology, Greek
ISBN : 9789604250585
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 17,85 MB
Release : 2002-12
Category : Mythology, Greek
ISBN : 9789604250769
Author : Jeffrey Eugenides
Publisher : Vintage Canada
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 45,10 MB
Release : 2011-07-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0307401944
Spanning eight decades and chronicling the wild ride of a Greek-American family through the vicissitudes of the twentieth century, Jeffrey Eugenides’ witty, exuberant novel on one level tells a traditional story about three generations of a fantastic, absurd, lovable immigrant family -- blessed and cursed with generous doses of tragedy and high comedy. But there’s a provocative twist. Cal, the narrator -- also Callie -- is a hermaphrodite. And the explanation for this takes us spooling back in time, through a breathtaking review of the twentieth century, to 1922, when the Turks sacked Smyrna and Callie’s grandparents fled for their lives. Back to a tiny village in Asia Minor where two lovers, and one rare genetic mutation, set our narrator’s life in motion. Middlesex is a grand, utterly original fable of crossed bloodlines, the intricacies of gender, and the deep, untidy promptings of desire. It’s a brilliant exploration of divided people, divided families, divided cities and nations -- the connected halves that make up ourselves and our world.
Author : Menalaos Stephanides
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,89 MB
Release : 2002-12
Category :
ISBN : 9789604250752
Author : Robert Byrd
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 36,46 MB
Release : 2016-10-11
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0735227659
A beautifully illustrated account of the Greek myth of Jason and the Argonauts with informative details from the award-winning author of Electric Ben The story of Jason and the Argonauts is one of the earliest recorded Greek myths. Here, master artist Robert Byrd has created a striking telling of the legend for a new generation of readers. Complete with explanatory notes and illustrated back matter, Jason and the Argonauts traces each step of our hero’s journey, from the Golden Fleece’s origin story and Jason’s childhood to his triumphant return with the prize and eventual death. Deftly designed to accommodate glorious large pictures and captioned insets, the book is not only a great story, but a wealth of information about ancient Greece.
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Page : 253 pages
File Size : 28,92 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Mythology, Greek
ISBN :
"The whole fabulous story of this great hero who was sent to earth by Zeus to unite the warring Greeks. A life filled with superhuman feats and harsh blows foreseen and bravely faced. A life which won him love and admiration surpassing even the gods and earned him immortality. The Heracles of this book is not simply the hero whose twelve labours gained him an undying place in western consciousness, but a defender of the poor and oppressed, an overthrower of tyrans who won the love and respect of his own and succeeding generations."--Page 4 of cover.
Author : N.R.E. Fisher
Publisher : Bristol Classical Press
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 45,88 MB
Release : 1993
Category : History
ISBN :
This is an authoritative and clearly written account of the main issues involved in the study of Greek slavery from Homeric times to the fourth century BC. It provides valuable insights into the fundamental place of slavery in the economies and social life of classical Greece, and includes penetrating analyses of the widely-held ancient ideological justifications of slavery. A wide range of topics is covered, including the development of slavery from Homer to the classical period, the peculiar form of community slaves (the helots) found in Sparta, economic functions and the treatment of slaves in Athens, and the evidence for slaves' resistance. Throughout the author shows how political and economic systems, ideas of national identity, work and gender, and indeed the fundamental nature of Greek civilisation itself, were all profoundly affected by the fact that many of the Greek city-states were slave societies. With 12 illustrations.
Author : Menelaos Stephanidēs
Publisher :
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 34,56 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Cronus (Greek deity)
ISBN : 9789604250158
Author : Thomas E. J. Wiedemann
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 33,36 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Esclavage - Grèce - Histoire - Sources
ISBN : 9780709903895
Greek and Roman Slavery brings together fresh English translations of 243 texts and inscriptions on slavery from fifth and fourth century Greece and Rome. The material is arranged thematically, offering the reader a comprehensive review of the idea and practice of slavery in ancient civilization. In addition, a thorough bibliography for each chapter, as well as an extensive index, make this a valuable source for scholars and students.
Author : Homer
Publisher :
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 44,59 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Mythology
ISBN : 9789604250325