Greek Mythology: A Captivating Guide to the Ancient Gods, Goddesses, Heroes and Monsters

ISBN-13: 9781542780674 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 78 str.

Matt Clayton

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Captivating Stories of the Ancient Gods, Goddesses, Heroes, and Monsters
This book on Greek mythology is part of the best-selling series "Norse Mythology - Egyptian Mythology - Greek Mythology." In this ultimate guide on Greek Mythology, you will discover captivating stories of the Ancient Gods, Goddesses, Heroes, and Monsters.
This book includes some of the standard views of Greek myth and history but also tantalizes your imagination with the possibilities that lay behind myth and legend. By the time you are finished with this book, you will have a good appreciation for the nature of Greek mythology and the gods, monsters, and heroes which populate it.
Just some of the topics covered in this book include

• Uranus: Betrayal by Cronus
• Cronus: Fear of His Children
• Titans vs. Olympian Gods
• Olympian Rule
• Zeus and His Ladies
• Prometheus and Herakles
• An Unhappy Tale of the Underworld
• The Beauty Contest that Led to the Fall of Troy
• Poseidon, Metis, Athena and Atlantis
• Kraken and Other Monsters
• Jason, the Argonauts, and Medea's Dragon
• Menelaus, Agamemnon, and the Trojan War
• Solon, the Athenian Law Giver
• 300 Spartans
• Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
• Alexander the Great

Greek myth is full of fascinating tales of Titans and Olympian gods. Some of it makes us wonder if there might be some hint of truth behind those stories, no matter how outrageous they may sound. What parts of those stories were merely symbolic and what parts were literal?Buy the book now and learn more about Greek mythology