Myths of Greece and RomePenguin Books, 1981 - 308 من الصفحات 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. |
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الصفحة 106
... Cupid prepared to obey the commands of his mother. There are two fountains in Venus's garden, one of sweet waters, the other of bitter. Cupid nlled two amber vases, one from each fountain, and suspending them from the top of his quiver ...
... Cupid prepared to obey the commands of his mother. There are two fountains in Venus's garden, one of sweet waters, the other of bitter. Cupid nlled two amber vases, one from each fountain, and suspending them from the top of his quiver ...
الصفحة 112
... Cupid, being now recovered from his wound, and not able longer to bear the absence of his beloved Psyche, slipping through the smallest crack of the window of his chamber which happened to be left open, flew to the spot where Psyche lay ...
... Cupid, being now recovered from his wound, and not able longer to bear the absence of his beloved Psyche, slipping through the smallest crack of the window of his chamber which happened to be left open, flew to the spot where Psyche lay ...
الصفحة 113
... Cupid and Psyche is well presented in the beautiful lines of T. K. Harvey: They wove bright fables in the days of old, When reason borrowed fancy's painted wings; When truth's clear river flowed o'er sands of gold, And told in song its ...
... Cupid and Psyche is well presented in the beautiful lines of T. K. Harvey: They wove bright fables in the days of old, When reason borrowed fancy's painted wings; When truth's clear river flowed o'er sands of gold, And told in song its ...
المحتوى
STORIES OF GODS AND HEROES | 13 |
PROMETHEUS AND PANDORA | 38 |
APOLLO AND DAPHNEPYRAMUS AND THISBECEPHALUS AND PROCRIS | 43 |
حقوق النشر | |
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عبارات ومصطلحات مألوفة
Achilles Aeneas Aeson alludes ancient Apollo Aristaeus arms arrow Athens Bacchus beauty behold body breath brother Cadmus called cave Cephalus Ceres chariot charm Cupid Cyclops daugh daughter death deities Diana Dryope earth Eurystheus eyes fate father fell fled friends gave goddess gods golden Greek vase hair hand head heard heaven Hector Hercules hero Hippomenes husband island Jason Jove Juno Jupiter king land looked lyre maiden Medea Meleager Mercury Milton Minerva monster mortal mother mountain Museum National Gallery Neptune nymphs oracle Orpheus palace Patroclus Perseus Phaeacian Phineus Pirithous poet Priam Proserpine Psyche queen river rock round Scylla seized sent serpent ship shore Sibyl sight sister sleep stars stood story struck tears temple Theseus thou thought threw told took tree Trojans Troy turned Turnus Ulysses Venus waves wife wind wings wound youth