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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... round and round in heaven, but never sink, as the other stars do, beneath the ocean. Milton alludes to the fact that the constellation of the Bear never sets, when he says— Let my lamp at midnight hour Be seen in some high lonely tower ...
... round and round in heaven, but never sink, as the other stars do, beneath the ocean. Milton alludes to the fact that the constellation of the Bear never sets, when he says— Let my lamp at midnight hour Be seen in some high lonely tower ...
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... round the world and choose whatever you will of what earth or sea contains most precious— ask it and fear no refusal. This only I pray you not to urge. It is not honor, but destruction you seek. Why do you hang round my neck and still ...
... round the world and choose whatever you will of what earth or sea contains most precious— ask it and fear no refusal. This only I pray you not to urge. It is not honor, but destruction you seek. Why do you hang round my neck and still ...
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... round eyes, that had never been known to shut before, and turned over on his side, fast asleep. Jason seized the fleece and, with his friends and Medea accompanying, hastened to their vessel, before Aeetes, the king, could arrest their ...
... round eyes, that had never been known to shut before, and turned over on his side, fast asleep. Jason seized the fleece and, with his friends and Medea accompanying, hastened to their vessel, before Aeetes, the king, could arrest their ...
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STORIES OF GODS AND HEROES | 13 |
PROMETHEUS AND PANDORA | 38 |
APOLLO AND DAPHNEPYRAMUS AND THISBECEPHALUS AND PROCRIS | 43 |
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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