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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... stars began to appear, fishes took possession of the sea, birds of the air, and four-footed beasts of the land. But a nobler animal was wanted, and Man was made. It is not known whether the Creator made him of divine materials, or ...
... stars began to appear, fishes took possession of the sea, birds of the air, and four-footed beasts of the land. But a nobler animal was wanted, and Man was made. It is not known whether the Creator made him of divine materials, or ...
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... stars! So do my punishments result— such is the extent of my power! Better that she should have resumed her former shape, as I permitted lo to do. Perhaps he means to marry her, and put me away! But you, my foster-parents, if you feel ...
... stars! So do my punishments result— such is the extent of my power! Better that she should have resumed her former shape, as I permitted lo to do. Perhaps he means to marry her, and put me away! But you, my foster-parents, if you feel ...
الصفحة 238
... stars, where he appears as a giant, with a girdle, sword, lion's skin, and club. Sirius, his dog, follows him, and the Pleiads fly before him. The Pleiads were daughters of Atlas and nymphs of Diana's train. One day Orion saw them and ...
... stars, where he appears as a giant, with a girdle, sword, lion's skin, and club. Sirius, his dog, follows him, and the Pleiads fly before him. The Pleiads were daughters of Atlas and nymphs of Diana's train. One day Orion saw them and ...
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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