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Greek mythology : a traveler's guide from Mount Olympus to Troy / David Stuttard ; drawings by Lis Watkins.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stuttard, David, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mythology, Greek.
- Gods, Greek.
- Physical Description:
- 272 pages : color illustrations, map ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Thames & Hudson Ltd., [2016]
- Contents:
- 1 Mount Olympus: Dion & the Home of the Gods 14
- 2 Sunium: Poseidon's Cliff-Top Temple 29
- 3 Eleusis & the Mysteries of Demeter & Persephone 36
- 4 Delos: Sacred Island of Leto, Artemis & Apollo 45
- 5 Delphi: Seat of Apollo's Oracle, Haunt of Dionysus 53
- 6 Ephesus: Artemis & the Cult of the Mother Goddess 64
- 7 Paphos: Garden of Aphrodite 77
- 8 Pyfos: Where Nestor Ruled & Hermes Hid the Cattle of Apollo 87
- 9 Olympia: Pelops & the Games 96
- 10 Thebes: City of Dionysus, Oedipus & Heracles 104
- 11 Tiryns & the Labours of Heracles 121
- 12 Iolcus & Mount Pelion: Centaurs, Weddings & the Voyage for the Golden Fleece 136
- 13 Corinth & False Promises of Love 150
- 14 Argos: Land of Hera, Home of Heroes 159
- 15 Athens: Prize of Athene, Kingdom of Theseus 169
- 16 Knossos: King Minos & the Labyrinth 184
- 17 Calydon: A Boar Hunt & Golden Apples 193
- 18 Sparta & the Haunts of Helen 200
- 19 Mycenae & the Curse on Agamemnon's Family 209
- 20 Troy: A City Contested by Gods & Men 219
- 21 Ithaca & the Wanderings of Odysseus 236
- 22 Hades: Ephyra St the Gateway to the Underworld 249.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (page 262) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780500518328
- 0500518327
- OCLC:
- 936360632
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