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I N T R O D U C T I O N
"From Myth To Eternity" is a comprehensive guide to the world of the classical Greek mythology. It will appeal to a wide audience, from children curious to learn more about mysterious world of ancient gods and heroes, to those seriously studying Greek myths from historical, anthrophological and artistic perspectives.
This title does not suffer from oversimplified presentation of classical myths, nor does it go to the other extreme of being a boring scholar text. It combines story telling with rich illustrations of archaeological artifacts like vases, sculputures or other arts that were inspired by a particular story. We learn about main attributes of gods and heroes and how to recogize them (for example, on a vase we just saw in a museum). The title also reflects on historical events that were related to and inspired these myths, and the facts that we know about them today. In addition, the maps of the Greek world are given, to indicate places in which mythical events might have happened, or actually happened. The content is presented in a visually attractive way that will keep you reading for hours.
"From Myth To Eternity"
presents Greek mythology in these major sections:
Classical Sources of Greek Mythology
This section outlines in brief the main sources of Greek myths: the Greek
and Roman poets and dramatists, and their most important works.
Formation of the World
Here you will find how old Greeks believed
the world was created and what mythical forces played a role there.
The Olympians
This section introduces character, functions, cult, attributes and
representations for each of the twelve Olympian gods.
The Famous Legends
Here we get to know the life stories of the biggest ancient heroes:
Perseus, Theseus, Heracles, Jason, Achilles and Odysseus.
Other Immortals and Mortals
In this section you will find all the other famous stories, like the
story of beautiful Helen who provoked the Trojan war,
the tragedy of Icarus, or the misfortune of Oedipus.
Genealogical Tables
In addition to stories, the set of genealogical tables is given,
showing how various gods, heroes, mortals and other creatures are related.
Greek mythology is a collection of many stories that cannot be easily lined up chronologically, or in any other sequence. "From Myth To Eternity" heavily uses hyperlink technology to help readers move from one topic to another to get more information about some god, place, etc., and then get back to the original article where this god or place was mentioned. Where possible, origins and sources of each story are mentioned. If different versions exist they are given, as well.
"From Myth To Eternity" also provides an index search and full-text search. Index covers virtually all names of gods, heroes, creatures and other topics that are mentioned in the title. Index allows a reader to get directly to the topic of interest and is of a great help to those who use the title as a reference source. Full-text search allows user to find all topics where ceratin words are mentioned. All he has to do is type the words of interest (for example, Trojan war) and search engine will respond with the list of topics where those words are mentioned.
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