"When Robert Fagles' translation of the Iliad was published in 1990, critics and scholars alike hailed it as a masterpiece." "Now Robert Fagles presents us with the Odyssey, Homer's best-loved and most accessible poem, recounting the arduous wanderings of Odysseus during his ten-year voyage home to Ithaca, after the Trojan War. If the Iliad is the world's greatest war story, then the Odyssey is literature's grandest evocation of everyman's journey...

The Greek myths are amongst the best stories ever told, passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and artists as varied as Shakespeare, Michelangelo, James Joyce and Walt Disney. They are embedded deeply in the traditions, tales and cultural DNA of the West. You'll fall in love with Zeus, marvel at the birth of Athena, wince at Cronus and Gaia's revenge on Ouranos, weep with King Midas and hunt with the beautiful and ferocious Artemis. Spellbinding,...

"Achilles Kallis vowed that he'd do whatever it took to claw his way into Olympus's inner circle. Now that the former Ares is gone and the coveted role has opened to anyone with the strength to claim it, he and his partner, Patroclus Fotos, plan to both compete and double their odds of winning. Neither expect the infamous beauty Helen Kasios to be part of the prize... or for the sparks that fly when the three of them meet. Zeus may have decided Helen...

Includes thirteen timeless tales brought to life through illustrations with new exhilarating perspectives.

"Alexander's life from childhood to the age of twenty when he succeeded his murdered father, King Philip of Macedon."

May 1941. Alenka, a young Greek woman, saves the lives of two soldiers during a Nazi attack against Crete. Both men fall in love with Alenka, and their friendship suffers under the strain of their rivalry.

A GREAT STORY OF PRODIGIOUS DEEDS TOLD WITH THE FIRE AND IMAGINATION OF AN INCOMPARABLE WRITER. The legendary search of Jason-the ancient Greek mythological hero and leader of the Argonauts-is brought to life in this novel of a pagan age. Henry Treece journeys with one of the world's great adventurers as he escapes the orgiastic sacrifices of the mother-goddess, falls in love with the beautiful queen of an isle of women, marries the snake-witch Medea,...

Heroes, Gods and Monsters in Ancient Greek Mythology' is a collection of classic archetypal Ancient Greek myths, including the stories of Jason, Perseus, Odysseus, Heracles, Oedipus and Theseus, and many more dark and delirious, famous Ancient Greek myths. These stories, which have had a great influence on thinkers throughout the centuries, inform popular culture even today. Here they are told as if by a fireside storyteller, detailing the horrific...

This survey of ancient Greece introduces students to the myths of Icarus and Oedipus, as well as historical figures like Socrates and Alexander the Great. In The Story of the Greeks, historian and mythologist H. A. Guerber presents an engaging overview of ancient Greek life, from the earliest inhabitants of the Greek peninsula to its eventual conquest by Rome. Written specifically for students, Guerber focuses her narrative on significant individuals...

Découvrez enfin tout ce qu'il faut savoir sur la guerre de Troie en moins d'une heure! Épopée légendaire de la mythologie grecque, la guerre de Troie est déclenchée lorsque Pâris, un jeune prince troyen, enlève Hélène, l'épouse de Ménélas et reine de Sparte. Avec l'aide de son frère Agamemnon et l'appui militaire des cités grecques, Ménélas lance contre Troie une expédition d'envergure pour récupérer la jeune femme. Commence alors...