History of Ancient Greece

by William Chambers

...The legendary history of Greece begins with a history of the gods, whom it represents as both pre-existent and superior to men; and it gradually descends first to heroes, then to the ordinary race of human beings. The numerous gods of ancient Greece were conceived after the model of human nature, but not on the same scale. They had the same appetites, passions, and affections that disturb the soul of man; but were at the same time invested with...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 178107075X
• ISBN13: 9781781070758
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Old Book Publishing Ltd
• Length: 380 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.0" x 8.0"