The Gods of Olympus: A History

by Barbara Graziosi

Book Overview

An elegant and entertaining account of the transformations of the Greek gods across the ages, from antiquity to the Renaissance and the present day The gods of Olympus are the most colorful characters of Greek civilization: even in antiquity, they were said to be cruel, oversexed, mad, or just plain silly. Yet for all their foibles and flaws, they proved to be tough survivors, far outlasting classical Greece itself. In Egypt, the Olympian gods claimed...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805091572
• ISBN13: 9780805091571
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Metropolitan Books
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.6"