Greek myths. From the Titans to Icarus and Odysseus

Considering traditional folk myths in barbaric and anti -Moral creativity, Plato demanded their philosophical cleansing of rudeness and immorality, and meanwhile, Greek traditions - from the plot of the Minotaur to the story about the Trojan horse, from Zeus to Prometheus, from Hercules to Argonauts - had a huge impact on culture For millennia. These legends about deities and monsters, heroes and villains made the ground of art one of the greatest civilizations of our planet and therefore survived for centuries.
This publication presents the evolution of Greek mythology from the creation of the world and gods to mortal heroes, stories about Hades and its underground kingdom, about Zeus and Hera, Aphrodite and Poseidon are presented. It also tells how the myths of the ancient Greeks were embodied in written texts, fine art and architecture, about the inheritance of Greek mythology by the culture of ancient Rome and the European Middle Ages, about the interest in it in the era of the Renaissance and its fragrant attractiveness today, because we continue to refer In everyday life on Achilles, Pandora and Narcissa, and the gods, heroes and monsters of Greek legends are part of what could be called the “popular mythology” familiar to the whole world.
illustrated 180 with color and black and white photographs, images of works of art and maps The book "Greek myths. From the titans to Ikar and Odyssey "is addressed to everyone who is interested in legends and ancient civilizations