Myths and legends of Ancient Greece and Rome

Antiquity is called the golden age of humanity. And not in vain - this time has provided an exceptional impact on the subsequent development of culture. But if the works of art in the field of architecture, sculptures and painting can be dated more or less accurately - something remains from them, it cannot be said about the literature represented by the myth-making, as it is not reliably known when one or another legend or legend appeared for the first time - Myths were transmitted from generation to generation singers and patients and were not recorded in writing. Therefore, what you will read on the pages of this book is the fruit of labor is not one and not two generations - these myths are grinding in centuries.
In our publication, the ancient Greek myths of the classical and post-class periods included. Their main topics are the establishment of the dominion of the Olympic gods, the struggle of heroes with monsters, world catastrophes, war, etc. Ancient Roman mythology, which actually grown out of Greek, is presented as follows: the emergence of the Roman state, the so-called Time of Kings and the early republic.
Amazing stories about the gods, people and many fantastic creatures are able to place today: the heroes in them are unusually bravely and strong, women slyrs and at the same time beautiful, and the gods are very immediate and sometimes childish cruel. What can you do - creating these myths of humanity at that time also experienced their infancy.
The colorful photos of the ancient architectural monuments and sculptures, as well as more modern interpretations of myths in the visual arts accompany the text everywhere. The book will give a lot of pleasure to lovers of ancient history and oral folk creativity