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Landscapes
of the Greek Myths by Allan Brooks ISBN 978-0-9575846-1-7 The ancient Greeks'
conception of their world, their gods
and their very origin
is expressed in the tales we now
call the Greek Myths. The stories of
the myths were rooted in a real
world, a compact physical
environment of inhospitable, rugged
mountains separating small agricultural
plains that occupy what is now
southern and central Greece.
This book is a topographical
guide to that world. Its
purpose is to relate the myths
in their original settings:
either the location in which
the principal events were
thought to have occurred, or
the places in which they were
celebrated. With such a huge
range of material available
any book exploring the Myths
must be selective. In this
work selection is achieved by
following a journey through
the landscape of mainland
Greece in a logical
progression from sanctuary to
sanctuary with emphasis placed
on more isolated and remote
locations. This approach
brings the myths and their
settings together in a format
designed for the independent
traveller.
272p, 57 b/w illus., 22 maps and plans View extract and table of contents |
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