Research Catalog

Title

The gods & goddesses of Greece & Rome : a guide to the classical pantheon / Philip Matyszak.

Author

Matyszak, Philip

Publication

• London ; New York : Thames & Hudson, 2022.
• ©2022

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Details

Description

255 pages : color illustrations, genealogical tables, color maps; 25 cm

Summary

Who were the gods and goddesses of ancient Greece and Rome? What did they mean to the people who worshiped them? Although their time of widespread worship has long passed, the Greek and Roman gods have fascinated and inspired writers and artists for millennia. From Aphrodite to Apollo, Poseidon to Zeus, these are some of the most recognizable characters in Western culture, yet there is a much richer past behind famous paintings of the birth of Aphrodite or the bold iconography of Zeus and his thunderbolts.The Greek and Roman gods are enthralling characters in the enduringly powerful Iliad, Odyssey and Metamorphoses. They are immortal and powerful yet also vain, vindictive and vulnerable. Moreover, as manifestations of death, fertility, love and war, the gods are also our key to understanding how the Greeks and Romans saw their world. Philip Matyszak presents this pantheon in all their complexity, guiding us from Mount Olympus to the depths of Hades. Each chapter focuses on an individual god or goddess, beginning with their 'biography' as understood by the Greeks and Romans and exploring the origins of the legends. Matyszak mixes history with vivid retellings of the myths in which the gods have a starring role, from stories of cosmic creation and universal war to disastrous weddings and freak discus accidents. This sumptuously illustrated guide to the gods of Greece and Rome is a must-have for anyone interested in mythology and classical civilization.

Alternative Title

Gods and goddesses of Greece and Rome

Subject

• Gods, Greek
• Gods, Roman
• Goddesses, Greek
• Goddesses, Roman
• Mythology, Greek
• Mythology, Roman

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (page 245) and index.

Contents

Introduction -- First-generation Olympians -- The next generation -- Beyond Olympus -- Epilogue.

Call Number

JFF 23-20

ISBN

• 0500024189
• 9780500024188

OCLC

1295242335

Author

Matyszak, Philip, author.

Title

The gods & goddesses of Greece & Rome : a guide to the classical pantheon / Philip Matyszak.

Publisher

London ; New York : Thames & Hudson, 2022.

Copyright Date

©2022

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (page 245) and index.

Research Call Number

JFF 23-20