Greek Classical Mythology (Essential Edition)

Author: Gustav Schwab
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Publish Date: 2003-08-01
Features: The Classical Mythology of Greece reflects the social life of ancient Greece from 1100 BC to 900 BC, the period commonly known as the "Homeric Age," and praises the wisdom and creativity of the ancient Greek people. With rich imagination and vivid plots, it takes readers into the ancient civilization of the Aegean region surrounded by islands and crisscrossed by land and sea.
The beautiful Greek Peninsula is located on the east of the Aegean Sea, extending westward to the Ionian Sea, and northward through the Hellespont Strait (also known as the Dardanelles) into the Propontis Sea (also known as the Sea of Marmara). The Greek Peninsula is surrounded by the sea on three sides, and the more than 480 islands scattered in the adjacent Aegean Sea are like jade and agates scattered over the sea surface. The mountains and waters of the Aegean have nurtured the splendid Greek culture, and The Classical Mythology of Greece was born in this midst.
This book is divided into five volumes: The Transformations of Heaven and Earth and Various Legends, The Trojan Legends, The Descendants of Tantalus, Odysseus, and Aeneas. It reflects the religious consciousness, secular pursuits, and social life of ancient Greeks in the form of romantic stories, recreating the battles with swords and axes and the thunderous sounds of warfare in ancient Greece.