Heroes: Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures
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There are Heroes - and then there are Greek Heroes. Few mere mortals have ever embarked on such...
Heroes
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Mortals and Monsters. Quests and Adventures . . . ___________ There are Heroes - and then there...
David McK (3868 KP) rated Odyssey (Stephen Fry's Greek myths #4) in Books
Mar 9, 2025
Indeed, I was surprised at how late into the tale it was before it stated focusing on Odysseus and his epic (10 years) trip to get home to Ithica and his wife Penelope!
Said legendary journey is what I was expecting the novel (retelling) to be about: I was unaware that it also concerned what happened to Menaleus (amongst other Greek victors) or to his Trojan captive Cassandra - fated to never have her prophesies believed but always to become true - amongst others.
I was also unaware, prior to reading/listening (I did both, switching back and forth), that the Latin name for Odysseus was Ulysses, or that - shall we say - Odysseus could be a randy old so-and-so ...
Looking forward to the forthcoming Christopher Nolan movie, now, to see how much is changed!
Kate-Grace (10 KP) rated StarCrossed in Books
Sep 10, 2017
The Magus
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On a remote Greek Island, Nicholas Urfe finds himself embroiled in the deceptions of a master...
Crazier Eights: Pantheon
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A fantasy card game with a Greek mythology theme. It is deck of 33 game cards with unique abilities....
ClareR (6256 KP) rated The Silence of the Girls in Books
Nov 14, 2018
The violence of war is so graphically described in this novel. Briseis, along with the other slave women, are supposed to care for these mens wounds and fulfil their every (sexual) wish - the very men who had murdered their husbands, fathers and sons.
I've never read a Greek myth from the point of view of the women - they were supposed to be silent. Their stories are forgotten, but Pat Barker brings them to life in this book. We hear their sadness, their worries, their opinions of their masters. I could almost smell the filth, smoke, food and sweat of the Greek camp (in reality, I would imagine that I'd walk in the other direction!).
I've always loved the Greek Myths: I read them as a child and a teenager, and I'm really enjoying the resurgence of these stories at the moment. This novel adds another dimension to these stories, which I really loved. I'd highly recommend this book.
Many thanks to NetGalley and Hamish Hamilton for my copy of this book.
Nietzsche and the Ancient Skeptical Tradition
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The impact of Nietzsche's engagement with the Greek skeptics has never before been systematically...