Bestiary of Monsters in Greek Mythology Syropoulos SpyrosPaperback / softback
Bestiary of Monsters in Greek Mythology Syropoulos SpyrosPaperback / softback Greek myths abound in images of beauty and perfection: charming gods, attractive goddesses, and handsome heroes, all of…
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Bestiary of Monsters in Greek Mythology Syropoulos SpyrosPaperback / softback
Greek myths abound in images of beauty and perfection: charming gods, attractive goddesses, and handsome heroes, all of them standards of physical and spiritual flawlessness. No god or hero is shown without blemishes in character and ethics, and some are even physically imperfect, like Hephaestus, who is ugly and lame. However, the ancient Greeks were not fond of absolutes.
Good and evil, light and darkness, hubris and punishment. Another element that dominates Greek mythology is the idea of balance. What could not be missing from this world is the image of reversed beauty: monstrosity.
The aim of this book is to explore the realm of the imaginary world of Greek mythology and present the reader with a categorization of monstrosity, referring to some of the most noted examples in each