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Informationen zum Autor David Stuttard taught Classics for eleven years in Edinburgh, St Andrews and York, and has written numerous books on the Classical world including Greek Mythology: A Traveller’s Guide from Mount Olympus to Troy, A History of Ancient Greece in Fifty Lives and The Romans Who Shaped Britain (with Sam Moorhead), all published by Thames & Hudson. He is the founder of the theatre company Actors of Dionysus and a Fellowof Goodenough College, London. Klappentext A hands-on traveler's guide to the enthralling tales of Greek mythology, organized around the cities and landscapes where the events are set Zusammenfassung The Greek myths have a universal appeal, reaching far beyond the time and physical place in which they were created. In this book, the reader is taken on a tour of 22 destinations in Greece and Turkey, from Mount Olympus to Homer's Hades, recounting the tales from Greek mythology and the history associated with each. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction ¿ 1. Mount Olympus ¿ 2. Sunium ¿ 3. Eleusis and the Mysteries of Demeter and Persephone ¿ 4. Delos ¿ 5. Delphi ¿ 6. Ephesus ¿ 7. Paphos ¿ 8. Pylos ¿ 9. Olympia, Pelops and the Games ¿ 10. Thebes ¿ 11. Tiryns and the Labours of Heracles ¿ 12. Iolcus and Mount Pelion ¿ 13. Corinth and False Promises of Love ¿ 14. Argos, Land of Hera, Home of Heroes ¿ 15. Athens ¿ 16. Knossos ¿ 17. Calydon ¿ 18. Sparta ¿ 19. Mycenae and the Curse on Agamemnon¿s Family ¿ 20. Troy ¿ 21. Ithaca and the Wanderings of Odysseus ¿ 22. Hades
