Adventures of Greek Gods and Heroes

c'est une merveilleuse introduction au monde exaltant et exubérant du mythe grec

A journey, with illustrations inspired by classical art, of mythical stories that take the reader back to the time when these legends were born, to the nature of the world and its origins, its stories, who were the Gods of Olympus, the Lesser Gods and the classical heroes, their family relationships and the battles that exalted them.

Greek mythology is the body of myths and teachings that belong to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. It was a part of the religion in ancient Greece. Modern scholars refer to and study the myths in an attempt to shed light on the religious and political institutions of Ancient Greece and its civilization, and to gain understanding of the nature of myth-making itself.

We also feature Greek Myths like the Creation of Man by Prometheus or Jason and the Argonauts, Greek Heroes like Perseus, Hercules and Achilles, Ancient Creatures and Monsters like Centaurs, Cyclopes, Gorgons, Sirens, Medusa and hundreds of others.

Greek legends are the body of legends and teachings held by the Greeks, their gods and their heroes, the nature of the world, the origin and importance of their own worship and their ritual practices. It was part of religion in ancient Greece. Scientists refer to myths and study them in an attempt to explain the religious and political institutions of ancient Greece and its civilization, and understand the nature of the myth industry itself.

Greek mythology is explicitly embodied in a large collection of narratives, and implicitly in Greek representational arts, such as vase-paintings and votive gifts. Greek myth attempts to explain the origins of the world, and details the lives and adventures of a wide variety of gods, goddesses, heroes, heroines and mythological creatures.