An analysis of the mythologies of ancient Greece and Rome, this guide provides both a practical manual for the student and many hours of pleasure for the lay reader. Detailing the stories of divine battles, heroic struggles against adversity, epic travels, and tragic love, this book also offers useful information on the link between the Greek and Roman gods, as well as the ancient world where their adventures took place. These legends continue to serve as a source of inspiration for modern-day authors, and after reviewing them in this expert compilation, it will be easy to see why. Un análisis de las mitologías de la Grecia y de la Roma antigua, esta guía no sólo proporciona un manual práctico para el estudiante sino que también provee muchas horas de placer para el lector en general. Detallando las historias de batallas divinas, de luchas heroicas contra la adversidad, de viajes épicos y de amor trágico, este libro también ofrece información muy útil sobre los vínculos existentes entre los dioses griegos y romanos, y sobre el mundo antiguo en el cual se desarrollan sus aventuras. Estas leyendas sirven hasta el día de hoy como fuentes de inspiración para escritores, y después de repasarlas en este compendio autorizado, será fácil entender por qué.
Author
Hélène Adeline Guerber (1859 – 1929), better known as H.A. Guerber, was a British historian most well known for her written histories of Germanic mythology. Her most well known work is Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas - George G. Harrap and Co. Ltd., 1908 in London. Other histories by Guerber include Legends of the Rhine (A.S. Barnes & Co., New York, 1895; new edition 1905), Stories of the Wagner Opera, The Book of the Epic, The Story of the Ancient World, The Story of the Greeks, The Story of the Romans, Legends of the Middle Ages, The Story of the Renaissance and Reformation, The Story of the Thirteen Colonies, and The Story of the Great Republic.
