Greek Mythology: Gods, Heroes, Monsters and Stories - Softcover
- PublisherIndependently published
- Publication date2021
- ISBN 13 9798593898333
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages201
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting.The spine remains undamaged. Greek mythology has formed our culture during the centuries in a deeper way than we realize. Still, there is one part of it that is very underrated, almost forgotten. S omething so big that we don't even notice anymore. If you want to keep reading we will be back on this soon, but first. . but first, take a look around. Greek Mythology is literally everywhere. You can find it in pop culture with books and movies like Percy Jackson or Disney's Hercules. You can find it in psychology, where the myths are used as examples of human behaviors, as in the Oedipus Complex to say the most f amous one. You can see it in the sky, where most of the names astronomy gave to stars, planets, and constellations come from Greek legends and myths, as well as in space missions and spacecrafts that are often named after Greek Mytholog y characters like Ulysses, Apollo, or Artemis. Also, many words we regularly use, like chaos, echo, hypnosis, charity, chr onology, derive directly from the characters of these legendary stories. An d of course, due to its great iconic power, you can find Greek mythology in brands and logos, both as images (think of the Tristar Pictures Pegasus) a nd names (the arguably most famous clothing brand in the world is named aft er Nike, the Greek goddess of victory). Ok, that's right, but what about that "big forgotten thing" of greek mythol ogy? We are getting there. The fact is that, given the huge presence of ancient Greek Mythology in our culture, of which we just sc. Seller Inventory # RWARE0000065660
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