ASIN: B00DBK551U
Publisher: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Pages: 105
The most famous and popular mythological system of ancient origin, the Greek gods continue to astound and entertain us with tales of drama, tragedy, and plenty of comedy. From these we have gleaned many of the contemporaneous views and beliefs of the ancient Greeks, and above all we have come to value the myths of the mightiest of Greek gods: the sons of Kronos. Zeus, the god that rules them all, the god of the the sky and its lightning. Poseidon, the mighty god of the seas and the shaker of the earth. And Hades, the mysterious and foreboding lord of the dead and the Underworld.In this text we visit each of the three brothers, from their birth and harrowing victory over the tyrant Kronos, their father, to their roles and domains in the world and the pantheon. We also look at how they were viewed in and affected ancient Greek society, as well as peering into the oral and written ...
