ASIN: B01H5N0FG8
Publisher: Amazon.com Services LLC
Pages: 32
Discover the Extraordinary Legends & Myths of Ancient Greece The Greeks were one of the first civilizations to conceive gods and goddesses that were similar to human beings: attractive men and women, old folks with dignity and humor, and young innocent children. Naturally, these anthropomorphized gods interacted and communicated with humans on a regular basis. The gods were not typically withdrawn and reserved figures; they actively participated in the affairs of mortals and exercised their greater power to those they favored. In addition, they were neither omnipotent nor omniscient; they possessed individual and human-like qualities that portrayed them as fallible, imperfect deities rather than absolute and supreme beings. Gods, Goddesses, Heroes & Monsters is a synopsis of the major tenets of Greek mythology, including the profiles of particular gods, goddesses, heroes, and monsters. ...
