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Travelling Heroes: Greeks and their myths in the epic age of Homer

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Explores how the intrepid seafarers of eighth-century Greece sailed around the Mediterranean, encountering strange new sights - volcanic mountains, vaporous springs, huge prehistoric bones - and weaving them into the myths of gods, monsters and heroes that would become the cor...

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Product ID:9780140244991
Product Form:Paperback / softback
Country of Manufacture:GB
Title:Travelling Heroes
Subtitle:Greeks and their myths in the epic age of Homer
Authors:Author: Robin Lane Fox
Page Count:528
Subjects:Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Ancient history, Ancient Greek religion and mythology, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology), Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Ancient Greek religion & mythology, Folklore, myths & legends, Ancient Greece
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Explores how the intrepid seafarers of eighth-century Greece sailed around the Mediterranean, encountering strange new sights - volcanic mountains, vaporous springs, huge prehistoric bones - and weaving them into the myths of gods, monsters and heroes that would become the cornerstone of Western civilization: the Odyssey and the Iliad.

Robin Lane Fox''s Travelling Heroes: Greeks and their Myths in the Epic Age of Homer proposes a new way of thinking about ancient Greeks, showing how real-life journeys shaped their mythical tales.

The tales of the ancient Greeks have inspired us for thousands of years. But where did they originate? Esteemed classicist Robin Lane Fox draws on a lifetime''s knowledge of the ancient world, and on his own travels, to open up the age of Homer.

His acclaimed history explores how the intrepid seafarers of eighth-century Greece sailed around the Mediterranean, encountering strange new sights - volcanic mountains, vaporous springs, huge prehistoric bones - and weaving them into the myths of gods, monsters and heroes that would become the cornerstone of Western civilization: the Odyssey and the Iliad.

''A beautiful evocation of a tantalizing world ... Travelling Heroes is a tour de force''
  Rowland Smith, Literary Review

''Lyrical, passionate ... his great gift is to make this long-ago world a vivid, extraordinary and sometimes frightening place ... a wonderful story''
  Elizabeth Speller, Sunday Times

''Original, daring and arguably life-enhancing ... produced with a sweeping narrative flourish worthy of a cinematographer or screenwriter''
  Paul Cartledge, Independent

''Lane Fox argues his case with tremendous style and verve ... learned, and always lively''
  Mary Beard, Financial Times

Robin Lane Fox (b. 1946) is a Fellow of New College, Oxford, and a University Reader in Ancient History. His other books include The Classical World, Alexander the Great, Pagans and Christians and The Unauthorized Version. He was historical advisor to Oliver Stone on the making of Stone''s film Alexander, for which he waived all his fees on condition that he could take part in the cavalry charge against elephants which Stone staged in the Moroccan desert.


Imprint Name:Penguin Books Ltd
Publisher Name:Penguin Books Ltd
Country of Publication:GB
Publishing Date:2009-10-29