Lucilla Burn

Redits avec toute la force dramatique, on trouvera dans ce livre quelques-uns des plus captivants de tous les mythes grecs : l'affrontement épique de la guerre de Troie, la longue errance d'Ulysse, le tragique destin d'Œdipe et les aventures héroïques d'Héraklès, de Thésée, de Persée et de Jason. L'auteur présente d'abord le panthéon complexe des dieux et des déesses de l'Olympe ; elle rappelle leurs attributs, leur généalogie, les épisodes souvent comiques qui émaillent leurs relations. Elle évoque ensuite l'histoire de ces dieux et déesse, héros et héroïnes en prenant appui sur l'environnement artistique et culturel du monde antique qui les a créés. Le dernier chapitre fait l'inventaire du riche héritage imaginaire du mythe grec, dont la puissance ne s'est pas démentie de Botticelli à Sigmund Freud.

Mythes grecs

Mitos Griegos (Pasado Legendario)

Nagehan Tokdoğan

Yunan mitleri

Describes Hellenistic artistic developments that emerges in fourth-century Macedon, looking at the representations of royal and private individuals; the design, furnishing and appearances of cities, sanctuaries, houses and tombs; and the characteristic themes of Hellenistic iconography.

From Alexander the Great to Augustus

Hellenistic Art

Introduces and retells Greek myths, including the Trojan War, Odysseus, Theseus, and Oedipus, and reviews their continuing legacy

Greek Myths

British Museum

British Museum. Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities

This introduction to Greek and Roman art begins with the Greek Bronze Age and continues through the Geometric, Classical and Hellenistic periods and the Etruscans of pre-Roman Italy, to the Romans themselves, whose influence extended across the Mediterranean.

The British Museum Book of Greek and Roman Art

Mity greckie

Marina Warner

World of Myths (The Legendary Past)

As the last great Athenian red-figure vase painters, the Meidias Painter and his followers were known for their depiction of elegant women gracefully assembled. Combining stylistic and thematic analysis, this iconographical study examines the group's subject matter, sources of inspiration, and the relationship of their depicted scenes with life in the late 5th century B.C.

The Meidias Painter

Here retold in all their dramatic power are some of the most exciting and influential of all Greek myths: the epic struggle of the Trojan War, the wanderings of Odysseus, the tragic destiny of Oedipus, and the heroic adventures of Herakles, Theseus, Perseus, and Jason. The author introduces the complex pantheon of Olympian gods and goddesses, describing their attributes, genealogies, and often comic relationships, and illustrates the personalities and their stories by drawing upon the artistry of the ancient culture which created them. A concluding chapter reviews the powerful and continuing imaginative legacy of Greek myth, from Botticelli to Freud.

Lucilla Burn

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