Perseus and the Monstrous Medusa
Title | Perseus and the Monstrous Medusa PDF eBook |
Author | Joan Holub |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 128 |
Release | 2016-04-12 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1481435159 |
Perseus and the Olympians face off against the evil, nasty Medusa, who can turn them all to stone with just one look.
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome
Title | Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome PDF eBook |
Author | E. M. Berens |
Publisher | e-artnow |
Pages | 245 |
Release | 2021-08-02 |
Genre | Social Science |
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"Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome " is a comprehensive mythology collection, presenting all the major and minor gods of Rome and Greece, with descriptions of festivals and retellings of major mythological stories. The author, thoroughly details each Greek and Roman god, goddess, hero, demi-god and creature and gives the reader a clear and succinct idea of the religious beliefs of the ancients. An exceptional book for those interested in Greek or Roman mythology.
Perseus
Title | Perseus PDF eBook |
Author | Paul D. Storrie |
Publisher | Graphic Universe |
Pages | 52 |
Release | 2009-01-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1580138888 |
In graphic novel format, retells the story of how King Polydectes planned to get rid of young Perseus so he could wed his mother, Danae, by tricking him into slaying Medusa--a snake-haired monster whose look turns humans into stone.
Medusa's Secret
Title | Medusa's Secret PDF eBook |
Author | D.A. Henneman |
Publisher | Saray Books LLC |
Pages | 106 |
Release | 2021-10-20 |
Genre | Fiction |
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In Ancient Greece, sometimes death is only the beginning… Medusa’s human form, granted by the virgin goddess, has always been enough for her. Until now. No longer a virgin, Medusa now faces banishment from the temple and Athena’s legendary wrath. Perseus’s love for Medusa breeds poison when kept a secret from all who live on Mt. Olympus. To have a life together, the couple must air the truth, even if it shakes the foundation of the Parthenon. Medusa struggles to embrace her monstrous past, as Perseus is faced with a choice – to embrace a hero’s life, or to follow his heart’s desire. The collision of their destinies forces them into a world that neither imagined.
Medusa
Title | Medusa PDF eBook |
Author | Rosie Hewlett |
Publisher | Silverwood Books |
Pages | 204 |
Release | 2021-04-30 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781800420663 |
Gorgon. Killer. Monster. Victim. Survivor. Protector. Medusa breathes new life into an ancient story and echoes the battle that women throughout millennia have continued to wage.
Heroes Every Child Should Know
Title | Heroes Every Child Should Know PDF eBook |
Author | Hamilton Wright Mabie |
Publisher | Litres |
Pages | 370 |
Release | 2019-05-08 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 5041705283 |
Medusa
Title | Medusa PDF eBook |
Author | David Leeming |
Publisher | Reaktion Books |
Pages | 130 |
Release | 2013-06-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1780231334 |
With her repulsive face and head full of living, venomous snakes, Medusa is petrifying—quite literally, since looking directly at her turned people to stone. Ever since Perseus cut off her head and presented it to Athena, she has been a woman of many forms: a dangerous female monster that had to be destroyed, an erotic power that could annihilate men, and, thanks to Freud, a woman whose hair was a nest of terrifying penises that signaled castration. She has been immortalized by artists from Leonardo da Vinci to Salvador Dalí and was the emblem of the Jacobins after the French Revolution. Today, she’s viewed by feminists as a noble victim of patriarchy and used by Versace in the designer’s logo for men’s underwear, haute couture, and exotic dinnerware. She even gives her name to a sushi roll on a Disney resort menu. Why does Medusa continue to have this power to transfix us? David Leeming seeks to answer this question in Medusa, a biography of the mythical creature. Searching for the origins of Medusa’s myth in cultures that predate ancient Greece, Leeming explores how and why the mythical figure of the gorgon has become one of the most important and enduring ideas in human history. From an oil painting by Caravaggio to Clash of the Titans and Dungeons and Dragons, he delves into the many depictions of Medusa, ultimately revealing that her story is a cultural dream that continues to change and develop with each new era. Asking what the evolution of the Medusa myth discloses about our culture and ourselves, this book paints an illuminating portrait of a woman who has never ceased to enthrall.