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It is,  however, only ancient Greek mythology which, thanks to its  quality, has transcended every geographical and chronological  frontier and has become a possession of the human spirit as a  whole.The purpose of this volume is to provide a Mythology which  is not addressed only to specialists - though without losing its  scholarly character - but which will be accessible to a wide range of the public; a Mythology which will be read with pleasure  by children and adults, by scholars and intellectuals, but also  by ordinary people who, without any interest in the specialist  questions of academic research, wish to be entertained by  discovering what stories the ancient Greeks told about their gods  and heroes and to enjoy in a straightforward manner the beauty of  the ancient myths.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49596302622993,"sku":"GOR001715698","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49603880386833,"sku":"GOR001775731","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":50031799501073,"sku":"CIN9602133732A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50124727451921,"sku":"CIN9602133732VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50297489588497,"sku":"CIN9602133732G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50586235896081,"sku":"GOR010602013","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53141092827409,"sku":"GOR005474353","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9602133732.jpg?v=1751453038"},{"product_id":"greek-mythology-book-katerina-servi-9781861185594","title":"Greek Mythology","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49646301249809,"sku":"GOR013388812","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1861185596.jpg?v=1751281859"},{"product_id":"athens-piraeus-kaisariani-daphni-eleusis-brauron-sounion-book-katerina-servi-9789602133897","title":"Athens - Piraeus - Kaisariani - Daphni - Eleusis - Brauron - Sounion","description":"Map of Athens, The history of Athens, The environs of the  Acropolis, Acropolis, Acropolis Museum, South Slope of the  Acropolis, Areopagos Hill of the Nymphs, Pnyx, Hill of  Philopappos, Canellopoulos Museum, Plaka, Museum of Greek Folk  Art, Centre of Folk Art and Tradition, Museum of Greek Folk  Musical Instruments, Aerides Bath-House, The area of the Ancient  Agora, Ancient Agora, Museum of the Ancient Agora Roman Agora,  Library of Hadrian, Monastiraki, Kerameikos, Kerameikos Museum,  Area of the Olympieion, Olympieion, Hadrian's Arch, Sanctuaries  on the banks of the Ilissos, Zappeion, National Garden, Soteiras  Lykodemou, Presidential Palace, Panathenaic Stadium, Area of the  Parliament, Parliament, Syntagma Square, Benaki Museum, Museum of  Cycladic Art, Byzantine Museum, War Museum , National Gallery  Kolonaki, Lykavittos, Area of the University, University,  Academy, National Library, iliou Melathron'\/ Numismatic Museum,  National Historical Museum , Klafthmonos Square, Hagioi Theodoroi  , Museum of the City of Athens, Area of Omonoia square , Omonoia  Square, Demarcheiou Square, Psyrri, National Theatre,  Polytechneion, National Archaeological Museum, Epigraphic Museum,  In the Athens area, Piraeus, Piraeus Archaeological Museum,  Maritime Museum of Greece, Kaisariani Monastery, Daphni Monastery  , Eleusis, Eleusis Museum, Brauron, Brauron Museum, Sounion, Map  of Attica.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50469168447761,"sku":"GOR002779310","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50470164037905,"sku":"GOR008526004","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9602133899.jpg?v=1751433948"},{"product_id":"acropolis-book-katerina-servi-9789602134528","title":"The Acropolis","description":"One of the most important monuments of human civilisation and the new architectural jewel of Athens are both presented through informative, easy to read texts in a fully illustrated edition with colour representations and detailed site plans. This brand new book begins with a look at the history of Athens and the Acropolis. Starting at prehistoric times, this historical overview describes the town's development, from a quite modest Mycenaean settlement to one of the most powerful city-states of the classical era, the one that gave birth to democracy and theatre, and then its downfall to a small, provincial fortified town of the Byzantine Empire. At the same time, the reader can follow the historical steps of the Acropolis itself, originally a fort, which was transformed to the most glamorous shrine of the city, only to become a fort again, after the end of the ancient world. Then, there is a short account of the Athenian myths, especially the ones concerning the town's patron deity, Athena. After discovering the exciting past of the town and the sacred rock, the reader will get to know the temples, buildings in general, that were constructed at the top of the Acropolis during the archaic and classical era of Greece. 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