Legends and Myths of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome

“Legends and Myths of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. The most complete original edition” as interpreted by the famous researcher of Antiquity N.A. Kun has long become a classic without which it is hard to imagine the childhood or youth... of an educated person. In addition to the classical texts of the legends and myths of Ancient Greece, the book is based on chapters about ancient Roman mythology from the first edition of 1914 “What the ancient Greeks and Romans told about their gods and heroes”. The present edition includes myths about gods, heroes, and the Argonauts, includes the “Iliad” and “Odyssey”, myths about Agamemnon and Orestes, and presents the Theban cycle of myths. Their plots and images, full of harmony and grandeur, are the key to understanding works of art from Antiquity to the present day, the foundation of any education. The book is beautifully illustrated, containing numerous reproductions of painted canvases, sculptures, and ancient Greek vase painting, which will help immerse oneself in the world of ancient myths.