What the Greeks and Romans Told About Their Gods and Heroes

The book by the famous Russian historian, writer, and researcher of antiquity Nikolai Albertovich Koon introduces readers in an engaging and accessible way to the tangled labyrinth of ancient mythology. The first section - "Gods" - tells of the creation of the world and the birth of the gods, introduces Zeus the Thunderer, the lord of the seas Poseidon, the master of the underworld Hades, Apollo and Artemis, Athena, Aphrodite, and other characters from the ancient Greek pantheon. The second section - "Heroes" - collects legends about the feats of Perseus, Hercules, and Theseus, about the flight of Daedalus and his young son Icarus, about the kidnapping of Europa, about the love of the cyclops Polyphemus for the sea nymph Galatea, and many others. The book is illustrated with delicate graphic works by Anna Khopta.