{"product_id":"the-gods-and-goddesses-of-greece-and-rome-9780500024188","title":"The Gods and Goddesses of Greece and Rome","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe essential illustrated guide to the gods and goddesses of ancient Greece and Rome, vividly retelling their stories and exploring their origins.       Who were the gods and goddesses of ancient Greece and Rome? What did they mean to the people who worshipped them? Although their time of widespread worship has long passed, the Greek and Roman gods have fascinated and inspired writers and artists for millennia. From Aphrodite to Apollo, Poseidon to Zeus, these are some of the most recognizable characters in Western culture, yet there is a much richer past behind famous paintings of the birth of Aphrodite or the bold iconography of Zeus and his thunderbolts.       The Greek and Roman gods are enthralling characters in the enduringly powerful Iliad, Odyssey and Metamorphoses. They are immortal and powerful yet also vain, vindictive and vulnerable. Moreover, as manifestations of death, fertility, love and war, the gods are also our key to understanding how the Greeks and Romans saw their \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  FIRST–GENERATION OLYMPIANS\u003cbr\u003e  Zeus \/  Jupiter\u003cbr\u003e  Hera  \/  Juno\u003cbr\u003e  Aphrodite  \/ Venus \u003cbr\u003e  Hades  \/ Pluto \u003cbr\u003e  Poseidon  \/ Neptune \u003cbr\u003e  Demeter  \/ Ceres\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  THE NEXT GENERATION\u003cbr\u003e  Athena  \/  Minerva\u003cbr\u003e  Artemis  \/  Diana\u003cbr\u003e  Hermes  \/  Mercury\u003cbr\u003e  Ares  \/  Mars\u003cbr\u003e  Dionysus  \/  Bacchus\u003cbr\u003e  Hephaestus  \/  Vulcan\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  BEYOND OLYMPUS\u003cbr\u003e  Janus\u003cbr\u003e  Hecate  \/  Trivia\u003cbr\u003e  Hestia  \/  Vesta\u003cbr\u003e  Isis\u003cbr\u003e  Serapis\u003cbr\u003e  Asclepius  \/  Aesculapius\u003cbr\u003e  Mithras\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  EPILOGUE\u003cbr\u003e  Between Human and Divine","brand":"Thames \u0026 Hudson Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48884157120855,"sku":"9780500024188","price":24.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780500024188.jpg?v=1722530702","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-gods-and-goddesses-of-greece-and-rome-9780500024188","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}