Iidsete aegade lood I

Iidsete aegade lood #1

by Menelaos Stephanides, Tiit Heidmets (Translator)

Olümpose jumalad

Kreekamaalt on pärit suurem osa muinasaja tuntumaid müüte ja legende; selles raamatus leiame iidsetest aegadest meieni jõudnud lugusid kaheteistkümnest Olümpuse jumalast.

Vanade kreeklaste jumalad olid nii välimuselt kui ka tegudelt väga sarnased tavaliste surelikega. Jumalatelgi olid omad nõrkused ning ilmeksimatud ei olnud nemadki. Ent ülekohtusel teol polnud õigust ei jumalate ega lihtsaurelike puhul. Vanad kreeklased leidsid kõikväelistele olümplastele koha oma igapäevaaskelduste seas, ja üleloomulike sündmuste taustaks olid tihtipeale Kreekamaa kaunimad paigad – nii seostus inimhinges üleloomulik vägevus kodukandi looduse iluga.

Genres: Childrens

206 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1989

About the author

Menelaos Stephanides, the author of ‘Greek Mythology’, originally studied economics in Athens but his main preoccupation was writing.

For more than twenty-five years he concentrated, with great success, on the retelling of ancient Greek myths, tirelessly studying the source materials to achieve his literary version of the many stories. Working with his brother, the artist and illustrator Yannis Stephanides, he wrote and published the 18-volume series ‘Greek Mythology’ for children, which was translated into several languages and later reissued as a pocket book for older readers. He then turned his attention to more recent Greek tradition, studying hundreds of folk tales the most appealing of which he retold in the highly successful 10-volume series ‘Folk Tales from Greece’.

Menelaos Stephanides’ name is now familiar in many parts of the world, thanks to the translation of both his mythology and the folk tales into several foreign languages. In 1989 his book ‘Jason and the Argonauts’ was awarded two Pier Paolo Vergerio honourable distinctions by the University of Padua, while in 1998 his entire published work was recommended by the Hellenic Ministry of Education for inclusion in school libraries, having already long been recognised as a source of reference for publishers, the reading public and educationalists.

Reviews

[Nike Andaru · Rating 4 out of 5]

Baca di perpus.
Suka sama mitologi yunani dari dulu, cuma ya cerita silsilahnya selalu banyak bener, mungkin perlu dibikin infografisnya biar enak dibaca 😁

Kali ini tentang Athena, dewi kebijaksanaan, tapi juga dewi kerajinan yang hebat sekali dalam menenun. Lahir dari kepala Zeus (gak ngerti deh gimana) dan katanya salah satu dewi yang tetap perawan.

[Katrin · Rating 4 out of 5]

πολη μ`αρεσουν αυτα τα βιβλια απο τ`αδελφια στεφανιδης. ελληνικη μυθολογια, ευκολα για με λιγα λογια. τελεια για εμενα που ακομα διαβαζω σιγα σιγα στα ελληνικα.

[Kaido · Rating 3 out of 5]

I got first knowledges about Greece mythology from this book.