Oh My Gods: A Modern Retelling of Greek and Roman Myths

Oh My Gods: A Modern Retelling of Greek and Roman Myths
ISBN-10
1451609981
ISBN-13
9781451609981
Category
History
Pages
368
Language
English
Published
2013-01-01
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Author
Philip Freeman

Description

A professor of classics and visiting scholar at the Harvard Divinity school presents modern interpretations of traditional Greek and Roman myths that render classic themes accessible to a new generation of readers. By the author of Alexander the Great.

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