Olympos

2009-10-13 Fiction

Author : Dan Simmons
Release : 2009-10-13
Genre : Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 887/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Olympos written by Dan Simmons. This book was released on 2009-10-13. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beneath the gaze of the gods, the mighty armies of Greece and Troy met in fierce and glorious combat, scrupulously following the text set forth in Homer's timeless narrative. But that was before twenty-first-century scholar Thomas Hockenberry stirred the bloody brew, causing an enraged Achilles to join forces with his archenemy Hector and turn his murderous wrath on Zeus and the entire pantheon of divine manipulators; before the swift and terrible mechanical creatures that catered for centuries to the pitiful idle remnants of Earth's human race began massing in the millions, to exterminate rather than serve. And now all bets are off.

The New Politics of Olympos

2019 History

Author : Michael Brumbaugh
Release : 2019
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 265/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The New Politics of Olympos written by Michael Brumbaugh. This book was released on 2019. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book is a study of the ways in which Kallimachos used hymns praising the Olympian gods to shape a political discourse on kingship emerging in the Hellenistic world. In it, I investigate how the poet crafts compelling new portrayals of the gods that refigure the politics of the divine family. In the new political order he depicts, Kallimachos virtually eliminates the harmful strife traditionally associated with these figures, reframing the gods as good kings and queens within the idiom of contemporary politics. Not only does Kallimachos depict these gods as pro-dynastic exemplars of good governance, but he also engages his audience in discourses on the nature of power, just rule, reciprocity, transgression and punishment, as well as the roles of kings, queens, and poets. In dialogue with a range of literary texts from the Archaic, Classical, and indeed contemporary periods, Kallimachos renegotiates the political dynamics of the Olympian gods who serve as paradigms for his ideology. I argue that this "new politics of Olympos" constitutes Kallimachos' effort to shape the political discourse emerging within and between the courts of Hellenistic superpowers. His hymns for the gods define what is praiseworthy and set the agenda for a conversation about power at the dawning of a new political phenomenon-Hellenistic kingship. I close the book with a brief overview of Kallimachos' political ideology in the Hymns, the rhetorical strategies he employs, and the inter- and intratextual dynamics that draw readers of the poetry book into a larger discussion on power, authority, and just rule. Finally, I offer some speculations on the persuasive effect of praise on a potential Ptolemaic reader for whom the poetry book might serve as an education in and inducement to good kingship"--

Olympos

2012-06-26 Comics & Graphic Novels

Author : Aki
Release : 2012-06-26
Genre : Comics & Graphic Novels
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 025/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Olympos written by Aki. This book was released on 2012-06-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From on high, the gods make sport of the mortals who toil below them. None know the cruelty of these beings better than Ganymede, a beautiful prince who was torn away from his family by the gods' divine hands. Granted immortality, Ganymede now whiles away his days in an inescapable miniature garden for the amusement of the gods, particularly Apollo. But the gods themselves are no strangers to the boredom of eternal life, and as Ganymede quickly discovers, they will do anything to keep themselves entertained, both at his expense and at one another's...

Olympos the Selfish Squirrel

2009-10 Juvenile Fiction

Author : Darla DeSosa-Rocha
Release : 2009-10
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 917/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Olympos the Selfish Squirrel written by Darla DeSosa-Rocha. This book was released on 2009-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone has a moment of selfishness, and Olympos is no different. Olympos wants a different life-to be a different animal. He only thinks of himself, visiting the most fearsome creature in the forest. But the task that she gives Olympos will cost his friends everything and soon Olympos is faced with the most painful decision. Will Olympos be able to get himself out of his predicament, or will he suffer the consequences? Would you choose to sacrifice yourself to save your friends? In Olympos, the Selfish Squirrel, Olympos is faced with this decision. Join new author Darla DeSosa-Rocha as she takes you on a journey from selfishness to altruism. Darla DeSosa-Rocha is a third grade teacher who enjoys teaching and has always enjoyed reading and writing. Darla earned her bachelor's degree in upstate New York and is pursuing her master's degree. Darla and her husband, Rick, currently reside north of Tampa, Florida where they enjoy the sunshine and warm weather.

Poppy & Pollo go to Mount Olympos!

2018-05-01 Juvenile Fiction

Author : Paul Watkins
Release : 2018-05-01
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 169/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Poppy & Pollo go to Mount Olympos! written by Paul Watkins. This book was released on 2018-05-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautifully illustrated duo of children’s books engage two pairs of adventurous kids with a quirky exotic wildlife and a humorous re-imagining of the Greek gods Poppy and Pollo, children of the mysterious Zeus, go in search of their long-lost father on Greece’s mighty Mount Olympos, with the help of their oddly assorted but divinely inspired family. Uncle Poseidon, sister Athena and brothers Hermes, Hephaistos, Dionysos and Ares are all on hand to show them the way. Even the delights of sister Aphrodite, the schemes of uncle Hades, or the power of god Zeus himself, do not divert them! Published by Format Books, 2018

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