The gold standard in Greek mythology, in a dazzling Graphic Deluxe Edition with
a new introduction by the bestselling author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympi
ans seriesFrom the creation of the world out of Chaos and the birth of the Olymp
ians to the Trojan War and Odysseus's return, Robert Graves's superb retelling o
f the Greek myths has long been acclaimed as the definitive edition. Graves draw
s on sources scattered throughout ancient literature, using a novelist's skill t
o weave a crisp, coherent narrative of each myth and providing commentaries with
cross-references, interpretations, and explanations based on solid scholarship.
The result is a classic volume of many of the greatest stories ever told--stori
es of the gods, heroes, and extraordinary events that inspired Homer, the Greek
tragedians, and so much of subsequent European literature.
