Heroes / Stephen Fry.
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TextSeries: Fry, Stephen, Mythos ; 2.Publisher: [London, England] : Michael Joseph, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Description: xiii, 462 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly colour), map, genealogical table ; 24 cmContent type: cartographic image | cartographic image | still image | text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780241380376; 0241380375; 9780241380369; 0241380367Subject(s): Legends -- Greek | Legends - Greek | Heroes -- Greece | Mythology, Greek | Gods, Greek | Heroes - Greece | Mythology, Greek | Gods, Greek | Gods, Greek | Mythology, Greek | Heroes | Legends | Legends -- Greece | GreeceDDC classification: 398.210938 Other classification: 18.43 Summary: Few mere mortals have ever embarked on such bold and heart-stirring adventures, overcome myriad monstrous perils, or outwitted scheming vengeful gods, quite as stylishly and triumphantly as Greek heroes.Join Jason aboard the Argo as he quests for the Golden Fleece. See Atalanta - who was raised by bears - outrun any man before being tricked with golden apples. Witness wily Oedipus solve the riddle of the Sphinx and discover how Bellerophon captures the winged horse Pegasus to help him slay the monster Chimera.Heroes is the story of what we mortals are truly capable of - at our worst and our very best.
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"Mortals and monsters. Quests and adventures."
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Few mere mortals have ever embarked on such bold and heart-stirring adventures, overcome myriad monstrous perils, or outwitted scheming vengeful gods, quite as stylishly and triumphantly as Greek heroes.Join Jason aboard the Argo as he quests for the Golden Fleece. See Atalanta - who was raised by bears - outrun any man before being tricked with golden apples. Witness wily Oedipus solve the riddle of the Sphinx and discover how Bellerophon captures the winged horse Pegasus to help him slay the monster Chimera.Heroes is the story of what we mortals are truly capable of - at our worst and our very best.
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