Review
'A new translation of unknown Greek legends, with a highly original but very learned commentary on aspects of lore from nightingales to typhoons' - Marina Warner, The Week
A new translation of unknown Greek legends, with a highly original but very learned commentary on aspects of lore from nightingales to typhoons - Marina Warner, The Week
A new translation of unknown Greek legends, with a highly original but very learned commentary on aspects of lore from nightingales to typhoons - Marina Warner, The Week
Product Description
This collection of 41 Greek myths and legends by Antoninus Liberalis, translated into English for the first time, is a unique source for tales of transformation and metamorphoses. This volume includes the tale of Cephalus and Procris in which heroine practices sex therapy on King Minos; the transformation of the arrogant musician Cerambus into a whining beetle; and the change of Hylas into an echo. The editor's in-depth commentary, more detailed than the usual brand of translator's notes, furnishes enough explanatory materials to place each tale in its proper social and literary context.
