**The gold standard in Greek mythology, in a dazzling Graphic Deluxe
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cover art by Ross Macdonald and a new introduction by the
multimillion-copy bestselling author of the Percy Jackson and the
Olympians series
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From the creation of the world out of Chaos and the birth of the
Olympians to the Trojan War and Odysseus's return, Robert Graves's
superb retelling of the Greek myths has long been acclaimed as the
definitive edition. Graves draws on sources scattered throughout ancient
literature, using a novelist's skill to 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--stories
of the gods, heroes, and extraordinary events that inspired Homer, the
Greek tragedians, and so much of subsequent European literature.
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