{"title":"Mythology","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"9781408891957","title":"Norse Mythology","description":"\u003cp\u003eIntroducing an instant classic—master storyteller Neil Gaiman presents a dazzling version of the great Norse myths.\u003cbr\u003eNeil Gaiman has long been inspired by ancient mythology in creating the fantastical realms of his fiction. Now he turns his attention back to the source, presenting a bravura rendition of the great northern tales. In Norse Mythology, Gaiman fashions primeval stories into a novelistic arc that begins with the genesis of the legendary nine worlds; delves into the exploits of the deities, dwarves, and giants; and culminates in Ragnarok, the twilight of the gods and the rebirth of a new time and people. Gaiman stays true to the myths while vividly reincarnating Odin, the highest of the high, wise, daring, and cunning; Thor, Odin's son, incredibly strong yet not the wisest of gods; and Loki, the son of giants, a trickster and unsurpassable manipulator. From Gaiman's deft and witty prose emerges the gods with their fiercely competitive natures, their susceptibility to being duped and to dupe others, and their tendency to let passion ignite their actions, making these long-ago myths breathe pungent life again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+Neil+Gaiman\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eNeil Gaiman\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Neil Gaiman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47376612622499,"sku":"9781408891957","price":305.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9781408891957_9b9e181a-439f-4e4f-93f5-0eb70ad0052d.jpg?v=1776528705"},{"product_id":"9781405934138","title":"Mythos","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Greek myths are the greatest stories ever told, passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and artists as varied as Shakespeare, Michelangelo, James Joyce and Walt Disney. They are embedded deeply in the traditions, tales and cultural DNA of the West.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Stephen Fry's hands the stories of the titans and gods become a brilliantly entertaining account of ribaldry and revelry, warfare and worship, debauchery, love affairs and life lessons, slayings and suicides, triumphs and tragedies.You'll fall in love with Zeus, marvel at the birth of Athena, wince at Cronus and Gaia's revenge on Ouranos, weep with King Midas and hunt with the beautiful and ferocious Artemis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThoroughly spellbinding, informative and moving, Stephen Fry's Mythos  perfectly captures these stories for the modern age - in all their rich and deeply human relevance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+Stephen+Fry\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eStephen Fry\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Stephen Fry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47376681238691,"sku":"9781405934138","price":295.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9781405934138_dbde1c61-e283-4bf0-a5b4-710c3699ea91.jpg?v=1776525292"},{"product_id":"9781405940368","title":"Heroes","description":"\u003cp\u003eFew 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoin 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHeroes is the story of what we mortals are truly capable of - at our worst and our very best.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+Stephen+Fry\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eStephen Fry\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Stephen Fry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47377081532579,"sku":"9781405940368","price":295.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9781405940368_7e3f3f29-9e03-4ef9-b9f7-b9da9fb3ffa7.jpg?v=1776525521"},{"product_id":"9781405944465","title":"Troy","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Troy. The most marvellous kingdom in all the world. The Jewel of the Aegean. Glittering Ilion, the city that rose and fell not once but twice . . .'\u003cbr\u003eThe story of Troy speaks to all of us - the kidnapping of Helen, a queen celebrated for her beauty, sees the Greeks launch a thousand ships against that great city, to which they will lay siege for ten whole and very bloody years.\u003cbr\u003eIt is Zeus, the king of the gods, who triggers war when he asks the Trojan prince Paris to judge the fairest goddess of them all. Aphrodite bribes Paris with the heart of Helen, wife of King Menelaus of the Greeks, and naturally, nature takes its course.\u003cbr\u003eIt is a terrible, brutal war with casualties on all sides. The Greeks cannot defeat the Trojans - since Achilles, the Greek's boldest warrior, is consumed with jealousy over an ally's choice of lover, the Trojan slave Briseis, and will not fight . . .\u003cbr\u003eThe stage is set for the oldest and greatest story ever told, where monstrous passions meet the highest ideals and the lowest cunning.\u003cbr\u003eIn Troy you will find heroism and hatred, love and loss, revenge and regret, desire and despair. It is these human passions, written bloodily in the sands of a distant shore, that still speak to us today.\u003cbr\u003eTroy is a myth in which we seek the truth about ourselves, which Stephen Fry brings breathtakingly to life for our modern age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+Stephen+Fry\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eStephen Fry\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Stephen Fry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47379286524067,"sku":"9781405944465","price":295.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9781405944465_491a290d-7675-4e38-a983-be3002b5ef79.jpg?v=1776525687"},{"product_id":"9780639708461","title":"Hesiodos - Gode, monsters en mense","description":"\u003cp\u003eDie verhale van die Griekse gode en helde wat op die berg Olumpos sou gewoon het, het mense deur die eeue geboei. Met W.J. Henderson se vertaling van die skrywer Hesiodos se Oorsprong van die gode en Die skild van Herakles word hierdie mites nou ook vir Afrikaanse lesers aan die newels van die tyd ontruk: die hoofgod Zeus, die beeldskone godinne Hera en Athena, sterk helde soos Herakles en Perseus en gruwelike monsters soos die Gorgone, die Kentour en die reusehond Kerberos.\u003cbr\u003eIn Werke en dae, die tweede van hierdie drietal tekste, gee Hesiodos die hedendaagse leser 'n kykie op die ou Grieke se landboumetodes, die skeepvaart en handel en die gewoontes en bygelowe van meer as ses eeue voor die begin van ons jaartelling.\u003cbr\u003eHierdie drie tekste is tegelykertyd vreemd en bekend omdat die gebeure, karakters en name steeds in ons tyd opduik as verwysings in die letterkunde, jeugverhale, in handelsname en in spreekwoorde. 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