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Aesop's Fables: The Cruelty of the GodsA witty, scatological illustrated version of the world's most celebrated fables, allegedly written by a slave in the 5th century BC. A book for our times: as Gebler notes, Aesop has two subjects the exercise of power and the experience of the powerless, who endure life and all that it inflicts on them. This retelling of the Fables makes them relevant and richly enjoyable. Gavin Weston's brilliant images complement Gebler's prose. Large and fierce

King Odysseus sailed to war with Troy

The book is part of the "Classical World" series

in selection

Και τι θα γίνει όταν το γέλιο έρθει στη ζωή εκείνης

bringing chaos and terror

4 and 6) will help to make Lucretius' urgent and impassioned argument

I have only made love with gusto once in many months - and you know very well which day I am talking about

breeding habits

from the famous debate of Medea and Jason to the 'unmotivated' entrance of Aegeus and the controversial monologue of Medea

αλλά και μια σειρά από δολοφονίες γιατρών

from being guided by reason and exercising self-control to being free from envy and the love of power

He was both orator and critic and his efficiency in preserving written versions of his speeches have left us with an abundance of material for the comparison of theory with practice

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