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His story is told by the first Olympian herself, Hestia, Goddess of the hearth and home. From her seat in the center of Mt. Olympus, the first Olympian, Hestia, relates the rise of Dionysos, from his birth to a mortal mother, to his discovery of wine, his battles with madness and his conquering of death itself, culminating, finally, in his ascent to Olympus and Godhood -- the first new god and the last of the Pantheon.… (meer)
George O'Connor wraps up his wonderful series about the gods of Greek mythology with a solid entry about the origin of the god of wine and disorder. Dionysos has an LGBTQIA+ spin, raised as a girl and as a boy and later having male and female lovers. He's also a populist demigod, gathering followers with wine and trying to wave of success to a full seat on Mount Olympus.
It's interesting to pick out elements common to the Gilgamesh epic and Christianity and find the through-line or continuity to some of humanity's beliefs. ( )
Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis.Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
A toast. To everyone who helped see these books to completion, to all my loved ones, to everyone who supported this series, more people than I could ever list here -- this book is for you. And of course, I raise my glass to the Olympians themselves -- that family of perfect, imperfect Gods, living in assumed human forms -- long may you reign. - G. O.
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Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis.Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
In the time before time, there was nothing, Kaos. From Kaos came Gaea, our grandmother Earth. And from Gaea came Ouranos, the sky. You know this story already.
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Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis.Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
All around me they gather, and old tales are told. New stories unfold. And I sit, and I watch. And I listen.
His story is told by the first Olympian herself, Hestia, Goddess of the hearth and home. From her seat in the center of Mt. Olympus, the first Olympian, Hestia, relates the rise of Dionysos, from his birth to a mortal mother, to his discovery of wine, his battles with madness and his conquering of death itself, culminating, finally, in his ascent to Olympus and Godhood -- the first new god and the last of the Pantheon.
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