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<p><b>The first anthology ever to present the entire range of ancient Greek and Roman stories—from myths and fairy tales to jokes</b><br><br>Captured centaurs and satyrs, talking animals, people who suddenly change sex, men who give birth, the temporarily insane and the permanently thick-witted, delicate sensualists, incompetent seers, a woman who remembers too much, a man who cannot laugh—these are just some of the colorful characters who feature in the unforgettable stories that ancient Greeks
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Hansen, William
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Published
- 2017
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781400884674
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Science, Literary Collections, Folklore
- Rating
- 4.5 / 5 (61 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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