Auke de Haan: Greek Mythology Book For Teens, Kartoniert / Broschiert

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Did you know Zeus once threatened to hang Hera from the sky with golden chains for rebelling against him? Greek myths, in their original form, are far darker, stranger, and more human than most retellings let on. This book presents them the way they were meant to be told, without the sugarcoating.

From Titans devouring their own children to Persephone trapped in the underworld by a handful of pomegranate seeds, this guide covers the full sweep of Greek mythology with all the violence, jealousy, and raw emotion left intact. Medusa's real story, cursed after being assaulted in Athena's temple. Orpheus losing Eurydice not to carelessness but to doubt. Pandora's jar, not box, designed by Zeus as a trap with Hope buried beneath everything terrible. Achilles and Patroclus presented honestly rather than edited down for comfort. The source material is respected enough not to be watered down.

Gods behaving badly, tragic love stories, monsters in context, and the human side of myth. These ancient stories mirror real struggles with trust, anger, grief, and redemption. Greek myths were never gentle bedtime stories.