{"product_id":"2940012161376","title":"THE MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME (Classic Ancient Myths)","description":"The want of an interesting work on Greek and Roman mythology, suitable for\u003cbr\u003ethe requirements of both boys and girls, has long been recognized by the\u003cbr\u003eprincipals of our advanced schools. The study of the classics themselves,\u003cbr\u003eeven where the attainments of the pupil have rendered this feasible, has\u003cbr\u003enot been found altogether successful in giving to the student a clear and\u003cbr\u003esuccinct idea of the religious beliefs of the ancients, and it has been\u003cbr\u003esuggested that a work which would so deal with the subject as to render it\u003cbr\u003eat once interesting and instructive would be hailed as a valuable\u003cbr\u003eintroduction to the study of classic authors, and would be found to assist\u003cbr\u003ematerially the labors of both master and pupil.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn endeavoring to supply this want I have sought to place before the\u003cbr\u003ereader a lifelike picture of the deities of classical times as they were\u003cbr\u003econceived and worshiped by the ancients themselves, and thereby to awaken\u003cbr\u003ein the minds of young students a desire to become more intimately\u003cbr\u003eacquainted with the noble productions of classical antiquity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt has been my aim to render the Legends, which form the second portion of\u003cbr\u003ethe work, a picture, as it were, of old Greek life; its customs, its\u003cbr\u003esuperstitions, and its princely hospitalities, for which reason they are\u003cbr\u003egiven at somewhat greater length than is usual in works of the kind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a chapter devoted to the purpose some interesting particulars have been\u003cbr\u003ecollected respecting the public worship of the ancient Greeks and Romans\u003cbr\u003e(more especially of the former), to which is subjoined an account of their\u003cbr\u003eprincipal festivals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI may add that no pains have been spared in order that, without passing\u003cbr\u003eover details the omission of which would have {ii} marred the completeness\u003cbr\u003eof the work, not a single passage should be found which could possibly\u003cbr\u003eoffend the most scrupulous delicacy; and also that I have purposely treated\u003cbr\u003ethe subject with that reverence which I consider due to every religious\u003cbr\u003esystem, however erroneous.","brand":"Shizzle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47081174794480,"sku":"2940012161376","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940012161376_p0.jpg?v=1763553026","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940012161376","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}