Caroline Lawrence
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Absolutely. Yeah, they're a wonderful part of Greek mythology. I think one of the things that we love about Greek myths are the amazing images that you don't get in any other culture or storytelling or scenario. And I just, you know, when I think of Greek myths, I think of things like a giant wooden horse standing in the middle of a flaming city. Who thought that up? That's amazing.
Absolutely. Yeah, they're a wonderful part of Greek mythology. I think one of the things that we love about Greek myths are the amazing images that you don't get in any other culture or storytelling or scenario. And I just, you know, when I think of Greek myths, I think of things like a giant wooden horse standing in the middle of a flaming city. Who thought that up? That's amazing.
Absolutely. Yeah, they're a wonderful part of Greek mythology. I think one of the things that we love about Greek myths are the amazing images that you don't get in any other culture or storytelling or scenario. And I just, you know, when I think of Greek myths, I think of things like a giant wooden horse standing in the middle of a flaming city. Who thought that up? That's amazing.
Or something like, I asked my husband, I just asked him, I said, when I say Greek mythology, what images come to mind? He said, the judgment of Paris, you know, this shepherd standing in front of three goddesses, often nude, judging them during a beauty contest. Things like just the birth of Aphrodite, things like that. And
Or something like, I asked my husband, I just asked him, I said, when I say Greek mythology, what images come to mind? He said, the judgment of Paris, you know, this shepherd standing in front of three goddesses, often nude, judging them during a beauty contest. Things like just the birth of Aphrodite, things like that. And
Or something like, I asked my husband, I just asked him, I said, when I say Greek mythology, what images come to mind? He said, the judgment of Paris, you know, this shepherd standing in front of three goddesses, often nude, judging them during a beauty contest. Things like just the birth of Aphrodite, things like that. And
When I think about it, I have to say, I think about it a lot from Greek vases and the primary sources, but for me, when I was growing up, The Greek myths were Ray Harryhausen films. And some of those films, Jason and the Argonauts and Clash of the Titans, Jason and the Argonauts about Jason, Clash of the Titans about Perseus, have some of the most stunning imagery that will never leave my head.
When I think about it, I have to say, I think about it a lot from Greek vases and the primary sources, but for me, when I was growing up, The Greek myths were Ray Harryhausen films. And some of those films, Jason and the Argonauts and Clash of the Titans, Jason and the Argonauts about Jason, Clash of the Titans about Perseus, have some of the most stunning imagery that will never leave my head.
When I think about it, I have to say, I think about it a lot from Greek vases and the primary sources, but for me, when I was growing up, The Greek myths were Ray Harryhausen films. And some of those films, Jason and the Argonauts and Clash of the Titans, Jason and the Argonauts about Jason, Clash of the Titans about Perseus, have some of the most stunning imagery that will never leave my head.
Well, my latest book is called Pantheon, and it's actually about the 12 Olympians, or actually there were 14. So I do the 14 major gods, but I thought I couldn't leave out the minor gods. And then I thought, well, I've got to include the heroes. And I'm afraid the monsters come right at the end, and I don't do them all. But I do do quite a few.
Well, my latest book is called Pantheon, and it's actually about the 12 Olympians, or actually there were 14. So I do the 14 major gods, but I thought I couldn't leave out the minor gods. And then I thought, well, I've got to include the heroes. And I'm afraid the monsters come right at the end, and I don't do them all. But I do do quite a few.
Well, my latest book is called Pantheon, and it's actually about the 12 Olympians, or actually there were 14. So I do the 14 major gods, but I thought I couldn't leave out the minor gods. And then I thought, well, I've got to include the heroes. And I'm afraid the monsters come right at the end, and I don't do them all. But I do do quite a few.
And in a way, the whole book is kind of just a little introduction. And I often say that I kind of boil down these complex mythological characters to their essence, to the kind of stock cubes of who and what they were. So I just give a little paragraph on each. So it's perfect for the attention span of today's reader, just a little box about each one.