Myths of Greece and Rome: illustrated with fine art classics paintings

by Jane Harrison and Jane Harrison

Book Overview

"All men, in virtue of their humanity, are image-makers, but in some the image is clear and vivid, in others dull, lifeless, wavering. The Greeks were the supreme ikonists, the greatest image-makers the world has ever seen, and, therefore, their mythology lives on to-day. The genius of Rome was not for ikonism; their mythology, save when they borrow from the Greeks, is negligible. They worshipped not gods, not dei, but powers, numina. These numina...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B07YTF5LKS
• ISBN13: 9791029907746
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Fv Editions
• Length: 92 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"