A Bestiary of Monsters in Greek Mythology

Download or read book A Bestiary of Monsters in Greek Mythology written by Spyros Syropoulos and published by Archaeopress Archaeology. This book was released on 2018-08-31 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Greek myths abound in images of beauty and perfection: charming gods, attractive goddesses, and handsome heroes, all of them standards of physical and spiritual flawlessness. However, the ancient Greeks were not fond of absolutes. No god or hero is shown without blemishes in character and ethics, and some are even physically imperfect, like Hephaestus, who is ugly and lame. Another element that dominates Greek mythology is the idea of balance. Good and evil, light and darkness, hubris and punishment. What could not be missing from this world is the image of reversed beauty: monstrosity. The aim of this book is to explore the realm of the imaginary world of Greek mythology and present the reader with a categorization of monstrosity, referring to some of the most noted examples in each category.