中文简介：

知名作家和古代生活史学家Philip Matyszak撰写的古希腊罗马诸神的基本插图指南，他生动地重述了他们的故事并探索了他们的起源。

古希腊罗马诸神都是谁？他们对崇拜他们的人意味着什么？尽管人们普遍崇拜古希腊罗马诸神的时代早已过去，但几千年来他们一直吸引着作家和艺术家，并给他们带来灵感。从阿佛洛狄忒到阿波罗，从波塞冬到宙斯，这些都是西方文化中的知名人物，然而在这些经常出现在艺术和写作中的知名人物背后却有着丰富而不为人知的传说。

在经典的《伊利亚特》、《奥德赛》和《变形记》中，以及在现代重述的《喀耳刻》和《波西·杰克逊系列》中，古希腊罗马诸神是令人着迷的角色。他们是不朽的、强大的，但也是虚荣的、复仇的和脆弱的。此外，作为死亡、生育、爱情和战争的表现，众神也是我们了解希腊人和罗马人如何看待自己世界的关键。Philip Matyszak介绍了这个万神殿的所有复杂性，引导我们从奥林匹斯山到哈迪斯的深处。每一章都聚焦于一个单独的神或女神，从希腊人和罗马人所理解的他们的“传记”开始，探索传说的起源。Matyszak结合了历史与众神主演的神话，讲述了从宇宙创造和普遍战争的故事到灾难性的婚礼和掷铁饼者的故事。这本图文并茂的古希腊罗马诸神指南是任何对神话和古典文明感兴趣的人的理想书籍。

英文简介：

The essential illustrated guide to the gods and goddesses of ancient Greece and Rome by renowned author and historian of ancient life Philip Matyszak, who vividly retells their stories and explores their origins.

Who were the gods and goddesses of ancient Greece and Rome? What did they mean to the people who worshipped them? Although their time of widespread worship is long gone, the Greek and Roman gods have fascinated and inspired writers and artists for millennia. From Aphrodite to Apollo, Poseidon to Zeus, these are some of the most recognizable characters in Western culture, yet there is rich, unknown lore behind these famous figures who regularly feature in art and writing.

The Greek and Roman gods are enthralling characters in the enduringly powerful Iliad, Odyssey, and Metamorphoses, as well as in modern retellings like Circe and the Percy Jackson series. They are immortal and powerful, yet also vain, vindictive, and vulnerable. Moreover, as manifestations of death, fertility, love, and war, the gods are also our key to understanding how the Greeks and Romans saw their world. Philip Matyszak presents this pantheon in all their complexity, guiding us from Mount Olympus to the depths of Hades. Each chapter focuses on an individual god or goddess, beginning with their "biography" as understood by the Greeks and Romans and exploring the origins of the legends. Matyszak mixes history with vivid retellings of the myths in which the gods have a starring role, from stories of cosmic creation and universal war to disastrous weddings and freak discus accidents. This sumptuously illustrated guide to the gods of Greece and Rome is a must-have for anyone interested in mythology and classical civilization.