{"product_id":"ancient-greek-heroes-athletes-poetry-by-gregory-nagy-9780674296282","title":"Ancient Greek Heroes, Athletes, Poetry","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eAncient Greek Heroes, Athletes, Poetry\u003c\/em\u003e, Gregory Nagy continues where \u003cem\u003eThe Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours\u003c\/em\u003e left off. This book is also centred on some of the greatest masterpieces of ancient Greek literature, including the Homeric \u003cem\u003eIliad\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/em\u003e as well as seven tragedies stemming from the grand masters of the Classical Age of Athens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt returns to the same grand era and then moves beyond, in both time and space, with a new emphasis: how did the heroes of ancient Greek poetry relate to athletes, female as well as male, who competed in the athletic festivals of ancient Greece? A primary point of interest here is the seasonally recurring festival of the ancient Olympics, notionally founded by the hero Herakles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47429795512556,"sku":"9780674296282","price":49.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780674296282.jpg?v=1774559914","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/ancient-greek-heroes-athletes-poetry-by-gregory-nagy-9780674296282","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}