The greek myths
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A greek cover and commemorative coin marking the end of the greek drachma - free postage read more
2 €
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This large spode platter is from the greek collection, in perfect condition with no cracks or chipsl 58 cm x w 45 cm read more
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Beautiful artemis statue 12 inches high by 7 inches wide originally bought from cyprus, also have yreia the greek goddess of health statue £20 for artemis £15 for yreia or £30 for both
20 €
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Debut author alexander utkin, retells the slavic myths of his youth in a stunning new graphic novel, illustrated in a bold new stylebut will they give up that which is most precious to them? see oxfam website for delivery information read moretogether they travel far across the land to the domains of the king's three sisters to claim the merchant's prizeoxfam homeware arnold an action-packed debut title for middle grade readers with an appetite for folklore and mythology, who are ready to move beyond storybook fairy taleswhen a merchant nurses the king of birds back to health after he is injured in a great war, he is offered a great reward
7 €
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A paperback book in excellent condition, the prague golem: jewish stories of the ghetto published by vitalis, tells the stories, myths and legends of the old, mysterious prague ghetto
1 €
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Expertly researched and ingeniously executed, norwich takes us through the arab conquests of syria and north africa; the holy roman empire and the crusades; ferdinand and isabella and the spanish inquisition; the great sieges of rhodes and malta by the sultan süleyman the magnificent; the pirates of the barbary coast and the battle of lepanto; nelson and napoleon; the greek war of independence and the italian risorgimentoa landmark in popular history-tellingthe middle sea is colourful, character-driven history at its most enjoyable and is the culmination of john julius norwich's distinguished career as one of the greatest enthusiasts for anecdotal historyjohn julius norwich has visited every country around its shores; now he tells the story of the middle sea - a tale that begins with the pharaohs and ends with the treaty of versailles - in a dramatic account of the remarkable civilisations that rose and fell on the lands of the mediterraneanthis wonderfully riveting history reveals our favourite holiday destination in all its glorious, epic depth' sunday telegraph see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam original liverpool an electrifying narrative history of the mediterranean from ancient egypt to , from the bestselling author of the popes and sicily: a short historythe mediterranean has nurtured three of the most dazzling civilisations of antiquity, witnessed the growth of three of our greatest religions and links three of the world's six continents'an expertly paced, exhilarating reada splendid achievement for its memorable scope and vitality
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Oxfam shop ulverston big-budget adventure remake based loosely on the greek myth of perseus, who is played here by sam worthingtonwhen hades (ralph fiennes), the god of the underworld, threatens to seize power from zeus, perseus embarks on a life-threatening mission to defeat himjoined by a group of brave warriors, perseus is forced to battle beasts and demons in order to save his family, and will only succeed if he finally accepts and uses his power as a godsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreperseus is the son of the king of the gods, zeus (liam neeson), but is raised as a man
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Zorba the greek condition lp vinyl record - excellent condition the sleeve - excellent condition postage to uk only - £3more and more amor, 4cinco de mayo, 5a walk in the black forest, 6walk, don't run, 2spanish flea, 5and the angels sing, 4herb alpert and the tijuana brass - !!going places!! - nspl artist: herb alpert and the tijuana brass label: pye title: as in title cat no: nspl format: vinyl lp country: uk released: condition: excellent - excellent side 1 180 royal mail standard your album will be shipped in a defendapak corrugated cardboard mailer for added security read moretijuana taxi, 2i'm getting sentimental over you, 33rd man theme, side 2 1
5 €
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Oxfam shop salisbury big-budget adventure remake based loosely on the greek myth of perseus, who is played here by sam worthingtonwhen hades (ralph fiennes), the god of the underworld, threatens to seize power from zeus, perseus embarks on a life-threatening mission to defeat himjoined by a group of brave warriors, perseus is forced to battle beasts and demons in order to save his family, and will only succeed if he finally accepts and uses his power as a godsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreperseus is the son of the king of the gods, zeus (liam neeson), but is raised as a man
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The hesiodic poems are then treated in the same waya2 see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop sherwood this a volume from the series 'the dawn of european literature'just slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the bottom cornersthe fold-out map 'to illustrate the catalogue of the ships' is present and in perfect conditionin his introduction the author explains that this is aimed at those who wish to study the topic in earnestinternally there is a prize plate to the back of the front board but otherwise the book is impeccableafter an historical preface there is an introductory survey of the iliad and odysseythe title is in gilt with two decorated capitalsblue-grey boards with black lettering and simple design on both front and spinethe two poems are then presented in a continuous summary, accompanied by detailed explanations
19 €
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Oxfam shop kendal feelgood blockbuster adaptation of the smash-hit stage musical, with meryl streep finding love the second time around on the greek islesarriving on the sun-drenched mediterranean island for the first time in 20 years, the now middle-aged hunks soon rekindle long dormant emotions, causing donna to revisit her past glories, and, with the help of her two oldest friends, rosie (julie walters) and tanya (christine baranski), belt out all those abba hits with the exuberance of a spring chickendisc in good condition see oxfam website for delivery information read moreafter reading her mother donna (streep)'s diary, soon-to-be-wed sophie (amanda seyfried) invites three of her mother's old flames, bill (stellan skarsgard), sam (pierce brosnan), and harry (colin firth) to the wedding, in the hope of finding out who her real father is
3 €
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Nearly twenty-five hundred years ago the greek thinker heraclitus supposedly uttered the cryptic words "phusis kruptesthai philei"  the aphorism, usually translated as "nature loves to hide", has haunted western culture ever since and is the subject of this engaging study by pierre hadot  dust jacket in very good condition with very slight signs of shelf wearfine overall, with dj (unclipped "$")  (taken from inside the front of the dust jacket) see oxfam website for delivery information read more  taking the allegorical figure of the veiled goddess isis as a guide and drawing on the work of both the ancients and later thinkers such as goethe, rilke, wittgenstein and heidegger, hadot traces successive interpretations of heraclitus' wordsgreen/black boards with gold titles  clean and tightly bound with no inscriptions or annotations but with very occasional side-linings in textoxfam books & music winchester 399pp
87 €
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Students and exegetes of the old testament and its individual authors and books will be introduced here to antioch's distinctive approach and interpretation by commentators reading their local form of the greek biblethough the biblical text was admittedly jewish in origin, "the text and the meaning are ours," claimed chrysostom; and the great bulk of extant remains reveals the pastoral priority given to this often obscure materialoxfam bookshop glossop road very good condition, no real marks or wear in the period between the councils of nicea and chalcedon in the fourth and fifth centuries, the faithful in the churches of the ecclesiastical district of antioch were the beneficiaries of the ministry of the word from distinguished pastorsin the course of this survey, readers will gain an insight also into antioch's worldview and its approach to the person of jesus, to soteriology, morality and spiritualitysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreincluded in this ministry were homilies on the old testament by john chrysostom and written commentaries by his mentor diodore and his fellow student theodore, and later by theodoret
70 €
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Oxfam bookshop carlisle remake of the fantasy classic, loosely based on the greek myth of perseuswhen hades (ralph fiennes), the god of the underworld, threatens to seize power from zeus, perseus embarks on a life-threatening mission to defeat himjoined by a group of brave warriors, perseus is forced to battle beasts and demons in order to save his family, and will only succeed if he finally accepts and uses his power as a godperseus (sam worthington) is the son of the king of the gods, zeus (liam neeson), but is raised as a manproduct is sealed and unusedsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
3 €
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We meet the greek navigator pytheus, whose description of the celts as prettanike (the 'painted people') yielded the latin word britannicinow, in great tales of english history, robert lacey captures one hundred of the most pivotal moments: the stories and extraordinary characters who helped shape a nationand we visit the new forest, in , and the mysterious shooting of king william rufuswe witness the roman victory celebrations of ad 43, where a squadron of elephants were paraded through colchesterin very good conditionsome shelf wear to the jacketthis first volume begins in bc with the life and death of cheddar man and ends in with wat tyler and the peasants' revoltoxfam bookshop victoria from ancient times to the present day, the story of england has been laced with drama, intrigue, courage and passion - a rich and vibrant narrative of heroes and villains, kings and rebels, artists and highwaymen, bishops and scientistssee oxfam website for delivery information read morefrom ethelred the unready to richard the lionheart, the venerable bede to the black prince, this is, quite simply, history as history should be toldpacked with insight, humour and fascinating detail, robert lacey brings the stories that made england brilliantly to lifehardback signed first edition
6 €
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Anthony quinn gives a life-affirming performance as zorba, a lovable rogue with an insatiable lust for lifewhen shy englishman basil (alan bates) arrives on the isle of crete, zorba sets out to teach him the ways of the world
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Oxfam books & music lichfield all six episodes from the second season of the s bbc drama series set on the greek island of creteian hendry and wanda ventham star as bar owners erik and ann shepherd, a mysterious couple with a past full of secretssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
19 €
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Oxfam books & music lichfield all nine episodes from the first season of the s bbc drama series set on the greek island of creteian hendry and wanda ventham star as bar owners erik and ann shepherd, a mysterious couple with a past full of secretssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
4 €
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Oxfam bookshop glossop road very good condition, only slight shelf wear presents a graphic novel adaptation of the homeric epic recounting the triumphs and defeats of the greek and trojan heroessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
17 €
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But lexman owes vassalaro, the greek moneylender, and vassalaro has threatened to kill himit is no secret that kara had hoped to marry the beautiful grace, but she is now lexman's wifea tense and powerful tale that moves dramatically between london and the balkanshe also believes that there is a great criminal lost in john lexman, the detective-story writer involved in a plot more fantastic than any of his own ingenious mysteriesoxfam bookshop ipswich kara hates candlessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
4 €
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Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitepresented to mitch schneider (promoter) for salesgreat lp,cd,mc award with the new" riaa hologramm sticker very rare sales awardcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeofficial music sales award from the usaoriginal gold album recordare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
295 €
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Phidias was mainly employed in athensplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitephidias was one of the most famous sculptors of ancient greecewear and tear according to agehe was probably born in athens in about 490 bc and died about 432 years bccatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableamong other things, he was the master builder of the parthenonour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeshipping: registered with postnlcondition: in good conditiondimensions: height 35 cmare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
114 €
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Oxfam shop ulverston 11 songs performed by tacticos and his bouzoukis (christakis costa, lambros panayi, samakis bassou, pavlos tsapos, manos loïzou includes strose to stroma sou yia thio (zorba's dance), ta pethia tou pirea (never on sunday) and varka sto yialo (rowing boat by the shore) see oxfam website for delivery information read more
3 €
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Some marks to the outer cover, slight bend to outer edges and fading of the spinepages slightly yellowing but in relatively good conditionoxfam bookshop victoria road this book is a hardback edition see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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40 €
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham an englishman goes to crete in order to open a family mine, and while there he comes across zorba, a man with a sad past but a marvellous enthusiasm for life, which he tries to instill in the rather stuffy englishman
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'an odyssey through greek mythology'a romp through the lives of ancient greek godsenter the world of stephen fry's sunday times bestseller, heroesin this companion to his bestselling mythos, stephen fry gloriously retells the epic myths of the greek heroes - which will be loved by young and old alikeif you like the sound of heroes, you'll love mythos - fry's first foray into the enthralling world of greek mythologythe gods seem to be smiling on fry - his myths are definitely a hit' evening standard'just as delightful and difficult to put down as the firstfew mere mortals have ever embarked on such bold and heart-stirring adventures, overcome myriad monstrous perils, or outwitted scheming vengeful gods, quite as stylishly and triumphantly as greek heroespraise for mythos:'ebullient and funny' times'entertaining and edifying' daily telegraph'a rollicking good read' independent'the greek gods of the past become relatable as pop culture, modern literature and music are woven throughoutsee atalanta - who was raised by bears - outrun any man before being tricked with golden applesthe gods will be pleased' times'assured and engagingwitness wily oedipus solve the riddle of the sphinx and discover how bellerophon captures the winged horse pegasus to help him slay the monster chimerajoin jason aboard the argo as he quests for the golden fleecefilled with white-knuckle chases and battles, impossible puzzles and riddles, acts of base cowardice and real bravery, not to mention murders and selfless sacrifices, heroes is the story of what we mortals are truly capable of - at our worst and our very bestjoyfully informal yet full of the literary legacy' guardian see oxfam website for delivery information read morein this companion to his bestselling mythos, stephen fry brilliantly retells these dramatic, funny, tragic and timeless talesheroes makes the stories relatable without skimping on the gory details, or sacrificing the truths of the mythit's rich, it's funny and you'll feel like you've learned a lot' heraldoxfam bookshop byres road imagine sandals on your feet, a sword in your hand, hot sun beating down on your bronze helmetall hail stephen fry' daily mailthe pace is lively, the jokes are genuinely funny' guardian'an olympian featfry is at his story-telling best
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6 €
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greek text with translation, commentary and noteswhile particular attention is paid to elucidating pindar's cryptic chains of thoughts and to explaining the significance of the myths in the odes, much greater help than usual in this series is given with translating the greekoxfam bookshop hexham pindar's odes, blending beauty of poetic form and profundity of thought, are one of the wonders of ancient greecethis edition aims to make for the first time a selection of these wonderful, but complex, poems accessible and enjoyable not only to scholars and advanced students but especially to sixth-form students and non-classicists (including anyone interested in pindar's influence on english poetry)see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe selection, which contains pindar's most famous poem (olympian 1) and two particularly charming mythical stories (in pythian 9 and nemean 3), illustrates pindar's range and variety by including odes commemorating victors at each of the four major gamescomposed in the first instance to commemorate athletics victories, they fan out like a peacock's tail to illuminate with brilliant subtlety and imagination the human condition in general, and how our moments of heroic achievement are inevitably tempered by our mortal frailties
14 €
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20cmx15cm - all plates present - condition: good, minor wear to boards, all plates inscription to ffep famous greek myths 2please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitemackenzie - cresham publishing company - illustrations by john duncan - 359p, 20cmx15cm - condition: good, minor wear to boards, all plates present read moreour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available"myths of crete & pre-hellenic europe" by donald a"classic myth and legend" by hope moncrieff - cresham publishing company, london - first uk edition - 440pare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
38 €
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham from greek myths to graphicssee oxfam website for delivery information read morewe are helped to reach a greater awareness of how literature can transport us and help us make sense of what it means to be human
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What makes these books and this series so great is that they are not approaching myths as fairy tales, or children's stories, but as truth, as the stories that tell us who we are and why we are here and how we are to livein good conditiontheir goal was to assemble some of the top authors in the world and have them re-tell a myth or legend in their own wordsslight wear on the corners of the slip-case and light discolouring in the top of the spines see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe series was launched october 22nd, after nearly seven years of workoxfam bookshop hampstead the myths: volumes i-vi box of six paperbacks containing: a short history of myth by karen armstrong the penelopiad by margaret atwood weight by jeanette winterson the helmet of horror by victor pelevin lion's honey by david grossman dream angus by alexander mccall smith this project is the brainchild of jamie byng, a publisher at cognate books
30 €