{"product_id":"me-and-achilles-and-sisyphus-richard-e-davies-9781535030403","title":"Me and Achilles and Sisyphus: Why Myths are in our Minds","description":"A discussion of some Greek\/Roman myths that are widely recognized in 21st century culture. Why do we all know about Sisyphus pushing a rock up a hill? Why do we expect a lightning strike when we do something \"bad.\" Why do we say, \"Achilles' heel\" or \"Pandora's box?\" This book presents the full mythological story for a dozen myths that are alive today, and discusses connections with our time and possible reasons why the myths are part of our thought process. It even has a chapter on the connection among Centaurs, Amazons, Andromeda, and racism. The book is written for the general reader, and begins and ends with brief essays on the nature of mythology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard E. Davies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1535030402\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781535030403\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/16\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.33d","brand":"Richard E. Davies","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46094157644031,"sku":"9781535030403","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_70395f97-6ca9-4928-9b59-3537ae872170.jpg?v=1724843849","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/me-and-achilles-and-sisyphus-richard-e-davies-9781535030403","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}