Olympic Muse Poems in Greek and English on the Ancient Olympic Spirit |
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| Author:
| Evangeliou, Christos |
| ISBN: | 978-1-942495-06-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2016 |
| Publisher: | Parnassos Press - Fonte Aretusa
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $12.00 |
Book Description:
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The poems of this collection, published in Greek and English on facing pages, turn around the Hellenic concept of aretē or excellence, which is personified and mythologized since antiquity as Arethusa or Aretousa, in a more popular way. For the Ancient Hellenes, the concepts of aretē and athleticism were closely connected and cultivated intensely for honor and for victory.In this spirit, athletes of any kind of virtue and competition are called upon to come and take part in...
More DescriptionThe poems of this collection, published in Greek and English on facing pages, turn around the Hellenic concept of aretē or excellence, which is personified and mythologized since antiquity as Arethusa or Aretousa, in a more popular way. For the Ancient Hellenes, the concepts of aretē and athleticism were closely connected and cultivated intensely for honor and for victory.In this spirit, athletes of any kind of virtue and competition are called upon to come and take part in this poetic symposium for an aesthetic and sensuous feast. With virtuous Aretousa as their inspirational leader and the Hellenic poet as their cheer-leader, they are invited to train together, to compete vigorously, and to celebrate the symbolic and poetic crowning of victorious athletes of Hellenic aretē.