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Presenting the stories of Zeus and Europa, Theseus and Ariadne, the birth of Athens and the fall of Troy, in all their variants, Calasso also uncovers the distant origins of secrets and tragedy, virginity, and rape. "A perfect work like no other. (Calasso) has re-created . . . the morning of our world."--Gore Vidal. 15 engravings.Roberto Calasso is the author of 'The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony', published 1994 under ISBN 9780679733485 and ISBN 0679733485.
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