The Father Of Andromeda

It is 1979 just outside a remote Zambian village when seventeen-year-old Chimuka meets Sara, a white woman near his school. The thirty-three-year-old mother of two and the young, nave man begin a relationship that will transform both their lives in ways they never could have imagined. As Chimuka shuns conventional African living for the dream of higher education and a liberated life, he decides to follow Sara. In the midst of a struggle for dignity and pride, he soon finds himself immersed in a maelstrom of cultural clashes, social opprobrium, and personal upheaval. Torn between the roles of lover, friend, breadwinner, and mother, Sara is also lost in her own tumultuous battles. After five years together in Zambia and Kenya, the two finally part, but loyally write hundreds of letters to each other that maintains their emotional connection despite the distance between them. Thirty years later, Chimuka convinces Sara to meet him under the shade of a fig tree and awaits the conclusion of his unforgettable odyssey from the heart of Africa into the soul of the woman he has always loved as his mother.

Learn of the heroic deeds of Perseus in this novel about his relationship with Andromeda. Tied to a rock, Andromeda was left for the serpent Cetus, who plagued her homeland. Perseus slew the monster and rescued Andromeda, later making her his wife.

Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the ancient Greeks, and a genre of Ancient Greek folklore. These stories concern the origin and nature of the world, and the lives and activities of deities, heroes, and mythological creatures. This meticulously edited collection thoroughly details each Greek god, goddess, hero, demi-god and creature. It also brings the main sources of Greek Mythology, Homer's epics Iliad and Odyssey, Hesiod's Theogony as well as Ovid's Metamorphoses. Contents: Greek Gods First Dynasty Second Dynasty Third Dynasty: Olympian Divinities Sea Divinities Minor Divinities Night and Her Children Greek Legends Theogony (Hesiod) Metamorphoses (Ovid) Iliad (Homer) Odyssey (Homer)

The Metamorphoses is a Latin narrative poem comprised of over 250 myths. The poem chronicles the history of the world from its creation to the deification of Julius Caesar within a loose mythico-historical framework. The Metamorphoses is one of the most influential works in Western culture, it has inspired such authors as Dante Alighieri, Giovanni Boccaccio, Geoffrey Chaucer, and William Shakespeare. Numerous episodes from the poem have been depicted in acclaimed works of sculpture, painting, and music.

Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the ancient Greeks, and a genre of Ancient Greek folklore. These stories concern the origin and nature of the world, and the lives and activities of deities, heroes, and mythological creatures. This meticulously edited collection thoroughly details each Greek god, goddess, hero, demi-god and creature. It also brings the main sources of Greek Mythology, Homer's epics Iliad and Odyssey, Hesiod's Theogony as well as Ovid's Metamorphoses._x000D_ Contents:_x000D_ Greek Gods_x000D_ First Dynasty_x000D_ Second Dynasty_x000D_ Third Dynasty: Olympian Divinities_x000D_ Sea Divinities_x000D_ Minor Divinities_x000D_ Night and Her Children_x000D_ Greek Legends _x000D_ Theogony (Hesiod)_x000D_ Metamorphoses (Ovid)_x000D_ Iliad (Homer)_x000D_ Odyssey (Homer)_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_

You're no idiot, of course. You can find Greece on a map, know that Kevin Sorbo stars as Hercules on TV, and have heard of Freud's Oedipus theory. But when it comes to classical mythology, you feel like you've been foiled by the gods. Don't curse Zeus yet! The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Classical Mythology has all you need for a working knowledge of the timeless world of Greek and Roman myths.