H. Carpenter Livres

An essential visual handbook for anyone interested in Greek myth written by T. H. Carpenter, one of the world’s leading experts on myth in ancient art. The ancient Greeks recorded their mythology on vase paintings, engraved gems, and bronze and stone sculptures, offering depictions that often predate any references to the myths in literature or recount alternative, unfamiliar versions of these tales. In some cases, visual art provides our only evidence of these myths, as there are no surviving accounts in ancient Greek literature of stories such as the Fall of Troy or Theseus and the Minotaur. Art and Myth in Ancient Greece is a comprehensive survey of myth as it appears in Greek art. This classic volume has been updated with text and full-color images of more than three hundred scenes from Greek sculptures, vases, and gems. Aiding in the identification of mythological scenes and explaining chronological developments in style and subject matter, this book is an essential reference for anyone interested in the art, drama, poetry, or religion of ancient Greece.

0245, 6 December 1941. USS Swordfish spots the Japanese strike force 600 miles from Pearl Harbor. In this alternative history adventure, Japan cancels the attack, preventing U.S. entry into the war. Free from American interference, Hitler's scientists perfect an operational atomic bomb. Demonstrating this newfound power, Germany obliterates a remote British village thus blackmailing Britain into an armistice and forcing America to remain neutral. Undeterred, British Intelligence must ferret out Germany's atomic resources and destroy them. AGATHA, the stunning widow of a downed RAF pilot and superlative field agent in her cover as a neutral Swiss socialite in Berlin, becomes romantically involved with Luftwaffe General Peter von Zimmermann, pilot of the atomic attack, in hopes of gaining actionable intelligence. Discovering the atomic program's location, she leads an assault on the facility, but the Germans still have three operational bombs. Enraged, Hitler orders a strike on Moscow. Zimmermann, despite his confliction over Nazi tyranny, pilots the mission flying a prototype strategic bomber nicknamed "The Linden Tree."

Die Banshee Áine Bailey hoffte, nach ihrem Schulabschluss endlich tun und lassen zu können was sie wollte. Doch kurzerhand erfährt sie, dass sie nicht nur ein Dämon, sondern ebenso ein halbes Einhorn ist. Und wenn das nicht schon genug wäre, versucht ein totgeglaubter Dämon das Siegel der Unterwelt zu öffnen und die Höllenfahrt einzuleiten, die unmittelbar in die Apokalypse führen könnte. Die einzige Möglichkeit zur Rettung: Das Siegel der Unterwelt mit Áines Blut verschließen. Da ihr nicht mehr viel Zeit bleibt, versucht sie, zusammen mit ihrem besten Freund Luke, das Ende der Welt aufzuhalten. Nicht wissend, dass ihr Opfer sie viel mehr kosten wird, als nur ihr Blut...