The Dolphin Rider

The Dolphin Rider
Author: Bernard Evslin
Publisher: Graymalkin + ORM
Total Pages: 75
Release: 2023-04-13
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1631683675

The Greek myths are celebrated as timeless stories in this collection by renowned author Bernard Evslin “The Dolphin Rider” is Arion, who lives in Corinth, a city near the sea. He longs to go on great adventures, but an oracle warns that if he embarks on a voyage, he will never return. When Apollo, the god of music, gives Arion a golden lyre for his twentieth birthday, Arion ignores the oracle’s words and sets sail for Sicily. Everyone falls in love with his singing, and great treasures are heaped on him, but Arion is forced to contend with an unexpected foe: man’s greed. “The Gift of Fire” introduces Prometheus, the young giant who fears no one, including Zeus, mighty ruler of gods and men. However, when Prometheus vows to bring his precious gift to every cave in the land, he makes multiple deadly enemies. This collection also features stories about Narcissus, destined to fall in love with his own beautiful reflection; King Midas, who loves only gold; Cupid, who must suffer the consequences when he is struck down by love; and the fatally curious Pandora.

Wild Dolphin Rider

Wild Dolphin Rider
Author: Nancy Donovan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 80
Release: 2015-04
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781942155041

Through the magic of desire, Sean discovers he can speak with Mari, a young dolphin mother, who takes him aboard her back for a day on the ocean. But just beyond the harbor jetty, Mari's pod is scattered by a tuna fleet, and Sean soon wonders if either he or the pod will survive to tell the tale. Searching for Mari's missing son, they confront the dangers of the sea - from lost drift nets to lightning storms - and readers learn how different life is for wild dolphins from those in captivity.

Little Lost Dolphin (Barbie)

Little Lost Dolphin (Barbie)
Author: Random House
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2014-01-07
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 038537304X

Girls ages 4 to 6 love dolphins, so they will love reading how Barbie® rescues a cute baby dolphin in this Step into Reading leveled reader!

I Can Be a Horse Rider (Barbie)

I Can Be a Horse Rider (Barbie)
Author: Mary Man-Kong
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2012-01-10
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0307977331

Barbie has learned all about being a pet vet, a ballerina, a teacher—and now she can be a horse rider, too! Girls ages 4 to 6 love horses, and they will love reading about Barbie as she learns what it takes to be a riding champion in this Step 1 reader.

Music and Memory in the Ancient Greek and Roman Worlds

Music and Memory in the Ancient Greek and Roman Worlds
Author: Lauren Curtis
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 381
Release: 2021-10-28
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1108831664

Combines multiple theoretical perspectives and diverse media to examine the relation between music and memory in ancient Greece and Rome.

The Liar School of Herodotos

The Liar School of Herodotos
Author: W.K. Pritchett
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 365
Release: 1993-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 9004674837

Professor Pritchett, questioning the patron-izing and dismissive tone which a group of scholars has reserved for Herodotos, devotes his attention to four works of the past decade which have to do with Herodotos' source-citations, his epigraphical listings, his record for Scythia, and the treatment of the topography of Thermopylai by a geomorphological survey team, as well as some miscellaneous writings. His procedure is to take up passage by passage the examples where Herodotos has been charged with falsification in an effort to show that there exists in the literature evidence which mutes the allegations. He concludes with sections on a general appraisal of Herodotos by specialists and a discussion of Herodotos' audience. The monograph is of general interest to students of Greek historiography. There is an index of the Herodotean passages which are scrutinized.

On the Fascination of Objects

On the Fascination of Objects
Author: Sally Waite
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Total Pages: 307
Release: 2016-02-29
Genre: History
ISBN: 1785700073

The Shefton Collection in Newcastle upon Tyne contains a fine array of Greek and Etruscan objects and takes its name from its founder Professor Brian Shefton (1919 – 2012). In spite of the importance of this collection it has not been widely published and remains something of a hidden gem. Brian Shefton was an insightful collector, as well as a distinguished scholar of Greek and Etruscan archaeology, and the 14 papers presented here reflect the broad scope of the collection; ranging across pottery, jewelery, terracottas and metalwork. The contributions, written by leading experts in the field, focus on specific objects or groups of objects in the Collection, providing new interpretations and bringing previously unpublished items to light. The history of the Shefton Collection is explored. Together these contributions provide a tribute to a remarkable individual who made a substantial and notable contribution to his discipline.

Homo Necans

Homo Necans
Author: Walter Burkert
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 380
Release: 1983
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780520036505

Blood sacrifice, the ritual slaughter of animals, has been basic to religion through history, so that it survives in spiritualized form even in Christianity. How did this violent phenomenon achieve the status of the sacred? This question is examined in Walter Burkert's famous study.