Author: Ueji Yuho
Publisher: Yen Press LLC
ISBN: 1975369394
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Hades—the powerful and terrifying King of the Underworld...and a bachelor! Despite his retainers’ wishes, Hades refuses to give up his life as a single god, unconvinced that love and marriage are worth the hassle. But when Eros suddenly shoots him with an arrow of love, will he be able to successfully avoid falling head over heels with the next person he sees?
Lord Hades's Ruthless Marriage, Vol. 1
Author: Ueji Yuho
Publisher: Yen Press LLC
ISBN: 1975369394
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Hades—the powerful and terrifying King of the Underworld...and a bachelor! Despite his retainers’ wishes, Hades refuses to give up his life as a single god, unconvinced that love and marriage are worth the hassle. But when Eros suddenly shoots him with an arrow of love, will he be able to successfully avoid falling head over heels with the next person he sees?
Publisher: Yen Press LLC
ISBN: 1975369394
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Hades—the powerful and terrifying King of the Underworld...and a bachelor! Despite his retainers’ wishes, Hades refuses to give up his life as a single god, unconvinced that love and marriage are worth the hassle. But when Eros suddenly shoots him with an arrow of love, will he be able to successfully avoid falling head over heels with the next person he sees?
Lord Hades's Ruthless Marriage, Vol. 2
Author: Ueji Yuho
Publisher: Yen Press LLC
ISBN: 1975369416
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Batten down the hatches! New candidates keep swooping in—whether Hades wants them or not! On this season of Bachelor Belowground, we present a colorful cast of new marriage candidates for Lord Hades, king of the Underworld. First up is our goddess of the hunt, the chaste maiden Artemis! Closely followed by cloud nymph Nephele and... is that a demon sphinx? Oh great, now it’s telling riddles! And what is the spring goddess, Kore, up to behind the scenes...?!
Publisher: Yen Press LLC
ISBN: 1975369416
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Batten down the hatches! New candidates keep swooping in—whether Hades wants them or not! On this season of Bachelor Belowground, we present a colorful cast of new marriage candidates for Lord Hades, king of the Underworld. First up is our goddess of the hunt, the chaste maiden Artemis! Closely followed by cloud nymph Nephele and... is that a demon sphinx? Oh great, now it’s telling riddles! And what is the spring goddess, Kore, up to behind the scenes...?!
Fated Marriage: Underworld Boss Comes
Author: Si TuDaoRen
Publisher: Funstory
ISBN: 1648575765
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 668
Book Description
The relationship between two lifetimes, the entanglement of three people, the helplessness of Yin and Yang, and the creation of the universe.At the age of twenty, when I was forced to marry, my husband was not human?Calling me mother's child was only a pawn that dragged me into hell?"I've never had any heart."Anyone who hated someone could fall deeply in love with someone.I tried my best to leave that gloomy Underworld."The ends of the earth. Don't even think about escaping."
Publisher: Funstory
ISBN: 1648575765
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 668
Book Description
The relationship between two lifetimes, the entanglement of three people, the helplessness of Yin and Yang, and the creation of the universe.At the age of twenty, when I was forced to marry, my husband was not human?Calling me mother's child was only a pawn that dragged me into hell?"I've never had any heart."Anyone who hated someone could fall deeply in love with someone.I tried my best to leave that gloomy Underworld."The ends of the earth. Don't even think about escaping."
The Goddess Test
Author: Aimée Carter
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1459201698
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
It's always been just Kate and her mom—and her mother is dying. Her last wish? To move back to her childhood home. So Kate's going to start at a new school with no friends, no other family and the fear her mother won't live past the fall. Then she meets Henry. Dark. Tortured. And mesmerizing. He claims to be Hades, god of the Underworld—and if she accepts his bargain, he'll keep her mother alive while Kate tries to pass seven tests. Kate is sure he's crazy—until she sees him bring a girl back from the dead. Now saving her mother seems crazily possible. If she succeeds, she'll become Henry's future bride, and a goddess.
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1459201698
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
It's always been just Kate and her mom—and her mother is dying. Her last wish? To move back to her childhood home. So Kate's going to start at a new school with no friends, no other family and the fear her mother won't live past the fall. Then she meets Henry. Dark. Tortured. And mesmerizing. He claims to be Hades, god of the Underworld—and if she accepts his bargain, he'll keep her mother alive while Kate tries to pass seven tests. Kate is sure he's crazy—until she sees him bring a girl back from the dead. Now saving her mother seems crazily possible. If she succeeds, she'll become Henry's future bride, and a goddess.
Underworld Gods in Ancient Greek Religion
Author: Ellie Mackin Roberts
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351273701
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
This volume presents a case for how and why people in archaic and classical Greece worshipped Underworld gods. These gods are often portrayed as malevolent and transgressive, giving an impression that ancient worshippers derived little or no benefit from developing ongoing relationships with them. In this book, the first book-length study that focuses on Underworld gods as an integral part of the religious landscape of the period, Mackin Roberts challenges this view and shows that Underworld gods are, in many cases, approached and ‘befriended’ in the same way as any other kind of god. Underworld Gods in Ancient Greek Religion provides a fascinating insight into the worship of these deities, and will be of interest to anyone working on ancient Greek religion and cult.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351273701
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
This volume presents a case for how and why people in archaic and classical Greece worshipped Underworld gods. These gods are often portrayed as malevolent and transgressive, giving an impression that ancient worshippers derived little or no benefit from developing ongoing relationships with them. In this book, the first book-length study that focuses on Underworld gods as an integral part of the religious landscape of the period, Mackin Roberts challenges this view and shows that Underworld gods are, in many cases, approached and ‘befriended’ in the same way as any other kind of god. Underworld Gods in Ancient Greek Religion provides a fascinating insight into the worship of these deities, and will be of interest to anyone working on ancient Greek religion and cult.
Marriage to Death
Author: Rush Rehm
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691656282
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
The link between weddings and death—as found in dramas ranging from Romeo and Juliet to Lorca's Blood Wedding—plays a central role in the action of many Greek tragedies. Female characters such as Kassandra, Antigone, and Helen enact and refer to significant parts of wedding and funeral rites, but often in a twisted fashion. Over time the pressure of dramatic events causes the distinctions between weddings and funerals to disappear. In this book, Rush Rehm considers how and why the conflation of the two ceremonies comes to theatrical life in the tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophokles, and Euripides. By focusing on the dramatization of important rituals conducted by women in ancient Athenian society, Rehm offers a new perspective on Greek tragedy and the challenges it posed for its audience. The conflation of weddings and funerals, the author argues, unleashes a kind of dramatic alchemy whereby female characters become the bearers of new possibilities. Such as formulation enables the tragedians to explore the limitations of traditional thinking and acting in fifth-century Athens. Rehm finds that when tragic weddings and funerals become confused and perverted, the aftershocks disturb the political and ideological givens of Athenian society, challenging the audience to consider new, and often radically different, directions for their city. Rush Rehm is Assistant Professor of Drama and Classics at Standford University and a free-lance theater director. He is the author of Greek Tragic Theatre (Routledge) and Aeschylus' Oresteia: A Theatre Vision (Hawthorn). Originally published in 1994. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691656282
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
The link between weddings and death—as found in dramas ranging from Romeo and Juliet to Lorca's Blood Wedding—plays a central role in the action of many Greek tragedies. Female characters such as Kassandra, Antigone, and Helen enact and refer to significant parts of wedding and funeral rites, but often in a twisted fashion. Over time the pressure of dramatic events causes the distinctions between weddings and funerals to disappear. In this book, Rush Rehm considers how and why the conflation of the two ceremonies comes to theatrical life in the tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophokles, and Euripides. By focusing on the dramatization of important rituals conducted by women in ancient Athenian society, Rehm offers a new perspective on Greek tragedy and the challenges it posed for its audience. The conflation of weddings and funerals, the author argues, unleashes a kind of dramatic alchemy whereby female characters become the bearers of new possibilities. Such as formulation enables the tragedians to explore the limitations of traditional thinking and acting in fifth-century Athens. Rehm finds that when tragic weddings and funerals become confused and perverted, the aftershocks disturb the political and ideological givens of Athenian society, challenging the audience to consider new, and often radically different, directions for their city. Rush Rehm is Assistant Professor of Drama and Classics at Standford University and a free-lance theater director. He is the author of Greek Tragic Theatre (Routledge) and Aeschylus' Oresteia: A Theatre Vision (Hawthorn). Originally published in 1994. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Twisted Obsession
Author: Dani René
Publisher: Dani Rene Books
ISBN: 9781739935269
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
USA Today bestselling author, Dani René, brings a brand new steamy arranged marriage, mafia romance that crosses the line between obsession and love. Obsession. It's a sickness she brought upon me. And I'm about to make her pay. I shouldn't bring her into my world. But it was my father's wish, it was the ultimate revenge on our enemies. A poised, pristine princess, too pure for this life. And me, I'm the dark prince forced to be a King too soon. She dances gracefully, capturing my attention, before fighting me like a savage tigress. She's fire, burning through my darkness, and I'm the ice that will bring her to her knees. Right where I like her. I will make her bow. I will make her submit. And when I do, she'll be my Queen.
Publisher: Dani Rene Books
ISBN: 9781739935269
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
USA Today bestselling author, Dani René, brings a brand new steamy arranged marriage, mafia romance that crosses the line between obsession and love. Obsession. It's a sickness she brought upon me. And I'm about to make her pay. I shouldn't bring her into my world. But it was my father's wish, it was the ultimate revenge on our enemies. A poised, pristine princess, too pure for this life. And me, I'm the dark prince forced to be a King too soon. She dances gracefully, capturing my attention, before fighting me like a savage tigress. She's fire, burning through my darkness, and I'm the ice that will bring her to her knees. Right where I like her. I will make her bow. I will make her submit. And when I do, she'll be my Queen.
Initiation in Ancient Greek Rituals and Narratives
Author: David Dodd
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135143730
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
Scholars of classical history and literature have for more than a century accepted `initiation' as a tool for understanding a variety of obscure rituals and myths, ranging from the ancient Greek wedding and adolescent haircutting rituals to initiatory motifs or structures in Greek myth, comedy and tragedy. In this books an international group of experts including Gloria Ferrari, Fritz Graf and Bruce Lincoln, critique many of these past studies, and challenge strongly the tradition of privileging the concept of initiation as a tool for studying social performances and literary texts, in which changes in status or group membership occur in unusual ways. These new modes of research mark an important turning point in the modern study of the religion and myths of ancient Greece and Rome, making this a valuable collection across a number of classical subjects.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135143730
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
Scholars of classical history and literature have for more than a century accepted `initiation' as a tool for understanding a variety of obscure rituals and myths, ranging from the ancient Greek wedding and adolescent haircutting rituals to initiatory motifs or structures in Greek myth, comedy and tragedy. In this books an international group of experts including Gloria Ferrari, Fritz Graf and Bruce Lincoln, critique many of these past studies, and challenge strongly the tradition of privileging the concept of initiation as a tool for studying social performances and literary texts, in which changes in status or group membership occur in unusual ways. These new modes of research mark an important turning point in the modern study of the religion and myths of ancient Greece and Rome, making this a valuable collection across a number of classical subjects.
The Reign of God is Such as These
Author: Sharon Betsworth
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 0567113639
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
This is a new analysis of the 'daughters' in the Gospel of Mark . Betsworth analyzes the 'daughters' in the Gospel of Mark : the woman from the crowd - whom Jesus calls daughter, Jairus' daughter (5:21-43), Herodias' daughter (6:14-29), and the daughter of the Syro-Phoenician woman (7:24-30). To demonstrate how the Gospel's first century audience may have heard these stories, Betsworth begins by examining 'daughters' in their ancient Mediterranean context. Betsworth then considers representations of daughters in select texts from the Septuagint and Greco-Roman literature - from the seventh and sixth centuries B.C.E. to the second century C.E. Although these depictions seem to be in contrast to the social-historical construction of daughters, Betsworth shows that in many ways the literary portrayals of daughters function to uphold the values of Greco-Roman culture - especially those of virginity before and faithfulness in marriage. These two lines of enquiry undergird Betsworth's investigation. From it she is able to show that the 'daughters' in the Gospel uphold the values of the 'reign of God', as an integral part of the Gospel's inclusive social vision of God's reign. This title was formerly the Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement , a book series that explores the many aspects of New Testament study including historical perspectives, social-scientific and literary theory, and theological, cultural and contextual approaches.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 0567113639
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
This is a new analysis of the 'daughters' in the Gospel of Mark . Betsworth analyzes the 'daughters' in the Gospel of Mark : the woman from the crowd - whom Jesus calls daughter, Jairus' daughter (5:21-43), Herodias' daughter (6:14-29), and the daughter of the Syro-Phoenician woman (7:24-30). To demonstrate how the Gospel's first century audience may have heard these stories, Betsworth begins by examining 'daughters' in their ancient Mediterranean context. Betsworth then considers representations of daughters in select texts from the Septuagint and Greco-Roman literature - from the seventh and sixth centuries B.C.E. to the second century C.E. Although these depictions seem to be in contrast to the social-historical construction of daughters, Betsworth shows that in many ways the literary portrayals of daughters function to uphold the values of Greco-Roman culture - especially those of virginity before and faithfulness in marriage. These two lines of enquiry undergird Betsworth's investigation. From it she is able to show that the 'daughters' in the Gospel uphold the values of the 'reign of God', as an integral part of the Gospel's inclusive social vision of God's reign. This title was formerly the Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement , a book series that explores the many aspects of New Testament study including historical perspectives, social-scientific and literary theory, and theological, cultural and contextual approaches.
Antigone
Author: Sophocles
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199840202
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 219
Book Description
Oedipus, the former ruler of Thebes, has died. Now, when his young daughter Antigone defies her uncle, Kreon, the new ruler, because he has prohibited the burial of her dead brother, she and he enact a primal conflict between young and old, woman and man, individual and ruler, family and state, courageous and self-sacrificing reverence for the gods of the earth and perhaps self-serving allegiance to the gods of the sky. Echoing through western culture for more than two millennia, Sophocles' Antigone has been a touchstone of thinking about human conflict and human tragedy, the role of the divine in human life, and the degree to which men and women are the creators of their own destiny. This exciting translation of the play is extremely faithful to the Greek, eminently playable, and poetically powerful. For readers, actors, students, teachers, and theatrical directors, this affordable paperback edition of one of the greatest plays in the history of the western world provides the best combination of contemporary, powerful language, along with superb background and notes on meaning, interpretation, and ancient beliefs, attitudes, and contexts. "Sophocles' text is inexhaustibly actual. It is also, at many points, challenging and remote from us. The Gibbons-Segal translation, with its rich annotations, conveys both the difficulties and the formidable immediacy. The choral odes, so vital to Sophocles' purpose, have never been rendered with finer energy and insight. Across more than two thousand years, a great dark music sounds for us." --George Steiner, Churchill College, Cambridge "Produces a language that is easy to read and easy to speak.... Enthusiastically recommended."--Library Journal [Starred Review]
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199840202
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 219
Book Description
Oedipus, the former ruler of Thebes, has died. Now, when his young daughter Antigone defies her uncle, Kreon, the new ruler, because he has prohibited the burial of her dead brother, she and he enact a primal conflict between young and old, woman and man, individual and ruler, family and state, courageous and self-sacrificing reverence for the gods of the earth and perhaps self-serving allegiance to the gods of the sky. Echoing through western culture for more than two millennia, Sophocles' Antigone has been a touchstone of thinking about human conflict and human tragedy, the role of the divine in human life, and the degree to which men and women are the creators of their own destiny. This exciting translation of the play is extremely faithful to the Greek, eminently playable, and poetically powerful. For readers, actors, students, teachers, and theatrical directors, this affordable paperback edition of one of the greatest plays in the history of the western world provides the best combination of contemporary, powerful language, along with superb background and notes on meaning, interpretation, and ancient beliefs, attitudes, and contexts. "Sophocles' text is inexhaustibly actual. It is also, at many points, challenging and remote from us. The Gibbons-Segal translation, with its rich annotations, conveys both the difficulties and the formidable immediacy. The choral odes, so vital to Sophocles' purpose, have never been rendered with finer energy and insight. Across more than two thousand years, a great dark music sounds for us." --George Steiner, Churchill College, Cambridge "Produces a language that is easy to read and easy to speak.... Enthusiastically recommended."--Library Journal [Starred Review]