{"product_id":"olympus","title":"Olympus","description":"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e• Olympus is the home of the Greek gods, much like Amravati of the Hindu devas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e• Zeus, leader of Olympians, wields a thunderbolt like Indra and rides an eagle like Vishnu.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e• The feats of the Greek hero Heracles, known to Romans as Hercules, reminded many of Krishna, as did his name, ‘Hari-kula-esha’ or lord of the Hari clan.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e• The Greek epic of a husband sailing across the sea with a thousand ships to bring his wife, Helen, back from Troy seems strikingly similar to the story of Ram rescuing Sita from Lanka.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIs there a connection between Greek and Hindu mythology then? Does it have something to do with a common Indo-European root? Or maybe an exchange of ideas in the centuries that followed the arrival of Alexander the Great, when Greek emissaries travelled to the kingdoms of Mathura and Magadha?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn this book, mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik turns his attention to ancient Greek tales and explores a New world of stories. Long have Europeans and Americans retold Indic mythologies. It is time for Indians to reverse the gaze.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Best of used books","offers":[{"title":"Used","offer_id":44276657094913,"sku":"2IAFREG8Y-Used","price":199.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0421\/4299\/0495\/products\/DevduttPattanaik_c25a9ed2-8396-43fb-9dc4-d3322c49ed4b.jpg?v=1634733664","url":"https:\/\/bestofusedbooks.com\/products\/olympus","provider":"Best Of Used Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}