Blending fiction, history, and classical Greek mythology, this debut novel demonstrates that the wisdom of the ancients is central to the modern search for personal and universal truths. When the ghost of Archimedes, the Greek mathematician, breaks the silence of the night, a lone figure of the modern era listens with rapt attention and is pulled into an adventure of discovery and exploration. From ancient symbolism to pilgrimages through worlds both ancient and modern to visions of the goddess as Nature, this remarkable tale shows how mankind continually seeks connection with its origin.
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Padriac Fallon is an award-winning financial journalist and the author of A Hymn of the Dawn.
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Descrizione libro Hardcover. Condizione: new. Codice articolo 9781847771049
Descrizione libro Condizione: New. Archimedes enjoyed from childhood a natural communion with Artemis, Goddess of the Moon and protector of his city-state. This book takes us on a pilgrimage to Eleusis, to Thermopylae, and to Alexandria and the Egypt of the Ptolemies. It demonstrates that the wisdom of the ancients is central to the search for truths about ourselves and our cosmos. Num Pages: 308 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 222 x 32. Weight in Grams: 532. . 2010. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Codice articolo V9781847771049
Descrizione libro Condizione: New. Archimedes enjoyed from childhood a natural communion with Artemis, Goddess of the Moon and protector of his city-state. This book takes us on a pilgrimage to Eleusis, to Thermopylae, and to Alexandria and the Egypt of the Ptolemies. It demonstrates that the wisdom of the ancients is central to the search for truths about ourselves and our cosmos. Num Pages: 308 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 222 x 32. Weight in Grams: 532. . 2010. Hardcover. . . . . Codice articolo V9781847771049