{"product_id":"69bskqvgjzaf","title":"Olympus : An Indian Retelling Of The Greek Myths by Devdutt Pattnaik [Paperback]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Olympus is the home of the Greek gods, much like Amravati of the Hindu devas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Zeus, leader of Olympians, wields a thunderbolt like Indra and rides an eagle like Vishnu.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\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\u003e\u003cspan\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\u003e\u003cspan\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\u003e\u003cspan\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48328926101754,"sku":"69BSKQVGJZAF","price":425.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/0473\/5226\/files\/69BSKQVGJZAF_1.jpg?v=1729872734","url":"https:\/\/versoz.co.in\/products\/69bskqvgjzaf","provider":"VERSOZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}