Olympus: An Indian Retelling of the Greek Myths
Devdutt Pattanaik
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β’ Olympus is the home of the Greek gods, much like Amravati of the Hindu devas.
β’ Zeus, leader of Olympians, wields a thunderbolt like Indra and rides an eagle like Vishnu.
β’ The feats of the Greek hero Heracles, known to Romans as Hercules, reminded many of Krishna, as did his name, βHari-kula-eshaβ or lord of the Hari clan.
β’ 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.
Is 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?
In 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.
β’ Zeus, leader of Olympians, wields a thunderbolt like Indra and rides an eagle like Vishnu.
β’ The feats of the Greek hero Heracles, known to Romans as Hercules, reminded many of Krishna, as did his name, βHari-kula-eshaβ or lord of the Hari clan.
β’ 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.
Is 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?
In 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.
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Devdutt Pattanaik is the author of over 25 books and over 500 articles on the relevance of mythology in modern times. He worked in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries for 15 years before devoting all his time to his passion for decoding beliefs of all cultures, modern and ancient, located beneath the veneer of rationality. Extremely knowledgeable and exceptionally insightful, Pattanaik also boasts of the added skill of simplifying his mythological accounts into delightful reads that engage young readers. He is the master storyteller of the very popular Fun in Devlok series and Pashu.
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