Lise Lunge-Larsen
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ancient names come to rich and fascinating life in this lavishly illustrated book for mythology fans and word lovers.Did you know that "museums" were initially temples built to worship the nine muses, the goddesses of the arts? That "Janus" was the god of the doorways and hallways, and we have named our janitors after him?
Where did these words — and other words, such as chaos, genius, nemesis, panic, echo, and narcissus — come from?...
Where did these words — and other words, such as chaos, genius, nemesis, panic, echo, and narcissus — come from?...