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Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony
Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony | Roberto Calasso
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Presenting the stories of Zeus and Europa, Theseus and Ariadne, the birth of Athens and the fall of Troy, in all their variants, Calasso also uncovers the distant origins of secrets and tragedy, virginity, and rape.
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