Author: HILLABY, JOHN
Title: Journey to the Gods
Description: London, Constable. 1991, First Edition. (ISBN: 0094698600). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with near Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. From Athens to Mount Olympos, the home of the ancient Gods in Macedonia, the country echoes with place names which date back to Homer and Hesiod: Thebes, Boeotia, Delphi, Mount Parnassus, Helicon and many more. Here the author, writer and walker extraordinary, staged his latest marathon, and with his wife, backpacked through the bare Pindos mountains on routes unknown to tourists. He comments on the history and mythology of the whole country and meets with traditional Greek kindness in remote villages, and introduces us to the mysterious Vlachs or Wallachians, Europe's least known ethnic minority. 38 illustrations and 1 map. NOT EX LIB L. Fine/Near Fine.

Keywords: Greece, Vlachs, Wallachians, Mount Parnassus, Helicon, Boeotia, Pindar Mountains, Mount Olympos 0094698600


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