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Título: BRUTUS OF TROY, AND THE QUEST FOR THE ANCESTRY OF THE BRITISH
Autor: ADOLPH, ANTHONY
Año: 2015
Género: HISTORIA Y MITOLOGÍA
Formato: EPUB

Believed to be a great-great-grandson of the Greek goddess Aphrodite, Brutus of Troy led a voyage from Greece to Britain. Landing at Totnes in Devon, it is said that Brutus overthrew the giants who lived there, laid the foundations of Oxford University and London, and sired a line of kings that includes King Arthur and the ancestors of the present Royal Family.

Genealogist Anthony Adolph traces the legend of Brutus of Troy from the Roman times onwards, looking at his popularity, his mentions in fiction, and his place in mythology of some of London's landmarks. Brutus' story played a crucial role in royal propaganda and foreign policy. His tale also inspired poets and playwrights including William Shakespeare, Edmund Spenser, John Milton, Alexander Pope, William Wordworth, Charles Dickens, and William Blake.

«Brutus of Troy, and the quest for the ancestry of the british» delves into how the myth shaped Britain's identity and gave the nation a place in Classical mythologies and the Bible.

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