![]() War wracks the land, and brings with it death that will change the Athenian king forever. The Athenians mistrust the foreign Hippolyta, and Theseus is forced to marry Phaedra, his betrothed. Her boldness and sense of honor match his own, but though they’re happy and bear a son, tragedy lies ahead. With his close friend Pirithoos, Theseus sets out for the land of the Amazons, falling in love with their beautiful leader, Hippolyta. In the wake of his father’s suicide, Athens is now Theseus’s to rule. In The Bull from the Sea, the story of Theseus resumes with the hero’s return from Knossos. She shows us their strangeness discerning, sure-footed, challenging our values, piquing our curiosity, she leads us through an alien landscape that moves and delights us.”-Hilary Mantel ![]() She does not pretend the past is like the present, or that the people of ancient Greece were just like us. Mary Renault is a shining light to both historical novelists and their readers. Schools & English Language Center Discount. ![]()
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