May 2019: Statue of Zeus at Olympia Reporting Thread

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

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[Hélène]

I read Iphigeneia at Aulis in its most recent translation into French (Iphigénie à Aulis).

THEME/CONTENT
5 points: Book is set in a country on the Mediterranean Sea
2 Points: Book has "Mythology" listed as a main genre

AUTHOR
5 Points: Written by an author who writes in a language other than English
3 Points: Author lived in Ancient Greece

TITLE
3 Points: Title is larger than the author's name

COVER (must post picture)
3 Points: Is predominantly blue and white

BOOK LENGTH
1 Point: 100-200 pages

Total : 22 points

[Mome_Rath]

Book #1 read for the Statue of Zeus at Olympia

The Ancient Olympic Games by Judith Swaddling

THEME/CONTENT
5 points: Book is set in a country on the Mediterranean Sea (Greece)
4 points: Book mentions the Statue of Zeus
Page 8: Most remarkable of all the spectacles at Olympia was one of the Seven Wonders of the World: the resplendent 13-metre-high gold and ivory statue of Zeus within his magnificent temple.
1 Point: Book features or is set during the Olympics

Unclaimed:
3 Points: Book features Zeus as a main character (Zeus was who all of the athletes were competing for at the Olympic games, but since this book is a non-fiction history, Zeus isn't officially a character)

TITLE
3 Points: Title is larger than the author's name
1 Point: Title has exactly four words (not including subtitle)

COVER (must post picture)
2 Points: Shows a person or persons playing a sport
1 Point: Has a picture that takes up the entire cover

BOOK LENGTH
1 Point: 100-200 pages (120 pages)

Total: 18 points

[Mome_Rath]

Book #2 read for the Statue of Zeus at Olympia

The Iliad: by Homer

THEME/CONTENT
5 points: Book is set in a country on the Mediterranean Sea (Greece and Turkey)
3 Points: Book features Zeus as a main character
2 Points: Book has "Mythology" listed as a main genre

Unclaimed:
1 Point: Book features or is set during the Olympics (book includes funerary games, a precursor to the Olympics)

AUTHOR
5 Points: Written by an author who writes in a language other than English (Ancient Greek)
3 Points: Author lived in Ancient Greece

TITLE
3 Points: Title is larger than the author's name

COVER (must post picture)
1 Point: Has a picture that takes up the entire cover

Unclaimed:
5 Points: Has picture of a Greek god or other deity (cover shows Achilles, the son of a goddess, making him a demigod)

BOOK LENGTH
4 Points: 401-500 pages (466 pages)

Total: 26 points

[Rosemarie]

Golden Ass by Apuleius

The author's first name is Lucius.

Title:
Title is larger than the author's name: 3

Cover:
Has a picture that takes up the entire cover: 1

Theme/Content:
Set in a country on the Mediterranean Sea(Greece): 5
Mythology genre: 2

Author:
Language other than English: 5
Has initials using letters found in OLYMPIA in first and last name: 4

Length:
204 pages: 2

Total: 22 points

[[deleted user]]

Description of Greece, Vol. II: Books 3-5 by Pausanias.

Theme/content
Set in Mediterranean country (Greece): 5
Mentions Statue of Zeus: 4 It has a very detailed description on pages 430-445. Examples: "The temple and the image were made from spoils" "The image itself was wrought by Pheidias" "The god sits on a throne, and he is made of gold and ivory. On his head lies a garland which is a copy of olive shoots. In his right hand he carries a Victory, which, like the statue, is of ivory and gold. "

Author
Written in other than English (ancient Greek): 5
Author has first and last name initials found in Olympia: Pausanias: 4
Author lived in Ancient Greece: 3

Book Length
500+ pages: 5

Total 26 points

[Samy]

The highest point book I read was Breve historia de la mitología griega by Argentine professor Fernando López Trujillo. I read in Spanish, but the English title is "Short History of Greek Mythology". It was ok, but a bit dry like a textbook. A much more entertaining book I read covering the same topics was Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold by Stephen Fry, but it provided only 20 points....

THEME/CONTENT
5 points: Book is set in a country on the Mediterranean Sea: Greece
Actually not going to claim this one for same reason as Mome_Rath (non-fiction does not really have a main character) 3 Points: Book features Zeus as a main character: He's mentioned quite a bit elsewhere in most chapters, but features most prominently chapter Four "Zeus y Hera: La Pareja Divina"-Zeus & Hera, the divine couple
2 Points: Book has "Mythology" listed as a main genre

AUTHOR
5 Points: Written by an author who writes in a language other than English: Spanish
4 Points: Author has initials using letters found in Olympia in their first and last name: O is found in first and family names

TITLE
3 Points: Title is larger than the author's name

COVER:
5 Points: Picture of a Greek God: Dionysus (God of Wine) surrounded by satyrs. (forgot this one when I originally posted, so added and changed the total).

BOOK LENGTH
3 Points: 301- 400 pages

Updated total Points: 27

[Varecia]

Prometheus. Die Titanenschlacht by Franz Fühmann

THEME/CONTENT
5 points: Book is set in a country on the Mediterranean Sea
3 Points: Book features Zeus as a main character
2 Points: Book has "Mythology" listed as a main genre

AUTHOR
5 Points: Written by an author who writes in a language other than English

TITLE
3 Points: Title is larger than the author's name
2 Points: Title consists only of a person's name

COVER (must post picture)
5 Points: Has picture of a Greek god or other deity
1 Point: Has a picture that takes up the entire cover

BOOK LENGTH
2 Points: 201-300 pages

Total: 28 points

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

I read The Story of the Lost Child by Elena Ferrante.

THEME/CONTENT
5 points: Book is set in a country on the Mediterranean Sea: Italy

AUTHOR
5 Points: Written by an author who writes in a language other than English: Italian

TITLE
3 Points: Title is larger than the author's name

COVER (must post picture)
3 Points: Is predominantly blue and white
1 Point: Has a picture that takes up the entire cover

BOOK LENGTH
4 Points: 401-500 pages (480 pages)

Total: 21 points