Jill Dudley

Prophetess who was never believed.

Everybody has heard of Helen of Troy, and knows that she was the most beautiful woman in the world. Most people know that she was married bur ran off with somebody which caused the Trojan War. But who, in fact, was she? Whose daughter was she, and who was she married to? What exactly happened to cause her to act as she did, and how does her story end? The answers to all these questions are here in this Put it in Your Pocket booklet

Author & stalwart husband Harry follow in the footsteps of the heroes of the Trojan War. They travel to Turkey, Mt. Ida & Troy, then to Greece to see the palaces of the major Greek heroes, and end on Mt. Olympus, the mountain of the Gods. It is humorous & informative with selected quotes from the Iliad & the Odyssey - intended to awaken interest in the non-academic reader.

For anyone interested in Greek antiquity this booklet is as it says on the back cover: "All you need to know about the island's myths, legends and its gods."

All you need to know about the island's myths, legends, and its gods.

How Delphi was chosen by Apollo - The centre of the world marked by the Omphalos - similarity between, Apollo killing the dragon and Sir George, Delam under Christianity.

Jill Dudley writes about the earliest myths regarding the Acropolis, the strange birth of the goddess Athena, and the contest between her and Poseidon, god of the sea, for the patronage of the city. She explains the reason for the Panathenaia festival, and describes the importance of the goddess' image (said to have fallen from heaven) on which the defence of the city was thought to depend. It is as it says on the back cover of the booklet: All you need to know about the sacred site, its myths, legends and its gods.

About Hippocrates and his new approach to medicine and his break with the tradition of treating the sick in the Temple of Asclepius, where his father was a Physician priest. One of six Greek islands booklets.

About King Minos, Theseus, the Minotaur, Ariadne, The birth of Zeus in the Diktaon Cave. One of the six 'Put it in your pocket series'.

About Homer and Chios, The Izaid, one of the six Greek island booklets. The Odyssey, Goddess Athena, God Apollo and Helen of Troy came to Chios. 'Put in your pocket series'.

About Helios (The Sun) and the Colossus - why it was put up and what happened to it. About the Temple of Apollo Pythios at Rhodes, and the Temple of Athena at Lindos. One of the six 'Put it in your pocket' series on Greek Islands.

The myth of how Poseidon, God of the sea, was given the island, and how the people angered him and he caused their deaths in the eruption. The Caldera and the Akrotiri Archaeological site. It is one of six 'Put It in Your Pocket series' on Greek islands.

About Theseus and Ariadne, running away together to Maxos from Crete, after Theseus killed the Minotaur. About the God of Wine, Dionysos, falling for Ariadne and sending Theseus away. About his temple site and legends concerning him. One of six Greek Islands booklets.

All you need to know about Greek Myths concerning the Trojan War.

Anybody wanting to learn something about the commander-in-chief of the Greek army in the Trojan War will find out in this booklet. Jill Dudley explains the curse inflicted on the House of Atreus by King Agamemnon's ancestor, and the misfortunes suffered by King Agamemnon and his family. She relates events in the war in which Agamemnon was involved, and describes his tragic homecoming. As the back cover to this third booklet in this Put it in Your Pocket series says, it is: All you need to know about Greek myths concerning the Trojan War.

All you need to know about Greek Myths concerning the Trojan War.

Most people have heard of Odysseus from Homer's Odyssey, but few know who he was or where he came from, or what part he played in the Trojan War. In this sixth Put it in Your Pocket booklet his cunning and heroism are described, as are the adventures he experienced on his homeward journey, each one testing his strength and endurance to their limit

Most people have heard of the Judgement of Paris, but who was Paris? Why was there a judgement, and what or who was he judging? The answers to these questions are to be found in this Put it in Your Pocket booklet.

In Lap of the Gods Jill Dudley explores the ancient Greek myths and legends of Crete and other Aegean islands, describing the landscape and the individuality of each as well as the characters she meets.

Intends to explore how, and even why, early Christianity took over. In this book, the author travels from England to Scotland, from Cornwall to Wales in search of the pagan past, gathering myths and legends on the way. It also includes a useful Glossary at the end of gods, giants and heroes.