{"product_id":"greek-mythology-the-age-of-gods-an-illustrated-collection-of-myths-and-legends-from-ancient-greece-creation-titans-and-the-olympians-folklore-myths-legends","title":"Greek Mythology - The Age of Gods: An Illustrated Collection of Myths and Legends from Ancient Greece - Creation, Titans and the Olympians (Folklore, Myths \u0026 Legends)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Complete Illustrated Journey Through the Age of Greek Gods\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe gods were not kind. They were not distant. 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