Love amidst War|The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller|

Blurb (as on Goodreads): Greece in the age of heroes. Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the court of King Peleus and his perfect son Achilles. By all rights their paths should never cross, but Achilles takes the shamed prince as his friend, and as they grow into young men skilled in the …

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Book Review: Olympus by Devdutt Pattanaik

  Blurb (As on Goodreads): • Olympus is the home of the Greek gods, much like Amravati of the Hindu devas. • Zeus, the leader of Olympians, wields a thunderbolt like Indra and rides an eagle like Vishnu. • The feats of the Greek hero Heracles, known to Romans as Hercules, reminded many of Krishna, as …