Москва античная. Мифы Древней Эллады на каменных книгах столицы

Guli͡ai͡a po starym ulochkam Moskvy, mozhno s udivleniem zametitʹ, chto zdesʹ obitai͡ut ne tolʹko li͡ubopytnye turisty i speshashchie moskvichi, no i neobychnye sozdanii͡a - tainstvennye 'kamennye zhiteli', bezmolvno zastyvshie v samykh prichudlivykh pozakh. Za nami s vysoty neustanno nabli͡udai͡ut mudrye bogi i slavnye geroi, prekrasnye devy i molchalivye ryt͡sari, rezvi͡ashchiesi͡a putti i ubelennye start͡sy, fantasticheskie bestii i smei͡ushchiesi͡a satiry, pugai͡ushchie demony i zhutkie groteski. Po nim, slovno perelistyvai͡a listy kamennoĭ knigi, mozhno izuchatʹ mify Drevneĭ Ėllady, srednevekovye ballady i legendy.S pomoshchʹi͡u ėtoĭ knigi vy uznaete, gde v nashem gorode nakhoditsi͡a t͡sarstvo boga moreĭ Poseĭdona, boga torgovli Germesa i solnechnoe t͡sarstvo luchezarnogo Apollona. Gde provodi͡at svoi vakkhanalii bog vinodelii͡a, vdokhnovenii͡a i religioznogo ėkstaza Dionis i ego kozlonogai͡a svita. Gde obitai͡ut tainstvennye grifony i sfinksy; chudovishchnye khimery i gorgulii; sakralʹnye edinorogi i gippokampy; vozrozhdai͡ushchai͡asi͡a iz pepla ptit͡sa Feniks; sladkogolosai͡a Sirin i vestnit͡sa bogov, ptit͡sa schastʹi͡a, Gamai͡un. Vse adresa podskazhet avtor - izvestnyĭ moskvoved i ėkskursovod Irina Sergievskai͡a.

Walking through the old streets of Moscow, you can be surprised to see that not only curious tourists and hurrying Muscovites live here, but also unusual creatures-mysterious "stone inhabitants", silently frozen in the most bizarre poses. Wise gods and glorious heroes, beautiful maidens and silent knights, frolicking putti and whitewashed elders, fantastic beasts and laughing satyrs, frightening demons and eerie grotesques constantly watch us from the heights. Using them, as if flipping through the pages of a stone book, you can study the myths of Ancient Hellas, medieval ballads and legends.With the help of this book, you will learn where in our city is the kingdom of the god of the seas Poseidon, the god of trade Hermes and the solar kingdom of the radiant Apollo. Where the god of wine, inspiration and religious ecstasy Dionysus and his goat-legged retinue spend their bacchanals. Where mysterious griffins and sphinxes live; monstrous chimeras and gargoyles; sacred unicorns and hippocampuses; the Phoenix bird reborn from the ashes; the sweet-voiced Sirin and the messenger of the gods, the bird of happiness, Gamayun. All addresses will tell the author - a well-known Muscovite and guide Irina Sergievskaya.