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La Sagesse des mythes (Template:Literal translation) is a series of French comic books that retell famous myths. The series was created by the philosopher Luc Ferry and is published by Glénat Editions since 2016. It was originally exclusively based on Greek mythology but has included other stories since 2019.
Creation
The philosopher Luc Ferry used the title La Sagesse des mythes for a 2008 book where he argued for the relevance of Greek myths in the contemporary world. It was published in English in 2014 as The Wisdom of the Myths.[1]
The idea to make a comic-book series came from the desire to provide the latest scholarship about Greek mythology in a popular form, as Ferry thought that popular presentations of the stories usually contain many errors. He initiated the project in collaboration with the publishing house Glénat Editions, based on Grenoble. At the launch of the project in 2016, 30 volumes were at the planning stage.[2][3] Beginning with a three-part adaptation of the Epic of Gilgamesh, of which the first volume was published in November 2019, the series has included some stories from outside of Greek mythology.[4]
Ferry's interpretations and retellings of the myths are influenced by Timothy Gantz and Jean-Pierre Vernant.[1] All the stories are written by Ferry, who writes around 30 pages for each album, which Template:Ill turns into manuscripts.[5] The artistic director for the whole series is Didier Poli and the cover art is created by Template:Ill. The images are drawn in the ligne claire style and the colour scheme is intended to use colours associated with ancient Greece.[3] The artists for the individual albums are chosen by Poli and Glénat's editorial director Benoît Cousin.[5]
Volumes
| Title English translation |
Art | Colour | Publication date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Sort The Iliad 1/3: The Apple of Discord |
Template:Ill | Stambecco | 14 September 2016 | |
| Prométhée et la boîte de Pandore Prometheus and Pandora's Box |
Giuseppe Baiguera | Simon Champelovier | 14 September 2016 | |
| Thésée et le Minotaure Theseus and the Minotaur |
Mauro De Luca | Template:Ill | 2 November 2016 | |
| Jason et la toison d'or 1/3: Premières armes Jason and the Golden Fleece 1/3: First Weapons |
Alexandre Jubran | Scarlett Smulkowski | 2 November 2016 | |
| Persée et la Gorgone Méduse Perseus and the Gorgon Medusa |
Giovanni Lorusso | Stambecco | 8 March 2017 | |
| Héraclès 1/3: La Jeunesse du Héros Heracles 1/3: The Hero's Youth |
Template:Ill | Chiara Zeppegno Arancia Studio |
8 March 2017 | |
| Template:Sort The Odyssey 1/4: Poseidon's Wrath |
Giovanni Lorusso | Scarlett Smulkowski | 13 September 2017 | |
| Template:Sort The Iliad 2/3: The War of the Gods |
Template:Ill | Stambecco | 13 September 2017 | |
| Antigone Antigone |
Giuseppe Baiguera | Template:Ill | 8 November 2017 | |
| Template:Sort The Birth of the Gods |
Template:Ill Federico Santagati |
Scarlett Smulkowski | 8 November 2017 | |
| Jason et la toison d'or 2/3: Le Voyage de l'Argo Jason and the Golden Fleece 2/3: The Voyage of the Argo |
Alexandre Jubran | Scarlett Smulkowski | 30 May 2018 | |
| Template:Sort Oedipus |
Diego Oddi | Template:Ill | 30 May 2018 | |
| Template:Sort The Iliad 3/3: The Fall of Troy |
Template:Ill | Stambecco | 19 September 2018 | |
| Dédale et Icare Daedalus and Icarus |
Giulia Pellegrini | Chiara Zeppegno Arancia Studio |
19 September 2018 | |
| Template:Sort The Misadventures of King Midas |
Stefano Garau | Template:Ill | 14 November 2018 | |
| Template:Sort The Iliad: Box Set Volumes 1 to 3 |
Template:Ill | Stambecco | 21 November 2018 | |
| Jason et la toison d'or 3/3: Les Maléfices de Médée Jason and the Golden Fleece 3/3: The Wicked Spells of Medea |
Alexandre Jubran | Scarlett Smulkowski | 3 April 2019 | |
| Tantale et autres mythes de l'orgueil Tantalus and Other Myths of Pride |
Carlos Rafael Duarte | Simon Champelovier | 3 April 2019 | |
| Orphée et Eurydice Orpheus and Eurydice |
Diego Oddi | Template:Ill | 5 June 2019 | |
| Template:Sort The Odyssey 2/4: Circe the Sorceress |
Giuseppe Baiguera | Scarlett Smulkowski | 4 September 2019 | |
| Héraclès 2/3: Les Douze travaux Heracles 2/3: The Twelve Labours |
Carlos Rafael Duarte | Template:Ill | 4 September 2019 | |
| Jason et la toison d'or: Coffret Tomes 01 à 03 Jason and the Golden Fleece: Box Set Volumes 1 to 3 |
Alexandre Jubran | Scarlett Smulkowski | 13 November 2019 | |
| Gilgamesh 1/3: Les Frères ennemis Gilgamesh 1/3: The Enemy Brothers |
Template:Ill | Stambecco | 13 November 2019 | |
| Eros et Psyché Eros and Psyche |
Diego Oddi | Template:Ill | 13 November 2019 | |
| Template:Sort The Odyssey 3/4: The Cunning of Penelope |
Giuseppe Baiguera | Scarlett Smulkowski | 4 March 2020 | |
| Dionysos Dionysus |
Gianenrico Bonacorsi | Template:Ill | 4 March 2020 | |
| Bellérophon et la chimère Bellerophon and the Chimera |
Fabio Mantovani | Template:Ill | 9 September 2020 | |
| Héraclès 3/3: L'Apothéose du demi-dieu Heracles 3/3: The Apotheosis of the Demigod |
Carlos Rafael Duarte | Template:Ill | 9 September 2020 | |
| Gilgamesh 2/3: La Fureur d'Ishtar Gilgamesh 2/3: The Fury of Ishtar |
Template:Ill | Stambecco | 25 November 2020 | |
| Héraclès: Coffret Tomes 01 à 03 Heracles: Box Set Volumes 1 to 3 |
Template:Ill Carlos Rafael Duarte |
Chiara Zeppegno Arancia Studio Template:Ill |
25 November 2020 | |
| Template:Sort The Odyssey 4/4: The Triumph of Odysseus |
Giuseppe Baiguera | Scarlett Smulkowski | 25 November 2020 | |
| Template:Sort The Odyssey: Box Set Volumes 1 to 4 |
Giuseppe Baiguera Giovanni Lorusso |
Scarlett Smulkowski | 25 November 2020 | |
| Athéna Athena |
Carlos Rafael Duarte | Template:Ill | 3 March 2021 | |
| Narcisse & Pygmalion Narcissus & Pygmalion |
Diego Oddi | Template:Ill | 3 March 2021 | |
| Template:Sort The Wars of Zeus |
Carlos Rafael Duarte | 8 September 2021 | ||
| Sisyphe & Asclépios Sisyphus & Asclepius |
Gianenrico Bonacorsi | 8 September 2021 | ||
| Apollon Apollo |
Luca Erbetta | Scarlett Smulkowski | 1 December 2021 | |
| Template:Sort The Underworld: In the Kingdom of Hades |
Diego Oddi | Template:Ill | 1 December 2021 | |
| Aphrodite 1/2: Née de l'écume Aphrodite 1/2: Born from the Foam |
Giuseppe Baiguera | Scarlett Smulkowski | 23 March 2022 | |
| Gilgamesh 3/3: La Quête de l'immortalité Gilgamesh 3/3: The Quest for Immortality |
Template:Ill | Filippo Rizzu | 23 March 2022 | |
| Template:Sort The Loves of Zeus |
Carlos Rafael Duarte | Véronique Dorey | 22 June 2022 | |
| Typhon Typhon |
Federico Santagati | 28 September 2022 | ||
| Aphrodite 2/2: Les Enfants de la déesse Aphrodite 2/2: The Children of the Goddess |
Giuseppe Baiguera | Scarlett Smulkowski | 9 November 2022 | |
| Roméo & Juliette Romeo & Juliet |
Gianenrico Bonacorsi | 26 April 2023 | ||
| Lancelot 1: Le Chevalier de la charrette Lancelot 1: The Knight of the Cart |
Carlos Rafael Duarte | 26 April 2023 | ||
| Don Juan 1: L'Abuseur de Séville Don Juan 1: The Abuser of Seville |
Diego Oddi | 20 September 2023 | ||
| Adam et Ève Adam and Eve |
Gianenrico Bonacorsi | Jean-Luc Simon | 20 September 2023 | |
| Lancelot 2: Le Pays de Gorre Lancelot 2: The Land of Template:Ill |
Carlos Rafael Duarte | 2 November 2023 | ||
| Carmen Carmen |
Gianenrico Bonacorsi | 2 November 2023 | ||
| Don Juan 2: L'Invité de pierre Don Juan 2: The Stone Guest |
Diego Oddi | 17 April 2024 | ||
| L'Arche de Noé Noah's Ark |
Gianenrico Bonacorsi | 17 April 2024 | ||
| Lancelot 3: La Reine Guenièvre Lancelot 3: Queen Guinevere |
Carlos Rafael Duarte | 4 September 2024 | ||
| Tristan & Iseult 1: Le Château de Tintagel Tristan and Iseult 1: The Castle of Tintagel |
Giuseppe Baiguera | 4 September 2024 | ||
| La Belle au bois dormant The Sleeping Beauty in the Forest |
Gianenrico Bonacorsi | 6 November 2024 | ||
| Yvain, le chevalier au lion 1: La Fontaine magique Yvain, the Knight of the Lion 1: The Magic Fountain |
Diego Oddi | 6 November 2024 |
Prométhée et la boîte de Pandore, Thésée et le Minotaure, Persée et la Gorgone Méduse, Antigone, La Naissance des dieux, Tantale et autres mythes de l'orgueil and Orphée et Eurydice have also been republished through the book club Template:Ill.[6]