The MILETOS Publications, intensifying and strengthening their efforts for the continuous survival and dissemination of our cultural wealth, have chosen to publish an exceptionally interesting collection of Greek myths.

This is the epitome of Abbot de Marolles, first published in 1655, and subsequently reprinted and republished during the 18th century. The publication in Greek of the latest French edition, which was done in Amsterdam in 1733, serves as an excellent testimony to the 'appropriation' of the mythical element during the age of French Enlightenment.

The Greek audience will grasp through this pleasant reading both the immense significance that the myths of classical Greek antiquity held for the entire Western civilization, which seeks through them new cultural identities, and the stimuli that this tradition offers to scholars, writers, and generally creators.

The Greek myths, which became the property of Rome, turn into stable cultural 'references' for the evolution and marking of Europe's path. A careful reading of the comments provided by de Marolles at the end of his narratives is enough to convince us that from the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment, the myths maintained not only their strictly literary interest but also served as the basis for broader political, ethical, and social thoughts.

[Excerpt from the text of the preface]