Tales of the wise men of ancient Greece.

This collection takes us to the heart of ancient thought, in an interlacing of mythological stories, echoes, dialogues and metaphors passed down through the breath of the sages who invented philosophy.

We meet Dionysus, Theseus, Pan, Chiron, Heraclitus, Socrates, and Epicurus. We follow Diogenes through the streets of Athens and the mocking god Momos. We hear the sublime voices of Orpheus, Apollo, Arion, and Sappho. We contemplate the beauty of Aphrodite and see the Odyssey appear. Diotimea the soothsayer invites us into her cave. Plato, Aristotle, and Empedocles speak to us. And Gyges, Eratosthenes, Pythagoras, Pericles, Hercules, and Anaxagoras... Then, the Muses and nymphs lead us to Pygmalion, who gives birth to the soul of Greece.

An ingenious and colorful journey where the mirror of gods and heroes is reflected in the minds of philosophers. The author awakens ancient wisdom to reseed our vision of the world.

Patrick Fischmann signs his twelfth title in the Contes des sages collection. A book of finesse, served by sumptuous iconography.