{"product_id":"9780500026410","title":"Ancient magic in Greece and Rome","description":"\u003cp\u003eMagic was everywhere in the ancient world. The supernatural abounded, turning flowers into fruit and caterpillars into butterflies. Magic packed a cloud of water vapour with energy enough to destroy a house with one well-aimed thunderbolt. It was everyday magic, but it was still magical. Philip Matyszak takes readers into that world. He shows us how to make a love potion or cast a curse, how to talk to the dead and how to identify and protect oneself from evil spirits. He takes us to a world where gods, like humans, were creatures of space and time; where people could not just talk to spirits and deities, but could even themselves become divine; and where divine beings could fall from - or be promoted to - full godhood.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson","offers":[{"title":"Philip \/ Matyszak","offer_id":46928128966970,"sku":"9780500026410","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0289\/5334\/6096\/products\/9780500026410.jpg?v=1696499678","url":"https:\/\/goldenharebooks.live\/products\/9780500026410","provider":"Golden Hare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}