Luca Giuliani opens new avenues for understanding Greek antiquity in his brilliantly written work on art and cultural history. He recounts numerous Greek myths and deepens the understanding of their artistic representation in imagery. Through a wealth of richly illustrated examples, the author explains the development of Greek representation and the reasons for its changes from the 8th to the 2nd century BC. Many have experienced the unfortunate situation of standing in a museum in front of a well-preserved vase painting, ultimately unable to grasp what is depicted and what makes it special. What did the artist want to convey? What story underlies his image, and how did he attempt to tell it through the selection of a very specific motif or a particular situation? What techniques did he employ?.