The eye of Cybele
Subtitle: a novel
By: by Daniel Chavarría ; translation by Carlos Lopez.
Contributors: López, Carlos.
Publisher: Akashic Books
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 463
Subjects: Greece -- History -- Athenian supremacy, 479-431 B.C. -- Fiction
Genres: Fiction.
Description: "The central character of The Eye of Cybele is Alcibiades, a stutteringly precocious Athenian general whose physical beauty, unparalleled Olympic achievements, and reckless courage on the battlefield earn the fanatical enthusiasm of the polis: the affection and desire of Lysis, a lusty and seductive temple prostitute; the admiration and patronage of Socrates; and the jealousy and suspicion of Nicias, one of the city's most powerful generals and a leading competitor for the favor of both Pericles and the masses. At the center of it all is the Eye of Cybele, a sacred jewel whose mysterious disappearance sets in motion a sequence of deceptions, subterfuges, and failed schemes that ultimately undermine the self-serving ambitions of both Alcibiades and Nicias."--BOOK JACKET.