DON FRANCISCO SAVILA:NUEVA CYROPEDIA O VIAGES DE CYRO Y UN DISCURSO SOBRE LA MITOLOGIA. MADRID en la Implenta del Conseyo de Indias 1784 Third edition in Spanish, small 8vo, contemporary full leather slightly rubbed, complete two volumes in one,195p.,122p., text mostly clean and bright, some scattered spotting in some pages, overall in very good condition This is a didactic novel modeled after Xenophons ancient Cyropedia. The presentation of ancient Greek texts as a novel was much lighter for a wider public which was not so well educated and familiarized with Ancient Greek texts. But it helped this wider public to learn the ancient Greek history and be positive to Hellenism. The story follows the journey of the army of Cyrus,following Xenophon account, the last part examine the religious beliefs of the ancient Greeks and Greek Mythology.