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Tales of the Greek Heroes: Retold From the Ancient Authors

A Collection Of Nineteen Greek Myths And Legends Features Such Tales As The Story Of Prometheus, The Wanderings Of Heracles, The Quest Of The Golden Fleece, And The First Fall Of Troy.

Author:

Roger Lancelyn Green

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Gods and Heroes: Myths and Epics of Ancient Greece

Schwab's Retellings Of Stories About Prometheus, Zeus, Heracles, Odysseus, And Other Ancient Greek Gods And Heroes Are Based On Close Adherence To The Original Sources. Introduction / Werner Jaeger --... Prometheus -- The Ages Of Man -- Pyrrha And Deucalion -- Zues And Io -- Phaethon -- Europa -- Cadmus -- Pentheus -- Perseus -- Creusa And Ion -- Daedalus And Icarus -- The Story Of The Argonauts -- Meleager And The Boar -- Tantalus -- Pelops -- Niobe -- Saloneus -- Heracles -- Bellerophon -- Theseus -- The Story Of King Oedipus -- The Seven Against Thebes -- The Epigoni -- Alcmaeon And The Necklace -- The Heradclidae -- Tales Of Troy -- Index At Head Of Title: Gustav Schwab. Translated From The German Text And Its Greek Sources By Olga Marx And Ernst Morwitz. Introduction By Werner Jaeger.--p. [5]

Author:

Gustav Schwab

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106005

The Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome

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Author:

E.M. Berens

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18821

Tales of Ancient Egypt

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Author:

Roger Lancelyn Green

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12658

Old Greek Stories

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Author:

James Baldwin

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42196

Myths and Legends

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Author:

Anthony Horowitz

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20015

Heroes and Monsters of Greek Myt

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Author:

Bernard Evslin

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7338

Classic Myths to Read Aloud: The Great Stories of Greek and Roman Mythology, Specially Arranged for Children Five and Up by an Educational Expert

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Author:

William F. Russell

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36733

Gods, Heroes and Men of Ancient Greece: Mythology's Great Tales of Valor and Romance

The Adventures that Shaped the Western World First published in 1934, Gods, Heroes and Men of Ancient Greece has become one of the most popular, enduring—and captivating—retellings of the ancient myth...s for modern readers. Recognizing the sheer entertainment value of these timeless adventures, world renowned classical scholar W.H.D. Rouse delighted his students at the Perse School in Cambridge, England, with a conversational style and childlike wonder that made the legends come alive—a rare storytelling gift that continues to engage young and old alike. Many of the characters in this book are familiar to us—Helen of Troy, Icarus, Zeus, Athena, to name just a few—but rarely have their stories of war and adventure, bravery and romance, been so simply and thrillingly told. From the strong-arm heroics of Heracles, to the trickery of the Trojan Horse, from the seductions of Circe the sorceress, to the terrors of the Cyclops and Minotaur, these legends have outlived the culture that bore them. But while the ancient Greeks may be long gone, their fables and morals, their heroes and heroines, live on today…

Author:

W.H.D. Rouse

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Myths Of Greece And Rome (Collector's Library Of Myth & Legend)

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Author:

Hélène A. Guerber

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