Gods and Heroes of Ancient Greece

Gods and Heroes of Ancient Greece

Author: Gustav Schwab

Publisher: Pantheon

ISBN: 9780307805188

Category: Fiction

Page: 768

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From fire-stealing Prometheus to scene-stealing Helen of Troy, from Jason and his golden fleece to Oedipus and his mother, this collection of classic tales from Greek mythology demonstrates the inexhaustible vitality of a timeless cultural legacy. These stories of heroes and powerful gods and goddesses are set forth simply and movingly, in language that retains the power and drama of the original works by Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Homer. Introduction by Werner Jaeger With black-and-white illustrations throughout Part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library
Greek Gods and Heroes
Language: en
Pages: 160

Greek Gods and Heroes

Authors: Robert Graves
Categories: Juvenile Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 1960 - Publisher: Doubleday Books

Contains simple versions of twenty-seven classical myths about Olympians and Greeks including Persephone, Orpheus, Heracles, and Hermes
Gods and Heroes of Ancient Greece
Language: en
Pages: 768

Gods and Heroes of Ancient Greece

Authors: Gustav Schwab
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-09-14 - Publisher: Pantheon

From fire-stealing Prometheus to scene-stealing Helen of Troy, from Jason and his golden fleece to Oedipus and his mother, this collection of classic tales from Greek mythology demonstrates the inexhaustible vitality of a timeless cultural legacy. These stories of heroes and powerful gods and goddesses are set forth simply and
Nordic Gods and Heroes
Language: en
Pages: 282

Nordic Gods and Heroes

Authors: Padraic Colum, Willy Pogány
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 1996-01-01 - Publisher: Courier Corporation

A collection of Norse myths and legends featuring such gods as Odin, Thor, Frey, and Freya.
Celtic Gods and Heroes
Language: en
Pages: 104

Celtic Gods and Heroes

Authors: Marie-Louise Sjoestedt
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2000-09-18 - Publisher: Courier Corporation

Noted French scholar and linguist discusses gods of the continental Celts, beginnings of mythology in Ireland, Irish mother-goddesses and chieftain-gods, and heroes.
Gods and Heroes
Language: en
Pages: 321

Gods and Heroes

Authors: Michael Foss
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-01-24 - Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books

The travelling storyteller combined many talents: scholar, educator, linguist, poet and musician. He showed learning, curiosity and judgement, but most of all he could not resist a good story. True to their original telling and stripped of the sanitization of later centuries, these powerful tales make compelling reading. The traveller's