Heroes, Gods and Monsters of the Greek Myths
ISBN: 9780553259209 | 0553259202
Format: Trade BookPublisher: Laurel Leaf
Pub. Date: 9/1/1984
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The most popular Greek myths are retold in modern language.
The earth breeds giants and ogres of indescribable horror -- the heavens hold omnipotent gods and goddesses, abounding in courage, strength and wisdom. Zeus, the almighty king of the gods, who cannot resist feminine beauty -- mortal or divine, and his jealous and vengeful wife, Hera. Perseus, fearless mortal warrior, who takes on an impossible challenge: slaying the monstrous Medusa, whose glance turns men to stone. The Minotaur, half-man and half-bull, th... MORE
The earth breeds giants and ogres of indescribable horror -- the heavens hold omnipotent gods and goddesses, abounding in courage, strength and wisdom. Zeus, the almighty king of the gods, who cannot resist feminine beauty -- mortal or divine, and his jealous and vengeful wife, Hera. Perseus, fearless mortal warrior, who takes on an impossible challenge: slaying the monstrous Medusa, whose glance turns men to stone. The Minotaur, half-man and half-bull, th... MORE
| Introduction | |||||
| THE GODS | |||||
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| 19 | (3) | |||
| 22 | (8) | |||
| 30 | (2) | |||
| 32 | (4) | |||
| 36 | (3) | |||
| 39 | (5) | |||
| 44 | (5) | |||
| 49 | (2) | |||
| 51 | (6) | |||
| NATURE MYTHS | |||||
| 57 | (4) | |||
| 61 | (4) | |||
| 65 | (11) | |||
| 76 | (10) | |||
| 86 | (7) | |||
| 93 | (12) | |||
| 105 | (6) | |||
| DEMIGODS | |||||
| 111 | (25) | |||
| 136 | (10) | |||
| 146 | (27) | |||
| 173 | (20) | |||
| FABLES | |||||
| 193 | (6) | |||
| 199 | (8) | |||
| Mythology Becomes Language | 207 | (6) | |||
| Recommended Reading | 213 |
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