mythology, classical

"[A] . . . companion to the 75th-anniversary illustrated edition of Edith Hamilton's 'Mythology', this A-to-Z guide offers hundreds of rich and fascinating definitions of every major and minor character, creature, and place of classical mythology"--Provided by publisher.

Presents retellings of Greek myths.

Hades, King of the Underworld, provides a corrected version of how Cupid met Psyche.

Fourteen-year-old Princess Xenodice tries to prevent the death of her half-brother, the Minotaur, at the hands of the Athenian prince, Theseus, who is aided by Icarus, Daedalus, and her sister Ariadne.

Recounts how the Greeks used a wooden horse to win the Trojan War.

Presents illustrated retellings of the myths of the gods and godesses of ancient Greece and their mortal descendants.

Relates how the Titan Prometheus created people, gave them fire he stole from the gods, and was horribly punished by Zeus.

Lists 104 myths with commentary, cross-references and indexes.

The tale of Perseus's courageous exploits to rescue Andromeda from a sea monster.