The last weeks of the Trojan War find the women sick of tending the wounded, men tired of fighting, and bored gods and goddesses trying to find ways to stir things up.
Describes the origins of the sirens, half-women, half-birds, who lured sailors to their deaths with their irresistible voices, and relates their encounter with Ulysses.
Presents the exploits of the monstrous bandit who offered hospitality to travelers on the road from Troezen to Athens, only to perform horrible acts once they went to bed. Liberally illustrated with art works representing many centuries.
Four Greek goddesses, Leto and her daughter Artemis, and Demeter and her daughter Persephone, relate their individual experiences as mothers and daughters.