classical mythology

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The furies

1989
A retelling of the myths associated with the terrible goddesses of vengeance who lived in Hades and punished people for every kind of crime.

Prometheus and the story of fire

1983
Relates how the Titan Prometheus created people, gave them fire he stole from the gods, and was horribly punished by Zeus.

The adventures of Hercules

1983
Hercules, son of the god Zeus and a mortal woman, renowned for his great strength, performs twelve dangerous tasks to atone for an attack on his wife and children.

The Golden God, Apollo

1983
Retells the myths surrounding the figure of Apollo, the Greek god of medicine and music, protector of flocks and voyagers, the most feared and best loved of all the gods on Mount Olympus.

Black ships before Troy

the story of the Iliad
1993
Retells the story of the Trojan War, from the quarrel for the golden apple, and the flight of Helen with Paris, to the destruction of Troy.

The Olympians

great gods and goddesses of ancient Greece
1984
Offers brief biographical sketches of the twelve gods and goddesses that reside on Mount Olympus including such information as their Roman names, their parents, and the symbols that represent them.

Hercules

1984
Retells the adventures of the demi-god Hercules as he struggles to accomplish seemingly impossible tasks.

Greek myths

1998
An illustrated collection of twenty Greek myths including "Prometheus and Pandora," "Theseus and the Minotaur," "Meleager and the blazing logs," and "The story of Phaeton.".

Apollo & Daphne

masterpieces of Greek mythology
1998
Reproduces fifteen paintings based on Greek mythology along with the tales they are based on.

Mythology

1942
A collection of Greek, Roman, and Norse myths retold by the author.

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