Heroes of Greek Mythology (Dover Children's Classics) - Softcover

Kingsley, Charles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0486448541 ISBN 13: 9780486448541

Publisher: Dover Children's, 2006

Synopsis

The inspiring adventures and deeds of three great heroes spring to vivid life. One of the Victorian age's most brilliant storytellers recounts Perseus' quest to slay the Medusa; Jason and the Argonauts' search for the Golden Fleece; and Theseus' encounter with the deadly Minotaur. 60 illustrations.

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From the Back Cover:

The inspiring adventures and stirring deeds of three of the greatest heroes of mythology spring to vivid life in these pages. Charles Kingsley, author of The Water-Babies and one of the Victorian age's most brilliant storytellers, recounts for young readers the legendary feats of Perseus, Jason, and Theseus.
Rash and angry in his vow to slay Medusa the Gorgon, Perseus is cunning and patient in his quest. With the help of Athené's shield and Hermes' winged sandals, he faces the creature with writhing snakes for hair and rescues a princess chained to a rock. Fifty brave men known as the Argonauts join Jason in a treacherous journey across stormy, monster-infested seas in the search for the golden fleece of a magical ram. And Theseus sails off to Crete aboard a black-sailed ship with seven maidens and seven youths, all of them intended as sacrifices to the Minotaur--a fiend with the body of a man, the head of a bull, and the deadly teeth of a lion.
"There are no fairy tales like these old Greek ones," Kingsley notes, "for beauty, and wisdom, and truth, and for making children love noble deeds . . . for each of us has a Golden Fleece to seek, and a wild sea to sail over ere we reach it, and dragons to fight ere it be ours." This edition of his retellings of the immortal tales features sixty imaginative illustrations.
Dover (2006) republication of The Heroes: or, Greek Fairy Tales for My Children, published by Platt and Munk Co., Inc., New York, 1923. 60 illustrations. 240pp. 61/2 x 91/4. Paperbound.
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Synopsis:

Retold for young readers, this title contains tales that honour early Greek heroes - brave men who conquered monstrous creatures and defeated villains. It includes tales of Jason and the Argonauts; Theseus, who fought the Minotaur; and Perseus, who slew Medusa.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dover Children's
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0486448541
• ISBN 13: 9780486448541
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240