Favorite Greek Myths

$5.00

Publication Date: 1st December 1995

The Greek myths have intrigued countless generations of readers with their exciting tales of adventure, calamity, and conquest. This entertaining collection — excellently retold for young audiences by Bob Blaisdell — invites children to relive the memorable experiences of familiar characters from Greek mythology.
Taken directly from the writings of Homer, Hesiod, Sophocles, Aeschylus, Euripides, and other ancient storytellers, the myths recount the stirring and imaginative tales of Pandora's box, Prometheus, the dreaded Cyclops, the labors of the mighty Hercules, the captivating stori... Read More
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The Greek myths have intrigued countless generations of readers with their exciting tales of adventure, calamity, and conquest. This entertaining collection — excellently retold for young audiences by Bob Blaisdell — invites children to relive the memorable experiences of familiar characters from Greek mythology.
Taken directly from the writings of Homer, Hesiod, Sophocles, Aeschylus, Euripides, and other ancient storytellers, the myths recount the stirring and imaginative tales of Pandora's box, Prometheus, the dreaded Cyclops, the labors of the mighty Hercules, the captivating stori... Read More
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The Greek myths have intrigued countless generations of readers with their exciting tales of adventure, calamity, and conquest. This entertaining collection — excellently retold for young audiences by Bob Blaisdell — invites children to relive the memorable experiences of familiar characters from Greek mythology.
Taken directly from the writings of Homer, Hesiod, Sophocles, Aeschylus, Euripides, and other ancient storytellers, the myths recount the stirring and imaginative tales of Pandora's box, Prometheus, the dreaded Cyclops, the labors of the mighty Hercules, the captivating stories of Narcissus and Echo, Aphrodite and Eros, Daedalus and Icarus, Hades and Persephone, and many more.
Set in large, easy-to-read type and enhanced by six full-page black-and-white illustrations, these enduring fables from the fountainhead of Western civilization will thrill and delight new generations of adventure-seekers.

Dover Original.
Details
  • Price: $5.00
  • Pages: 96
  • Publisher: Dover Publications
  • Imprint: Dover Publications
  • Series: Dover Children's Thrift Classics
  • Publication Date: 1st December 1995
  • Trim Size: 5 x 8 in
  • ISBN: 9780486288598
  • Format: Paperback
  • Age: 8-14
  • BISACs:
    HISTORY / Ancient / Greece
    JUVENILE FICTION / Classics
    JUVENILE FICTION / Legends, Myths, Fables / Greek & Roman
Author Bio
Bob Blaisdell is professor of English at the City University of New York's Kingsborough Community College and the editor of twenty-two Dover literature and poetry collections.
Table of Contents
CHAPTER I: GODS AND TITANS
CHAPTER II: HERCULES
CHAPTER III: HEROES AND MONSTERS
CHAPTER IV: THE ARGONAUTS
CHAPTER V: THE TROJAN WAR
CHAPTER VI: THE ODYSSEY
The Greek myths have intrigued countless generations of readers with their exciting tales of adventure, calamity, and conquest. This entertaining collection — excellently retold for young audiences by Bob Blaisdell — invites children to relive the memorable experiences of familiar characters from Greek mythology.
Taken directly from the writings of Homer, Hesiod, Sophocles, Aeschylus, Euripides, and other ancient storytellers, the myths recount the stirring and imaginative tales of Pandora's box, Prometheus, the dreaded Cyclops, the labors of the mighty Hercules, the captivating stories of Narcissus and Echo, Aphrodite and Eros, Daedalus and Icarus, Hades and Persephone, and many more.
Set in large, easy-to-read type and enhanced by six full-page black-and-white illustrations, these enduring fables from the fountainhead of Western civilization will thrill and delight new generations of adventure-seekers.

Dover Original.
  • Price: $5.00
  • Pages: 96
  • Publisher: Dover Publications
  • Imprint: Dover Publications
  • Series: Dover Children's Thrift Classics
  • Publication Date: 1st December 1995
  • Trim Size: 5 x 8 in
  • ISBN: 9780486288598
  • Format: Paperback
  • Age: 8-14
  • BISACs:
    HISTORY / Ancient / Greece
    JUVENILE FICTION / Classics
    JUVENILE FICTION / Legends, Myths, Fables / Greek & Roman
Bob Blaisdell is professor of English at the City University of New York's Kingsborough Community College and the editor of twenty-two Dover literature and poetry collections.
CHAPTER I: GODS AND TITANS
CHAPTER II: HERCULES
CHAPTER III: HEROES AND MONSTERS
CHAPTER IV: THE ARGONAUTS
CHAPTER V: THE TROJAN WAR
CHAPTER VI: THE ODYSSEY