Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire's Book of Greek myths
Notes:
Includes index. Originally published in a slightly different form by Doubleday, New York in 1962.
Contents:
In olden times -- Gaea, Mother Earth -- The Titans -- Zeus and his family. Hera ; Hephaestus ; Aphrodite ; Ares ; Athena ; Poseidon ; Apollo ; Artemis ; Hermes ; Hades ; Persephone and Demeter ; Dionysus -- Minor gods, nymphs, satyrs, and centaurs. Prometheus ; Pandora ; Deucalion ; Eos ; Helios and Phaëthon ; Selene ; Pan ; Echo ; Syrinx ; The wild and vulgar centaurs ; Asclepius ; Nine muses ; Orpheus -- Mortal descendants of Zeus. Europa and Cadmus ; Tantalus and Pelops ; Danaus, Perseus, and the Gorgon ; Clever and vainglorious kings ; King Midas ; Sisyphus ; Bellerophon ; Melampus ; Heracles ; Theseus ; Oedipus ; The Golden Fleece ; The Calydonian boar hunt ; The apples of love and the Apple of Discord ; Everything must come to an end -- Afterword -- D'Aulaire sketchbook -- D'Aulaire family album.
Summary:
Here are the greats of ancient Greece--gods and goddesses, heroes and monsters--as freshly described in words and pictures as if they were alive today. In print for over fifty years, D'Aulaires Book of Greek Myths has introduced generations to Greek mythology-- and continues to enthrall young readers. Now updated with a new cover and an afterword featuring never-before-published drawings from the sketchbook of Ingri and Edgar D'Aulaire, plus an essay about their life and work and photos from the family achive.
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