The Simon & Schuster Book of Greek Gods and Heroes
by Low, Alice; Stewart, Arvis; Katz, Barry R.Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1985-09-01
Publisher(s): Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
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Summary
The gods and heroes of ancient Greece shake heaven and earth in a collection of over thirty stories that breath new life into the myths of Olympus. Here is the triumphant tale of the Trojan Horse, the tragedy of Oedipus, the downfall of Medusa and more. Witness the grand drama of some of the best known heroes of all time in a fresh rendition of these timeless tales.
Author Biography
Alice Low has written many books for children of all ages. She has also been a book reviewer, creative writing teacher, and writer-producer of educational filmstrips.
Table of Contents
Contents
Foreward
MOTHER EARTH AND HER CHILDREN
THE GODS AND GODDESSES OF MOUNT OLYMPUS
ZEUS AND THE CREATION OF MANKIND
Prometheus and His Gift to Man
Pandora
Deucalion and Pyrrha and the Great Flood
TRIUMPHS OF THE GODS
Io and Europa
Persephone
Arachne
Niobe
Pygmalion
Echo
Narcissus
Phaëthon
Orpheus
Oedipus
Bellerophon
Atalanta
THE HEROES
Perseus
The Prophecy
Medusa
Heracles
The Crime
The Labors
Jason
The Argonauts
The Golden Fleece
The Return Home
Theseus
The Banquet
The Minotaur
Daedalus
Odysseus
The Trojan War
The Voyage of Odysseus
THE CONSTELLATIONS
Orion
Cassiopeia
Castor and Pollux
Afterword
Index
Excerpts
From Chapter TRIUMPHS OF THE GODS, Io and Europa
Suddenly the girls looked up and saw a herd of bulls coming toward them. "Oh, look!" cried Europa to her friends. "Have you ever seen a bull as magnificent as that one? What a rich chestnut color he is! And he has a silver circle on his brow!"
The bull, who was Zeus of course, ambled toward Europa and mooed softly. "How gentle he is!" Europa said, stroking him. Then the bull lay down at her feet, as if inviting her to climb onto his back.
Europa did so without fear. But before her friends could join her, the bull leaped up, dashed toward the ocean, and then flew over it, far out to sea. Clinging to the bull's horns, Europa looked down and saw a procession of sea gods riding on dolphins, led by Poseidon.
Europa cried out to the bull, "You, too, must be a god. And if you are, take pity on me. Do not carry me off to some strange land far from all my friends."
And the bull answered, "I am Zeus, lord of the sky, but do not be afraid, for I love you. I am carrying you to my own special island, Crete, where I was born. There I shall show myself to you as a god, and you shall bear me sons who one day will be famous and revered."
And so it happened. Europa became the mother of a great king, Minos, and also of Rhadamanthus, both judges of the dead. And Europa, after whom the continent of Europe is named, became even more famous than her sons.
Copyright © 1985 by Macmillan Publishing Company
Excerpted from Greek Gods and Heroes by Alice Low
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