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Heroes of Greek Mythology - (Dover Children's Classics) by Charles Kingsley (Paperback)

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  • The inspiring adventures and stirring deeds of three of the greatest heroes of mythology spring to vivid life in these pages.
  • 240 Pages
  • Juvenile Fiction, Legends, Myths, Fables
  • Series Name: Dover Children's Classics

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One of the Victorian age's great storytellers recounts Perseus' quest to slay the Medusa, the search for the Golden Fleece, and Theseus' encounter with the deadly Minotaur. 60 illustrations.



Book Synopsis



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.



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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.
See every Dover book in print at www.doverpublications.com
Dimensions (Overall): 9.32 Inches (H) x 6.58 Inches (W) x .54 Inches (D)
Weight: .74 Pounds
Suggested Age: 8-18 Years
Number of Pages: 240
Series Title: Dover Children's Classics
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
Sub-Genre: Legends, Myths, Fables
Publisher: Dover Publications
Theme: Greek & Roman
Format: Paperback
Author: Charles Kingsley
Language: English
Street Date: May 26, 2006
TCIN: 92252445
UPC: 9780486448541
Item Number (DPCI): 247-04-0561
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.54 inches length x 6.58 inches width x 9.32 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 0.74 pounds
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