Gods and Heroes of Ancient Greece: Myths and Epics of Ancient Greece (The Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library)

From fire-stealing Prometheus to scene-stealing Helen of Troy, from Jason and his golden fleece to Oedipus and his mother, this collection of classic tales from Greek mythology demonstrates the inexhaustible vitality of a timeless cultural legacy. These stories of heroes and powerful gods and goddesses are set forth simply and movingly, in language that retains the power and drama of the original works by Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Homer. Introduction by Werner Jaeger With black-and-white illustrations throughout Part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library Title Page 3 Copyright 4 Contents 6 Introduction by Werner Jaeger 12 Part I 27 Prometheus 28 The Ages of Man 34 Pyrrha and Deucalion 37 Zeus and Io 41 Phaethon 47 Europa 52 Cadmus 58 Pentheus 61 Perseus 68 Creusa and Ion 75 Daedalus and Icarus 85 The Story of the Argonauts 90 Jason and Pelias 90 The Cause and the Outset of the Voyage of the Argonauts 91 The Argonauts at Lemnos 93 The Argonauts in the Land of the Doliones 96 Heracles Left Behind 98 Polydeuces and the King of the Bebrycians 100 Phineus and the Harpies 101 The Symplegades 104 Further Adventures 106 Jason in the Palace of Aeetes 110 Medea and Aeetes 112 The Counsel of Argus 114 Medea Promises to Help the Argonauts 117 Jason and Medea 118 Jason Does the Bidding of Aeetes 123 Medea Takes the Golden Fleece 126 The Argonauts are Pursued and Escape with Medea 129 The Argonauts on their Homeward Journey 133 The Colchians Continue their Pursuit 137 The Last Adventures of the Argonauts 139 Jason’s End 144 Meleager and the Boar 150 Tantalus 155 Pelops 157 Niobe 160 Salmoneus 165 Heracles 167 The Infant Heracles 167 The Rearing of Heracles 168 Heracles at the Crossroads 169 The First Adventures of Heracles 172 Heracles Fights the Giants 174 Heracles and Eurystheus 177 The First Three Labors of Heracles 178 The Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Labors of Heracles 181 The Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Labors of Heracles 184 The Last Three Labors of Heracles 188 Heracles and Eurytus 194 Heracles and Admetus 195 Heracles in the Service of Omphale 200 Subsequent Exploits of Heracles 203 Heracles and Deianira 206 Heracles and Nessus 208 Heracles, Iole, and Deianira. His End 209 Bellerophon 216 Theseus 220 His Birth and his Youth 220 His Journey to his Father 222 Theseus in Athens 224 Theseus and Minos 225 King Theseus 229 The War with the Amazons 231 Theseus and Pirithous 232 Theseus and Phaedra 236 Theseus and Helen 241 The End of Theseus 243 The Story of King Oedipus 246 The Birth of Oedipus, his Youth, his Flight, and the Murder of his Father 246 Oedipus in Thebes 249 The Discovery 250 Jocasta and Oedipus Inflict Punishment upon Themselves 255 Oedipus and Antigone 256 Oedipus at Colonus 257 Oedipus and Theseus 261 Oedipus and Creon 262 Oedipus and Polynices 263 The Seven Against Thebes 267 Polynices and Tydeus as the Guests of Adrastus 267 The Heroes Set Out. Hypsipyle and Opheltes 269 The Heroes Arrive in Thebes 272 Menoeceus 274 The Attack upon Thebes 277 Brothers in Single Combat 279 Creon’s Resolve 283 Antigone and Creon 284 Haemon and Antigone 285 Creon’s Punishment 287 The Burial of the Heroes of Thebes 288 The Epigoni 290 Alcmaeon and the Necklace 293 The Heraclidae 296 The Heraclidae Come to Athens 296 Demophoon 297 Macaria 300 The Battle 302 Eurystheus and Alcmene 305 Hyllus and His Descendants 306 The Heraclidae Divide Up the Peloponnesus 310 Merope and Aepytus 312 Part II 316 Tales of Troy 317 The Building of Troy 317 Priam, Hecuba, and Paris 320 The Rape of Helen 323 The Argives 329 The Argives Send Priam a Message 333 Agamemnon and Iphigenia 336 The Argives Set Out. Philoctetes is Abandoned 347 The Argives in Mysia. Telephus 348 Paris Returns 352 The Argives before Troy 353 Fighting Begins. Protesilaus. Cycnus 357 The Death of Palamedes 361 Achilles and Ajax 363 Polydorus 365 Chryses, Apollo, and the Wrath of Achilles 370 Agamemnon Tries the Argives 376 Paris and Menelaus 381 Pandarus 387 The Battle. Diomedes 391 Glaucus and Diomedes 403 Hector in Troy 404 Hector and Ajax in Single Combat 409 The Truce 414 A Trojan Victory 416 The Argives Send a Message to Achilles 421 Dolon and Rhesus 424 Another Argive Defeat 429 The Fight at the Wall 436 The Struggle for the Ships 440 Poseidon Strengthens the Achaeans 446 Apollo Revives Hector 451 The Death of Patroclus 458 The Grief of Achilles 473 Achilles Newly Armed 477 Achilles and Agamemnon Reconciled 481 The Battle of Gods and Men 486 Achilles Fights the River-God Scamander 491 The Battle of the Gods 496 Achilles and Hector Before the Gates 499 The Death of Hector 502 The Funeral of Patroclus 507 Priam Visits Achilles 514 Hector’s Body in Troy 522 Penthesilea 525 Memnon 535 The Death of Achilles 542 Funeral Games for Achilles 547 The Death of Ajax the Great 551 Machaon and Podalirius 557 Neoptolemus 561 Philoctetes on Lemnos 567 The Death of Paris 572 The Storming of Troy 575 The Wooden Horse 578 The Destruction of Troy 588 Menelaus and Helen. Polyxena 593 Departure from Troy. Ajax of Locris Dies 597 The Last Tantalides 602 Agamemnon’s Line and House 602 Agamemnon’s End 605 Agamemnon is Avenged 609 Orestes and the Furies 619 Iphigenia in the Land of the Tauri 628 Odysseus 641 Telemachus and the Suitors 641 Telemachus and Nestor 649 Telemachus in Sparta 653 The Suitors’ Plot 656 Odysseus Leaves Calypso and is Shipwrecked 658 Nausicaa 662 Odysseus and the Phaeacians 666 Odysseus Tells the Tale of his Wanderings to the Phaeacians. The Cicones. The Lotos-Eaters. The Cyclopes. Polyphemus 676 Odysseus Continues his Tale. The Leather Bag of Aeolus. The Laestrygonians. Circe 685 Odysseus Continues his Tale. The Realm of Shades 695 Odysseus Continues his Tale. The Sirens. Seylla and Charybdis. Thrinacia and the Herds of the Sun-God. Shipwreck. Odysseus and Calypso 700 Odysseus Bids the Phaeacians Farewell 706 Odysseus Reaches Ithaca 708 Odysseus Visits the Swineherd 713 Telemachus Leaves Sparta 718 With the Swineherd 723 Telemachus Returns 725 Odysseus Reveals Himself to his Son 727 The City and the Palace 730 Telemachus, Odysseus, and Eumaeus Reach the City 733 Odysseus, the Beggar, in the Hall 737 Odysseus and the Beggar Irus 740 Penelope and the Suitors 743 Odysseus Mocked Again 745 Odysseus Alone with Telemachus and Penelope 747 Night and Morning in the Palace 752 The Feast 755 The Contest with the Bow 757 Odysseus Reveals Himself to the Good Herdsmen 759 Vengeance 763 The Servants are Punished 768 Odysseus and Penelope 770 Odysseus and Laertes 774 Athene Calms Rebellion in the City 778 Odysseus the Victor 780 Acknowledgement 783 From fire-stealing Prometheus to scene-stealing Helen of Troy, from Jason and his golden fleece to Oedipus and his mother, this collection of classic tales from Greek mythology demonstrates the inexhaustible vitality of a timeless cultural legacy. Here are Icarus flying too close to the sun, mighty Hercules, Achilles and that darn heel, the Trojans and their wooden horse, brave Perseus and beautiful Andromeda, wandering Odysseus and steadfast Penelope. Their stories and the stories of the powerful gods and goddesses who punish and reward, who fall in love with and are enraged by the humans they have created, are set forth simply but movingly, in language that retains the power and drama of the original works by Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Homer. In Gustav Schwab's masterful retelling, they are made accessible to readers of all ages. Part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library From the Trade Paperback edition From fire-stealing Prometheus to scene-stealing Helen of Troy, from Jason and his golden fleece to oedipus and his mother, this collection of classic tales from Greek mythology demonstrates the inexhaustible vitality of a timeless cultural legacy. Here are Icarus flying too close to the sun, mighty Hercules, Achilles and that darn heel, the Trojans and their wooden horse, brave Perseus and beautiful Andromeda, wandering Odysseus and steadfast Penelope. Their stories and the stories of the powerful gods and goddesses who punish and reward, who fall in love with and are enraged by the humans they have created, are set forth simply but movingly, in language that retains the power and drama of the original works by aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Homer. In Gustav Schwab's masterful retelling, they are made accessible to readers of all ages. -- Publisher description

From fire-stealing Prometheus to scene-stealing Helen of Troy, from Jason and his golden fleece to Oedipus and his mother, this collection of classic tales from Greek mythology demonstrates the inexhaustible vitality of a timeless cultural legacy.

Here are Icarus flying too close to the sun, mighty Hercules, Achilles and that darn heel, the Trojans and their wooden horse, brave Perseus and beautiful Andromeda, wandering Odysseus and steadfast Penelope. Their stories and the stories of the powerful gods and goddesses who punish and reward, who fall in love with and are enraged by the humans they have created, are set forth simply but movingly, in language that retains the power and drama of the original works by Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Homer. In Gustav Schwab’s masterful retelling, they are made accessible to readers of all ages.

From fire-stealing Prometheus to scene-stealing Helen of Troy, from Jason and his golden fleece to Oedipus and his mother, this collection of classic tales from Greek mythology demonstrates the inexhaustible vitality of a timeless cultural legacy. These stories of heroes and powerful gods and goddesses are set forth simply and movingly, in language that retains the power and drama of the original works by Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Homer. __Part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library__ Schwab's retellings of stories about Prometheus, Zeus, Heracles, Odysseus, and other ancient Greek gods and heroes are based on close adherence to the original sources.