Tales of the Greek Heroes

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Penguin UK, Mar 5, 2009 - Juvenile Fiction - 304 pages

Puffin Classics: the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every child.

Heracles hauling the triple-headed dog Cerberus from the underworld. Jason voyaging across oceans to seize the golden fleece. Odysseus and the Trojan wars. Tales of the Greek Heroes tells the mysterious and exciting legends of the gods and heroes in Ancient Greece.

Greek mythology has inspired stories for thousands of years, with tales of lost love and magic. Join our heroes in their journeys of resilience and revenge, guilt and love, and trials and betrayal.

This edition includes a special introduction by Rick Riordan, creator of the highly successful Percy Jackson series, inspired by the great Greek myths.

 

Selected pages

Contents

Introduction by Rick Riordan
The Coming of the Immortals
Hermes and Apollo
The Story of Prometheus
How Zeus and Hermes Went Visiting
Typhon the Terrible
The Adventures of Dionysus
Perseus the Gorgonslayer
The Choice of Heracles
The Beginning of the Labours
The Story of Admetus
The Wanderings of Heracles
The Golden Apples and The Hound of Hell
The Adventures of Theseus
The Quest of the Golden Fleece
Copyright

The Birth of Heracles

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Common terms and phrases

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About the author (2009)

Roger Lancelyn Green (Author)
Roger Lancelyn Green was born in 1918. He loved storytelling and was fascinated by traditional fairy tales, myths and legends from around the world. His retellings include Egyptian, Greek and Norse legends, plus a retelling of Robin Hood. He died in 1987.

Rick Riordan (Introducer)
Rick Riordan (he/him), dubbed 'storyteller of the gods' by Publishers Weekly, is the author of five #1 New York Times best-selling middle grade series with millions of copies sold throughout the world, including Percy Jackson and the Olympians, soon to be a live-action series on Disney+. His latest novel is Daughter of the Deep, a modern take on Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Rick is also the publisher of an imprint at Disney-Hyperion, Rick Riordan Presents, dedicated to finding other authors of highly entertaining fiction based on world cultures and mythologies. He lives in Boston, Massachusetts with his wife and two sons. Follow him on Twitter at @RickRiordan.

Bibliographic information

TitleTales of the Greek Heroes
Puffin Classics
AuthorRoger Lancelyn Green
PublisherPenguin UK, 2009
ISBN0141329025, 9780141329024
Length304 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Juvenile Fiction / Classics
Juvenile Fiction / Legends, Myths, Fables / General
Juvenile Fiction / Legends, Myths, Fables / Greek & Roman
  
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