Herakles, the Hero of Thebes, and Other Heroes of the Myth. Zénaïde A. Ragozin
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Zénaïde A. Ragozin, Mary E. Burt
Herakles, the Hero of Thebes, and Other Heroes of the Myth
Adapted from the Second Book of the Primary Schools of Athens, Greece
Published by Good Press, 2019
EAN 4057664590893
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION THE LAND OF THE HEROES
CHAPTER II HERAKLES IS DOOMED TO SERVE EURYSTHEUS
CHAPTER III THE FIRST LABOR—THE NEMEAN LION
CHAPTER IV THE SECOND LABOR—HERAKLES KILLS THE WATER-SNAKE OF LAKE LERNA
CHAPTER V THE THIRD LABOR—THE GOLDEN-HORNED HIND
CHAPTER VI THE FOURTH LABOR—THE ERYMANTHIAN BOAR
CHAPTER VII THE FIFTH LABOR—HERAKLES CLEANS THE AUGEIAN STABLES
CHAPTER VIII THE SIXTH LABOR—THE BIRDS OF STYMPHALOS
CHAPTER IX THE SEVENTH LABOR—HERAKLES CATCHES THE MAD BULL OF CRETE
CHAPTER X THE EIGHTH LABOR—THE HORSES OF DIOMEDES
CHAPTER XI THE NINTH LABOR—THE GIRDLE OF HIPPOLYTE
CHAPTER XII THE TENTH LABOR—THE CATTLE OF GERYON
CHAPTER XIII THE ELEVENTH LABOR—THE GOLDEN APPLES OF HESPERIDES
CHAPTER XIV THE TWELFTH LABOR—HERAKLES FETCHES CERBERUS OUT OF HADES
CHAPTER XV THESEUS, THE HERO OF ATHENS
CHAPTER XVI THE FIRST EXPLOITS OF THESEUS. HE FINDS HIS FATHER
CHAPTER XVII THE ADVENTURES OF THESEUS
CHAPTER XVIII THE ADVENTURES OF THESEUS
III. Theseus Kills the Minotaur
CHAPTER XIX JASON, THE HERO OF THESSALY
CHAPTER XX JASON CLAIMS HIS THRONE
CHAPTER XXII JASON FINDS THE GOLDEN FLEECE
CHAPTER XXIII ORPHEUS, THE HERO OF THE LYRE
CHAPTER XXIV PELOPS, THE HERO OF THE PELOPONNESOS
CHAPTER XXV PERSEUS, THE HERO OF ARGOS
CHAPTER XXVI PERSEUS FINDS THE GORGONS
CHAPTER XXVII PERSEUS RESCUES ANDROMEDA
CHAPTER XXVIII PERSEUS BECOMES KING OF TIRYNS
CHAPTER XXIX TRIPTOLEMOS, THE HERO OF ELEUSIS, AND DEMETER, THE EARTH-MOTHER
CHAPTER XXXII TRIPTOLEMOS BECOMES A HERO. DEMETER’S GIFT
CHAPTER XXXIII PROMETHEUS, THE CHAMPION OF MANKIND
CHAPTER XXXIV PROMETHEUS UNBOUND
CHAPTER XXXV DEUKALION, THE CHAMPION OF A NEW RACE
CHAPTER XXXVI DÆDALOS, A HERO OF INVENTION
CHAPTER XXXVII PHAETHON, A HERO OF BAD FORTUNE
CHAPTER XXXVIII THE DEATH OF PHAETHON
INTRODUCTION
THE LAND OF THE HEROES
One look at the map of Greece will show us that it is the smallest of European countries. For many hundreds of years it was inhabited by the handsomest, bravest, and most intelligent people in the world. But these people, the Greeks, or Hellenes, as they