One of 19th-century America\'s greatest authors recounts timeless Tales from Greek mythology in this delightful partner to A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys.
Other stories include The Pygmies, concerning a friendly giant and his small-minded neighbors
The Dragon\'s Teeth, recounting the birth of a team of warriors and the founding of a city
Circe\'s Palace, in which an enchantress matches wits with the trickster Ulysses
The Pomegranate Seeds, a tale of the underworld; and The Golden Fleece, the story of an aspiring king and his quest for the shining symbol that will win a throne..
The adventures begin with The Minotaur, the tale of an Athenian prince\'s conquest of a monstrous half-man, half-bull.
Nathaniel Hawthorne\'s evocative interpretations of traditional stories about heroes, sorceresses, kings, and other legendary characters provide young readers and listeners with a spellbinding introduction to classic myths.
One of 19th-century America\'s greatest authors recounts timeless Tales from Greek mythology in this delightful partner to A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys