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Klappentext This thrilling collection recreates for young readers some of the central tales based on Greek mythology. They'll follow the harrowing adventures of Ulysses, meet the lovely Helen of Troy, behold the amazing Trojan horse, join Jason on his quest for the Golden Fleece, and learn about the legendary deeds of other remarkable Greek heroes. Inhaltsverzeichnis Ulysses the Sacker of CitiesI. The boyhood and parents of UlyssesII. How people lived in the time of UlyssesIII. The wooing of Helen of the fair handsIV. The stealing of HelenV. Trojan victoriesVI. Battle at the shipsVII. The slaying and avenging of PatroclusVIII. The cruelty of Achilles, and the ransoming of HectorIX. How Ulysses stole the luck of TroyX. The battle with the Amazons and Memnon--the death of AchillesXI. Ulysses sails to seek the son of Achilles--the valour of EurypylusXII. The Slaying of ParisXIII. How Ulysses invented the device of the horse of treeXIV. The end of the Troy and the saving of HelenThe Wanderings of UlyssesI. The slaying of Agamemnon and the sorrows of UlyssesII. The enchantress Circe, the Land of the Dead, the SirensIII. The whirlpool, the sea monster, and the cattle of the sunIV. How Telemachus went to seek his fatherV. How Ulysses escaped from the island of CalypsoVI. How Ulysses was wrecked, yet reached PhaeaciaVII. How Ulysses came to his own country, and for safety disguised himself as an old beggar manVIII. Ulysses comes disguised as a beggar to his own palaceIX. The slaying of the wooersX. The endThe Fleece of GoldI. The children of the cloudII. The search for the fleeceIII. The winning of the fleeceTheseusI. The wedding of AethraII. The boyhood of TheseusIII. Adventures of TheseusIV. Theseus finds his fatherV. Heralds come for tributeVI. Theseus in CreteVII. The slaying of the MinotaurPerseusI. The Prison of DanaeII. The vow of PerseusIII. Perseus and AndromedaIV. How Perseus avenged Danae