Greek Myths

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The Greek myths are among the greatest, most exciting stories ever told and feature some of the world's best loved heroes and heroines. Join our community to get personalised book suggestions, extracts straight to your inbox, 10% off RRPs, and to change children’s lives. In this book you'll find eight favourite myths - the stories of Theseus, conqueror of the dreaded Minotaur; the mighty Heracles and his twelve tasks; the tragic lovers, Orpheus and Eurydice; Perseus, the Gorgon-slayer; the musician Arion and his rescue by the dolphins; Pandora and her little box of horrors; the feather-clad fliers, Daedalus and Icarus; and the weaving contest between Ariachne and the goddess Athene. Even with a large storybook, the pictures are small and could be better enjoyed at a close proximity.

Reason for Reading: All my readers should know by now that mythology is a favourite subject of mine, especially Greek.

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The pithy comments made by the characters take away focus from the accuracy and visual appeal of these myths. While the stories are brief, they tend to stick to the major details of the original myths, the basic plot lines are there and the important themes are kept in play. I have particularly enjoyed reading the greek myths to my son as they have introduced me to several stories that I was unfamiliar with.The book is laid out like comic book with artistic illustrations in comic strip form with nine small boxes on a page.

Panels and spreads brimming with color and nonstop action make each tale a pleasure to look at and voice balloons add modern humor.Discover the magical myths and legendary heroes of Ancient Greece with award-winning author-illustrator Marcia Williams. Theseus wanted to kill the hairy Minotaur because a lot of weak tributes from Athens got sent each year and it wasn’t fair. Many teachers have found this comic strip approach to Greek mythology has stimulated children’s own writing and led to further exploration of these important stories. In this book you'll find the stories of Perseus, slayer of Medusa the gorgon; tragic lovers Orpheus and Eurydice; daring Heracles who fearlessly completed twelve Labours, and many more. It was this book that planted the seed that would eventually sprout and blossom into my ongoing love for Ancient Grecian mythology—additionally probably my earliest memory of being made aware in print that sometimes really shit things happen to unassuming people for almost no reason whatsoever, and that there's almost nothing you can do to fight it, à la Olympus style.

This book is a collection of some of the most famous and classic greek myths including "Pandora's Box," "Arion and the Dolphins," "Orpheus and Eurydice," "The Twelve Tasks of Hercules," Daedalus and Icarus," "Perseus and the Gorgon's Head," "Theseus and the Minotaure," and "Arachne Versus Athena. I loved that it included the story of Arion the Dolphin Man in edition to some of the more normal Greek Myths. Panels and spreads brimming with color, decorative detail, and nonstop action make each tale a pleasure to look at, and speech bubbles add modern humor. Even reluctant readers (let alone closet classicists) will be drawn to pore over these entrancing pages. Written in horizontal comic strip fashion, this book retells eight Greek Myths in a humorous and fun way.Plus I had also read Williams' first Shakespeare book ages ago when it first came out so knew what to expect.