Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online. 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. Dad: Yeah. That was crazy. I don't think I knew, or remembered that before reading this book. I also find it interesting that we're using the name Heracles now all the time instead of Hercules. I learned a lot as far as the main themes of the heroic age of Greek Mythology . Basically , there’s a lot of darkness; lies, betrayal, jealousy , deceit, and disguise . All this began with the opening of a box by Pandora that let sin out into the world . El: Not for a while now. It's been a really long book. We started this in March. MARCH was when we read Hermes and Apollo. MARCH, dad. But I will recommend this book to people, because I recommend all books to people - even if I don't like them, because I know someone might like them.

This book presents the great stories of the heroic age - The mysterious and exciting legends of the gods and heroes in Ancient Greece, from the adventures of Perseus, the labors of Heracles, the voyage of Jason and the Argonauts, to Odysseus and the Trojan wars. That said, I too enjoyed Green's idea of linking the stories and forming a more coherent continuity with an ultimate end goal - Defeating The Giants. All the heroes were on Zeus's short list. He was always, always mindful of Prometheus' prophesy of the coming war and looking on for the foretold mortal hero. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2012-03-07 18:49:06 Bookplateleaf 0010 Boxid IA179501 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City London Donor One story I'd forgotten about from previous readings was Talos, the man of brass who terrorized Crete. The way he was illustrated made him look a lot like a Cyberman from Doctor Who, five years before the show even began! Wonder if that provided any inspiration; after all, one of the Cybermen's home planets is T elos... Dad: There are a lot of reasons, I guess. I don't think you'll read some of these books in school, or on your own, and they're worth reading.

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.

I found it very interesting to connect the Greek myths that made modern day beliefs what they are ! The reason I gave this book 3 stars is because certain stories were hard to follow . Whether that is just the nature of the stories or a flaw of the author’s writing I am unsure . It just seemed like there were too many names and too many events happening in between one main event . It made it confusing for myself, as the reader, to remember what the original quest was . El: In Hermes and Apollo, the cattle were stolen. And they didn't know who stole them. ...(*ellipses here = Eleanor explaining much faster than I can type.*) then Hermes admitted that he stole them, and he was just a little baby. Dad: Yeah. I get it. And I get that you get it. That's part of why I'm trying to read you some of these books.

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Chosen by April 2012 Guest Editor, Charlie Higson:"I’ve always loved myths and legends. Greek, Roman, Norse (not so interested in the Egyptians, it must be said), as well as those closer to home – our very own King Arthur and Robin Hood. These ancient tales are such archetypal stories, the basis for all western fiction. Roger Lancelyn Green did so much to popularize these stores for my generation. I particularly love the tales of the Greek heroes, where the gods behave like petty-minded humans and the humans behave like gods. I also love the way they pop up in each other’s stories – like Marvel superheroes – so that, for instance, you find Hercules tagging along with Jason and the Argonauts. A big influence on my own adventure stories – it's no coincidence that a character in The Enemy is called Achilleus." Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducing language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. This book presents the great stories of the heroic age – and “Dionysus and “, and “Heracles and “, and “Theseus and “, and “The Quest for the Golden Fleece and “, and many more. Tales of the Greek Heroes: Retold From the Ancient Authors by Roger Lancelyn Green – eBook Details It's no secret that I really want to improve my level of English. Reading has always been one of my favorite things to do, so I try to incorporate it into my English learning.Whether it’s that the tone was a little too old-fashioned and slightly mollycoddling (Zeus ‘marries’ the mothers of all his children) or that I’m simply a good fifteen years older than the intended audience and bring with me a whole different set of knowledge and expectations, I’m not sure – probably a very strong helping of both – but I could only get into this book as an intellectual exercise (‘ooh, that’s a version I’ve not seen before’ ‘Ha! He censored the incest out!’) rather than as a particuularly gripping story in its own right. To someone looking for an accessible introduction into the myths and legends of Greece, however, I would strongly recommend it.