Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew

Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew

Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew

Josephine Preston Peabody

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Editorial:
Yesterday’s Classics
Año de edición:
2008
Materia
Cuentos tradicionales
ISBN:
9781599151212
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A child’s first book of Greek tales containing many of the shorter myths retold with exceptional literary skill. Relates the stories of Prometheus, who brought to earth the bright-eyed fire treasured by the gods; of Orpheus, best of harpers; of the cunning Daedalus; the ambitious Phaethon; Apollo and Diana, and other gods and heroes of the olden time. Designed to supplement the myths retold by Nathaniel Hawthorne in A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales.

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