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Classic myths to read aloud / William F. Russell.

by Russell, William F., 1945-

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New York : Three Rivers Press, [1992]

Mythology, Classical -- Juvenile literature.

9780517588376 (pbk.)

0517588374 (pbk.)

vi, 264 pages ; 24 cm

Listening level I (ages 5 and up) -- The gift of Athena -- Icarus and Daedalus -- The origin of the seasons -- Echo and Narcissus -- Damon and Pythias -- The Battle of Marathon -- Europa and Cadmus -- The sword of Damocles -- Pegasus, the wingèd horse -- Baucis and Philemon -- The spinning contest -- Orpheus and Eurydice -- The story of Io -- Halcyone's dream -- Phaëton and the chariot of the sun -- Cupid and Psyche -- Pygmalion and Galatea -- The story of Theseus -- Jason and the golden fleece -- Listening level II (ages 8 and up) -- Perseus and the Gorgon's head -- The riddle of the Sphinx -- The story of Helen of Troy -- The judgment of Paris -- The stealing of Helen -- The quarrel -- The gods take sides -- The wrath of Achilles -- The wooden horse -- The return of Ulysses -- The Greeks set sail -- Circe's palace -- The perilous voyage homeward -- What had happened in Ithaca -- Ulysses returns to Ithaca -- The wanderings of Aeneas -- Aeneas's escape from Troy -- Aeneas searches for a home -- Aeneas and Queen Dido -- Aeneas visits the Lower World.

Presents the essential Greek and Roman myths that form the basis of our cultural literary heritage.

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