One of 19th-century America’s greatest authors recounts timeless tales from Greek mythology in this delightful partner to A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s evocative interpretations of traditional stories about heroes, sorceresses, kings, and other legendary characters provide young readers and listeners with a spellbinding introduction to classic myths.
The adventures begin with “The Minotaur,” the tale of an Athenian prince’s conquest of a monstrous half-man, half-bull. Other stories include “The Pygmies,” concerning a friendly giant and his small-minded neighbors; “The Dragon’s Teeth,” recounting the birth of a team of warriors and the founding of a city; “Circe’s Palace,” in which an enchantress matches wits with the trickster Ulysses; “The Pomegranate Seeds,” a tale of the underworld; and “The Golden Fleece,” the story of an aspiring king and his quest for the shining symbol that will win a throne.