A retelling of classical Greek myths.

A diary of Odysseus which begins seven days after leaving Troy and records the many misfortunes that stripped him of crew and ship on the long journey home.

"Myths were stories that explained the mysteries of the ancient world. Few myths have endured like the myth of Hercules. Half man and half god, Hercules was the strongest person who ever lived. He fought scary, powerful creatures--and won. Yet he was never strong enough to over-come his own anger. The story of Hercules is the story of love lost and battles won"--

Discusses various Greek myths, including creation stories and tales of principal gods and goddesses.

Oedipus the King, often regarded as the archetypal tragedy, follows Oedipus, the 'man of sorrow', who has unwittingly chosen to enact his prophesied course by murdering his father and marrying his mother. -- Aias (or Ajax) tells the story of the warrior whose larger-than-life greatness brings him to harrowing humiliation and then to honourable burial. -- Philoctetes sees a once-noble hero, nursing his resentment during ten years in marooned isolation,...

"From heroic Thesus to terrifying Medusa, find out all about the gods, goddesses, monsters, and mortals in the fascinating world of ancient Greek Myths."--Back cover.