The Greek myths have intrigued countless generations of readers with their exciting tales of adventure, calamity and conquest.This entertaining collection--excellently retold for young audiences by Bob Blaisdell--invites children to relive the memorable experiences of familiar characters from Greek mythology.Taken directly from the writings of Homer, Hesiod, Sophocles,Aeschylus, Euripides and other ancient storytellers, the myths recount the stirring and imaginative tales of Pandora's box,Prometheus, the dreaded Cyclops, the labors of the mighty Hercules, the captivating stories of Narcissus and Echo, Aphrodite and Eros, Daedalus and Icarus, Hades and Persephone and many more.

GAIA IS sometimes known as Mother Earth. She is the oldest of all the gods and gives food to every living being. She was created out of Chaos, the swirling formless beginning of all things. By herself Gala gave birth to Ouranos (the Sky), Ourea (the Mountains) and Oceanus (the Sea).With her husband Ouranos, she had tremendous children, known as Titans, the Cyclopes and the hundred-handed brutes named Briareus, Gyges and Cottus. Ouranos felt disgust at these monsters and so buried them deep within the earth, in fathomless Tartaros, a gloomy pit as far below the underworld Hades as dark Hades is below the shining heavens.

CHAPTER I: GODS AND TITANS

CHAPTER II: HERCULES

CHAPTER IlI: HEROES AND MONSTERS

CHAPTER IV: THE ARGONAUTS

CHAPTER V: THE TROJAN WAR

CHAPTER VI: THE ODYSSEY