Herakles, the Hero of Thebes, and Other Heroes of the Myth

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Author

Ragozin, Zénaïde A. (Zénaïde Alexeïevna), 1835-1924

Title

Herakles, the Hero of Thebes, and Other Heroes of the Myth Adapted from the Second Book of the Primary Schools of Athens, Greece

Credits

Produced by Shaun Pinder, Sam W. and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

BL: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Religion: General, Miscellaneous and Atheism

Subject

Mythology, Roman

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 50569

Release Date

November 28, 2015

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.HERAKLES THE HERO OF THEBES AND OTHER HEROES OF THE MYTH
2. 2.PREFACE
3. 3.CONTENTS
4. 4.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
5. 5.INTRODUCTION THE LAND OF THE HEROES
6. 6.CHAPTER I THE BABE HERAKLES
7. 7.CHAPTER II HERAKLES IS DOOMED TO SERVE EURYSTHEUS
8. 8.CHAPTER III THE FIRST LABOR—THE NEMEAN LION
9. 9.CHAPTER IV THE SECOND LABOR—HERAKLES KILLS THE WATER-SNAKE OF LAKE LERNA
10. 10.CHAPTER V THE THIRD LABOR—THE GOLDEN-HORNED HIND
11. 11.CHAPTER VI THE FOURTH LABOR—THE ERYMANTHIAN BOAR
12. 12.CHAPTER VII THE FIFTH LABOR—HERAKLES CLEANS THE AUGEIAN STABLES
13. 13.CHAPTER VIII THE SIXTH LABOR—THE BIRDS OF STYMPHALOS
14. 14.CHAPTER IX THE SEVENTH LABOR—HERAKLES CATCHES THE MAD BULL OF CRETE
15. 15.CHAPTER X THE EIGHTH LABOR—THE HORSES OF DIOMEDES
16. 16.CHAPTER XI THE NINTH LABOR—THE GIRDLE OF HIPPOLYTE
17. 17.CHAPTER XII THE TENTH LABOR—THE CATTLE OF GERYON
18. 18.CHAPTER XIII THE ELEVENTH LABOR—THE GOLDEN APPLES OF HESPERIDES
19. 19.CHAPTER XIV THE TWELFTH LABOR—HERAKLES FETCHES CERBERUS OUT OF HADES
20. 20.CHAPTER XV THESEUS, THE HERO OF ATHENS
21. 21.CHAPTER XVI THE FIRST EXPLOITS OF THESEUS. HE FINDS HIS FATHER
22. 22.CHAPTER XVII THE ADVENTURES OF THESEUS — I. The Marathonian Bull — II. Theseus Sails to Crete
23. 23.CHAPTER XVIII THE ADVENTURES OF THESEUS — III. Theseus Kills the Minotaur
24. 24.CHAPTER XIX JASON, THE HERO OF THESSALY — Phrixos and Helle
25. 25.CHAPTER XX JASON CLAIMS HIS THRONE
26. 26.CHAPTER XXI THE EXPEDITION
27. 27.CHAPTER XXII JASON FINDS THE GOLDEN FLEECE
28. 28.CHAPTER XXIII ORPHEUS, THE HERO OF THE LYRE
29. 29.CHAPTER XXIV PELOPS, THE HERO OF THE PELOPONNESOS
30. 30.CHAPTER XXV PERSEUS, THE HERO OF ARGOS
31. 31.CHAPTER XXVI PERSEUS FINDS THE GORGONS
32. 32.CHAPTER XXVII PERSEUS RESCUES ANDROMEDA
33. 33.CHAPTER XXVIII PERSEUS BECOMES KING OF TIRYNS
34. 34.CHAPTER XXIX TRIPTOLEMOS, THE HERO OF ELEUSIS, AND DEMETER, THE EARTH-MOTHER
35. 35.CHAPTER XXX DEMETER’S GRIEF
36. 36.CHAPTER XXXI DEMETER’S JOY
37. 37.CHAPTER XXXII TRIPTOLEMOS BECOMES A HERO. DEMETER’S GIFT
38. 38.CHAPTER XXXIII PROMETHEUS, THE CHAMPION OF MANKIND
39. 39.CHAPTER XXXIV PROMETHEUS UNBOUND
40. 40.CHAPTER XXXV DEUKALION, THE CHAMPION OF A NEW RACE
41. 41.CHAPTER XXXVI DÆDALOS, A HERO OF INVENTION
42. 42.CHAPTER XXXVII PHAETHON, A HERO OF BAD FORTUNE
43. 43.CHAPTER XXXVIII THE DEATH OF PHAETHON
44. 44.VOCABULARY

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