Old Greek Stories
by James Baldwin
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About this eBook
- Author
- Baldwin, James, 1841-1925
- Credits
- Produced by Ted Garvin and PG Distributed Proofreaders
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
- Subject
- Mythology, Greek -- Juvenile literature
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 11582
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11582
- Release Date
- March 1, 2004
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.OLD GREEK STORIES — BY
- 2.JAMES BALDWIN — NEW YORK: CINCINNATI: CHICAGO AMERICAN BOOK COMPANY
- 3.PREFACE.
- 4.JUPITER AND HIS MIGHTY COMPANY.
- 5.THE GOLDEN AGE.
- 6.THE STORY OF PROMETHEUS. — "Epimetheus, here is a beautiful woman.'"
- 7.THE FLOOD. — "As they walked they picked up the loose stones in their way."
- 8.THE STORY OF IO. — She cried out to him and said "Let the cow go."
- 9.THE WONDERFUL WEAVER. — "'Arachne, I am Athena, the Queen of the air.'"
- 10.THE LORD OF THE SILVER BOW. — SHE TURNED AND FLED LIKE A FRIGHTENED DEER.
- 11.ADMETUS AND ALCESTIS. — IT WAS A STRANGE TEAM
- 12.CADMUS AND EUROPA. — SOON THEY BEGAN TO FIGHT AMONG THEMSELVES.
- 13.THE QUEST OF MEDUSA'S HEAD. — PERSEUS STOPPED AND LISTENED TO THEIR SONG. — THE KING SAW IT AND WAS TURNED INTO STONE
- 14.THE STORY OF ATALANTA — YOU OUGHT TO HAVE SEEN THE TALL HUNTRESS MAIDEN THEN
- 15.THE HORSE AND THE OLIVE — OUT OF THE YAWNING CREVICE THERE SPRANG A WONDERFUL CREATURE
- 16.THE ADVENTURES OF THESEUS. — SHE BUCKLED THE SWORD TO HIS BELT — 'GREAT KING,' HE SAID, 'I AM A STRANGER IN ATHENS.'
- 17.THE WONDERFUL ARTISAN. — HE FELT HIMSELF SINKING THROUGH THE AIR
- 18.THE CRUEL TRIBUTE. — THE JAILER OPENED THE DOOR AT HER BIDDING
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