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Treasury of Greek mythology : classic stories of gods, goddesses, heroes & monsters
Publication Information
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, c2011.
Physical Description
191 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 31 cm.
Summary
An introduction to some of the most prominent beings in the ancient Greek pantheon.
Contents
- Gaia, mother Earth
- Uranus, father heaven
- Cronus, Titan king
- Zeus, king of the gods
- Hestia, goddess of the hearth
- Poseidon, god of the seas
- Athena, goddess of wisdom
- Hades, god of the underworld
- Demeter, goddess of the harvest
- Apollo, god of music
- Artemis, goddess of the hunt
- Hera, goddess of marriage
- Hephaestus, god of metalworking
- Aphrodite, goddess of love and beauty
- Hermes, messenger of the gods
- Ares, god of war
- Helios, Sun god
- Selene, goddess of the Moon
- Dionysus, god of wine
- Perseus, the ill-fated hero
- Orion, the hunter
- Heracles, the hero who became immortal
- Jason, wanderer of the seas
- Theseus, the king of Athens
- Helen, the lethal beauty.