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

CONTENTS

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Introduction		xi
CHAPTER
I.	The Babe Herakles	1
II.	Herakles is Doomed to Serve Eurystheus	4
III.	The First Labor—The Nemean Lion	6
IV.	The Second Labor—Herakles Kills the Water-Snake of Lake Lerna	9
V.	The Third Labor—The Golden-Horned Hind	12
VI.	The Fourth Labor—The Erymanthian Boar	15
VII.	The Fifth Labor—Herakles Cleans the Augeian Stables	19
VIII.	The Sixth Labor—The Birds of Stymphalos	22
IX.	The Seventh Labor—Herakles Catches the Mad Bull of Crete	24
X.	The Eighth Labor—The Horses of Diomedes	25
XI.	The Ninth Labor—The Girdle of Hippolyte	27
XII.	The Tenth Labor—The Cattle of Geryon	30
XIII.	The Eleventh Labor—The Golden Apples of Hesperides	35
XIV.	The Twelfth Labor—Herakles Fetches Cerberus Out of Hades	40
XV.	Theseus, the Hero of Athens	43
XVI.	The First Exploits of Theseus. He Finds His Father	47
XVII.	The Adventures of Theseus	51
XVIII.	The Adventures of Theseus	56
XIX.	Jason, the Hero of Thessaly	60
XX.	Jason Claims His Throne	63
XXI.	The Expedition	69
XXII.	Jason Finds the Golden Fleece	74
XXIII.	Orpheus, the Hero of the Lyre	78
XXIV.	Pelops, the Hero of the Peloponnesos	83
XXV.	Perseus, the Hero of Argos	87
XXVI.	Perseus Finds the Gorgons	92
XXVII.	Perseus Rescues Andromeda	95
XXVIII.	Perseus Becomes King of Tiryns	100
XXIX.	Triptolemos, the Hero of Eleusis, and Demeter, the Earth-Mother	103
XXX.	Demeter’s Grief	106
XXXI.	Demeter’s Joy	111
XXXII.	Triptolemos Becomes a Hero. Demeter’s Gift	116
XXXIII.	Prometheus, the Champion of Mankind	118
XXXIV.	Prometheus Unbound	122
XXXV.	Deukalion, the Champion of a New Race	126
XXXVI.	DÆdalos, a Hero of Invention	Clyx.com