Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew: A First Book of Greek Mythology (Yesterday's Classics)
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| Rating | : | 4.71 (540 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1599151219 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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. Josephine Preston Peabody (May 30, 1874 – December 4, 1922) was an American poet and dramatist. She was born in New York and educated at the Girls' Latin School, Boston, and at Radcliffe College
. About the Author Josephine Preston Peabody (May 30, 1874 – December 4, 1922) was an American poet and dramatist. She was born in New York and educated at the Girls' Latin School, Boston, and at Radcliffe College
Relates the stories of Prometheus, who brought to earth the bright-eyed fire treasured by the gods; of Orpheus, best of harpers; of the cunning Daedalus; the ambitious Phaethon; Apollo and Diana, and other gods and heroes of the olden time. Designed to supplement the myths retold by Nathaniel Hawthorne in A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales.. A child's first book of Greek tales containing many of the shorter myths retold with exceptional literary skill
Amazon Customer said Greek Myths. This was an odd read. It's a collection of Greek myths that were rewritten, apparently by someone who knew the tales, but didn't try very hard to get them right. The simplest example of this is the fact that the author used some Greek names for the gods (Zeus, Poseidon) and some Roman names for the gods (Diana, Venus), which isn't exactly a crime, but it's still confusing.. jon myott said It wasn't even worth getting for free. Terrible. I couldn't continue reading after the first few pages because of how much was wrong with the stories. They were using roman names instead of the Greek names. Other than the names they messed up on certain things like when they called hades a place and not a person. R. C. B. said Review of an item I didn't purchase. I AM BEING ASKED TO REVIEW A PRODUCT THAT I DID NOT ORDER OR RECEIVE. THE "OLD GREEK FOLK STORIES" BOOK I AM BEING TOLD I ORDERED WOULD NOT BE A SUBJECT THAT I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN.