Men And Gods

Description

The power and magic of the gods bring excitement and adventure to the lives of mortals in these tales of Greece. The gods help their favourites but pursue their victims with terrible vengeance. Wise mortals keep on their right side, but it isn’t always easy….

• Acteon innocently follows the wrong path through the woods and startles the goddess Diana – with terrible consequences.
• Orpheus charms even the animals with his music, but will it help him find his wife Eurydice in his fearful journey through the underworld?
• Bellerophon mounts the winged horse Pegasus, and goes to seek a fire-breathing monster…

When men an gods mix, adventure is never very far away.This wide selection of myths is a stirring introduction to some of the loveliest and most satisfying stories ever told.