Heroes, or Greek Fairy Tales for My Children eBook

Charles Kingsley

Table of Contents
Section	Page

Start of eBook	1
PREFACE	1
STORY I.—PERSEUS	5
PART I—HOW PERSEUS AND HIS MOTHER CAME TO SERIPHOS	5
PART II—HOW PERSEUS VOWED A RASH VOW	7
PART III—HOW PERSEUS SLEW THE GORGON	12
PART IV—HOW PERSEUS CAME TO THE AETHIOPS	17
PART V—HOW PERSEUS CAME HOME AGAIN	24
STORY II.—THE ARGONAUTS	26
PART I—HOW THE CENTAUR TRAINED THE HEROES ON PELION	26
PART II—HOW JASON LOST HIS SANDAL IN ANAUROS	31
PART III—HOW THEY BUILT THE SHIP ‘ARGO’ IN IOLCOS	36
PART IV—HOW THE ARGONAUTS SAILED TO COLCHIS	38
PART V—HOW THE ARGONAUTS WERE DRIVEN INTO THE UNKNOWN SEA	51
PART VI— WHAT WAS THE END OF THE HEROES	64
STORY III.—THESEUS	66
PART I—HOW THESEUS LIFTED THE STONE	66
PART II—HOW THESEUS SLEW THE DEVOURERS OF MEN	68
PART III—HOW THESEUS SLEW THE MINOTAUR	81
PART IV—HOW THESEUS FELL BY HIS PRIDE	84
Footnotes:	85
Information about Project Gutenberg (one page)	86
(Three Pages)	87

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