{"id":3893,"date":"2019-07-06T21:40:34","date_gmt":"2019-07-06T21:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/?page_id=3893"},"modified":"2025-03-24T10:58:19","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T10:58:19","slug":"the-heroes-by-charles-kingsley","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/the-heroes-by-charles-kingsley\/","title":{"rendered":"The Heroes"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Heroes<\/strong><\/h3>\n

by Charles Kingsley<\/p>\n

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Description:  <\/span>Stories of the heroes of ancient Greece, told in fine poetic prose. Includes accounts of Perseus who slew Medusa the Gorgon, Jason who sought the Golden Fleece, and Theseus who slew the Minotaur. By preserving the Greek spirit in the retelling of these myths, Kingsley gives us plain strength and seriousness, courage, steadfastness, and beauty. Dozens of attractive illustrations by T. H. Robinson enliven the text.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Ages:  <\/strong>9-12<\/em>Length: <\/strong><\/span> <\/span>213 pages<\/span><\/em>Format:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>  <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Paperback, Ebook<\/span><\/span><\/em>Illustrations:<\/strong><\/span> <\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/em>None<\/em>Year published:<\/strong> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>2009<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>ISBN:<\/strong>  <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>978-1-59915-291-2<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Genres:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>  <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Literature, Greek Mythology<\/span><\/em> <\/p>\n

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Table of Contents<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

STORY I.\u2014Perseus<\/em><\/p>\n

Part I. How Perseus and His Mother Came to Seriphos<\/em><\/p>\n

Part II. How Perseus Vowed a Rash Vow<\/em><\/p>\n

Part III. How Perseus Slew the Gorgon<\/em><\/p>\n

Part IV. How Perseus Came to the \u00c6thiops<\/em><\/p>\n

Part V. How Perseus Came Home Again <\/em><\/p>\n

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STORY II.\u2014The Argonauts<\/em><\/p>\n

Part I. How the Centaur Trained the Heroes on Pelion<\/em><\/p>\n

Part II. How Jason Lost His Sandal in Anauros<\/em><\/p>\n

Part III. How They Built the Ship Argo in Iolcos<\/em><\/p>\n

Part IV. How the Argonauts Sailed to Colchis<\/em><\/p>\n

Part V. How the Argonauts Were Driven into the Unknown Sea<\/em><\/p>\n

Part VI. What Was the End of the Heroes<\/em><\/p>\n

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STORY III.\u2014Theseus<\/em><\/p>\n

Part I. How Theseus Lifted the Stone<\/em><\/p>\n

Part II. How Theseus Slew the Devourers of Men<\/em><\/p>\n

Part III. How Theseus Slew the Minotaur<\/em><\/p>\n

Part IV. How Theseus Fell by His Pride<\/em><\/p>\n

An Inside View…<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

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by Alfred J. Church<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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