10 Mythological Heroes & Stories - Greek Mythology
James Gardner
Narrator Paul Spera
Publisher: Astorg Audio
Summary
Ten mythological heroes and stories from Greek mythology, for a delightful overview of the fundamentals of our culture. This is a selection of the most touching and inspiring stories from Ancient Greece; they have all inspired countless works of art through the centuries, often come from even more ancient myths, and are here retold in a detailed and lively manner.This selection contains:"The Myth of Apollo and Daphne" about the revenge of the cruel god Eros on Apollo;"Atalanta", the story of the swiftest runner who ever was;"Echo and Narcissus", about a nymph who angered a god;"Endymion", a shepherd whose beauty made the goddess Diana fall in love;"Icarus", this ageless story of failure at the hands of pride;"King Midas", the famous cautionary tale;"Orpheus and Eurydice", the ultimate tragic love story and one of the most famous Greek myths;"Phaeton", a similar story to that of Icarus about the pride of wanting to be like a god;"Pygmalion", a sculptor so skilled he fell in love with one of his creations;"The Death of Adonis", one of Greece's most touching stories, in which a goddess hopelessly falls in love with a man whose sole passion is hunting.
Duration: about 2 hours (02:08:23) Publishing date: 2018-01-01; Unabridged; Copyright Year: 2018. Copyright Statment: —