Greek Mythology - The Age of Heroes: An Illustrated Collection of Myths and Legends of Monsters, Quests & the Trojan War (Folklore, Myths & Legends) by Claudia Renberg

Perseus. Heracles. Theseus. Jason and the Argonauts. Odysseus and Achilles. Five heroic arcs. Five legends. One complete illustrated story. The complete illustrated retelling of ancient Greece's greatest hero myths, told in powerful literary prose with 20 stunning full-color illustrations. This is the full story, sourced from Homer, Apollodorus, Plutarch and the ancient mythographers, with all the darkness and beauty intact. FIVE HEROIC ARCS. ONE COMPLETE BOOK: Perseus: Thrown into the sea as an infant. Flew to the edge of the world. Came back with the impossible thing: Medusa’s head. Heracles: The strongest man alive, destroyed by Hera’s wrath, given twelve labors to earn back his soul. Theseus: Built Athens. Walked into the labyrinth and killed the Minotaur. Lost everything in the end. The Argonauts: Jason, Medea, the Golden Fleece, and one of the most devastating endings in all of mythology. The Trojan War: Achilles. Hector. Odysseus. The fall of Troy and the ten years after it. THE RETELLING SERIOUS READERS HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR. Read more