Greek Myths: Tales of Passion, Heroism, and Betrayal

Introduction A Note to the Reader THE MYTHS CUNNING Odysseus and the Cyclops The Birth of Athena Hermes and the Cattle of Apollo DESIRE The Minotaur Helen and Paris Pygmalion VANITY Icarus Echo and Narcissus DECEIT Tantalus Prometheus VENGEANCE Medea GRIEF Demeter and Persephone Ajax and the Contest of Arms Orpheus and Eurydice MADNESS Pentheus KNOWING Oedipus Laocoön and the Wooden Horse Tiresias JEALOUSY Hera and Io Procris and Cephalus GREED Midas HUBRIS Arachne Marsyas HEROISM Perseus and Medusa The Labors of Hercules Glossary Map of the Ancient Mediterranean (with Mythical Locations) Map of Ancient Greece and The Aegean (with Mythical Locations) Selected Bibliography Exploring Further Acknowledgments Index Conversion Chart