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The greatest myths and stories from Ancient Greece are often based partly on real historical events. Parts are factual while other parts are fantasy, a feature that captivates the mind and has held the attention of people all over the world for centuries. Intertwined with real stories of war, peace, and the most advanced civilization the world had ever known at the time is the unique and often highly entertaining supernatural power of Gods, Monsters, and Heros.This is a book that faithfully tells the most famous and enduring myths and stories from Ancient Greek society, in all of their amusing glory. You'll learn about the timelines of the major players in the classic myths of Athens, their greatest stories, and why history remembers them in the way that it does. Ancient Greece was the birthplace of Western civilization. If you truly want to understand not only the Greeks, but where modern society comes from, this is a collection you will love reading!Grab this book today and enjoy reading the following chapters and more! Introduction to Mythology Etiological Myths Historical Myths Psychological Myths Zeus Zeus's Offspring, Divine and Mortal Demeter The Adventures of Dionysus The Dionysian Cult Apollo Apollo and Zeus Apollo and Hermes Apollo as Bringer of Plague Objects Associated With Apollo Ares Ares and Aphrodite Ares Versus Heracles Asclepius Sacred Places Asclepius In Art Hera Hera and Zeus Hera's Wrath Aphrodite Aphrodite and Hephaestus Aphrodite and Anchises Aphrodite and Adonis Aphrodisia Athena The Patron of Athens The Helper of Heroes Hermes Argus-Slayer Perseus Perseus and Medusa Perseus and Andromeda Perseus, King of Mycenae Heracles 1. Kill the Nemean Lion 2. Kill the Lernaean Hydra 3. To Capture the Ceryneian Hind 4. To Capture the Erymanthian Boar 5. To Clean the Augean Stables 6. To Slay the Stymphalian Birds 7. To Capture the Cretan Bull 8. To Steal the Mares of Diomedes 9. To Obtain Hippolyta's Girdle 10. To Obtain Geryon's Cattle 11. To Steal the Golden Apples of the Hesperides 12. To Capture Cerberus Orpheus Orpheus the Argonaut Orpheus and Eurydice The Death of Orpheus Odysseus As Suitor of Helen Odysseus and the Trojan War Odysseus Trip Home The Trojan War The Greek Army The Trojan Army Battles Paris and Menelaus Hector and Ajax The Greek Ships Attacked The Fall of Patroclus The Trojan Horse The End of Ancient Greek Mythology Mythology in Modern Greece Today these are entertaining and interesting stories of an influential society that once thrived and forever influenced the world. A few thousand years ago these stories shaped the very fabric of Greek life and made it the society that it was. Whether your interest is academic or purely entertainment, this book contains all of the most important, timeless myths and stories that will enjoy reading again and again.

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