McCaughrean rounds off her four volume "Heroes" series with Hercules and this rendition of Theseus's largerthanlife feats and foibles. Taking the pitfalls of pride as her theme, she opens with King Aegeus disregarding the Delphic Oracle's warning that a son would only bring him unhappiness. She closes with Theseus's selfimposed exile after killing both his son's mother and his wife. In between, she recounts in typically compelling prose this selfcentered legend's nearly effortless conquests of the giant Periphetes, the rhinosized Crommyonian Boar, Procrustes and other foes, the Minotaur and Hippolyta, darkskinned Queen of the Amazons, whose "arms were like the massive, entwined creepers of the jungle," and who "moved like the oily black water of an African river." Young readers of Robert Byrd's Hero and the Minotaur (p. 768) will enjoy the fuller story here, and those who wonder why the ancient heroes are worth knowing will be richly answered.
Theseus
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A brilliant retelling of one of the greatest of the Greek myths, the story of Theseus pulses with adventure, humor, and tragedy.
Theseus
A brilliant retelling of one of the greatest of the Greek myths, the story of Theseus pulses with adventure, humor, and tragedy.
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| BN ID: | 2940171725532 |
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| Publisher: | Full Cast Audio |
| Publication date: | 01/01/2009 |
| Edition description: | Unabridged |
| Age Range: | 8 - 11 Years |
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