Mary Macgregor begins in the wonderland of Greek myth, with the great god Pan, Persephone’s six pomegranate seeds, the birth of Athene, Arachne’s weaving contest and Danae and her son, then moves into history: the heroes and lawgivers, the Persian Wars, Athens and Sparta, and the league that made Athens mistress of the sea.
A graceful first history of Greece for children, with pictures by Walter Crane. Download the free EPUB.