Jason carries a disguised goddess across a river and loses a sandal, setting the voyage of the Argo in motion. From there the Oxford classicist retells the tragedies of Thebes, the siege of Troy and the long homecoming of Ulysses in plain, dignified prose drawn closely from the Greek and Latin poets.
A sound first introduction to Greek legend for children, from one of the Victorian era’s most trusted retellers of the classics. Download the free EPUB.