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Heroes, or Greek Fairy Tales for my Children

Public domain audiobook

Heroes, or Greek Fairy Tales for my Children

by Charles Kingsley

English· 5:24:15· 16 chapters
The Heroes, or Greek Fairy Tales for my Children by Charles Kingsley is a collection of three Greek mythology stories: Perseus, The Argonauts, and Theseus. The author had a great fondness for Greek fairy tales and believed the adventures of the characters would inspire children to achieve higher goals with integrity.
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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1

    Preface

    14:21
  2. Chapter 2

    Part 1 of Perseus: How Perseus and his Mother Came to Seriphos

    08:19
  3. Chapter 3

    Part 2 of Perseus: How Perseus Vowed a Rash Vow

    18:48
  4. Chapter 4

    Part 3 of Perseus: How Perseus Slew the Gorgon

    21:14
  5. Chapter 5

    Part 4 of Perseus: How Perseus Came to the AEthiops

    26:53
  6. Chapter 6

    Part 5 of Perseus: How Perseus Came Home Again

    08:57
  7. Chapter 7

    Part 1 of The Argonauts: How the Centaur Trained the Heroes on Pelion

    14:49
  8. Chapter 8

    Part 2 of The Argonauts: How Jason Lost his Sandal in Anauros

    18:36
  9. Chapter 9

    Part 3 of The Argonauts: How They Built the Ship 'Argo' in Iolcos

    08:10
  10. Chapter 10

    Part 4 of The Argonauts: How the Argonauts Sailed to Colchis

    47:15
  11. Chapter 11

    Part 5 of The Argonauts: How the Argonauts were Driven into the Unknown Sea

    54:19
  12. Chapter 12

    Part 6 of The Argonauts: What was the end of the Heroes

    06:19
  13. Chapter 13

    Part 1 of Theseus: How Theseus Lifted the Stone

    09:54
  14. Chapter 14

    Part 2 of Theseus: How Theseus Slew the Devourers of Men

    50:32
  15. Chapter 15

    Part 3 of Theseus: How Theseus Slew the Minotaur

    10:06
  16. Chapter 16

    Part 4 of Theseus: How Theseus Fell by his Pride

    05:43