AgorgeouscollectionofclassicGreekmythswelcomesreadersofallagesintoalegendaryworldofbeauty,tragedy,andmiracle.Enteraworldwhereanythingispossible.Agodmightbeamountainorashowerofgold.Anymphmaybeastreamoranechointhewind.ThemythsofancientGreecearefullofsuchwonders,aswellasahostofcourageousheroes,cunningheroines,andterriblemonsters.AnnTurnbull’scompellingproseenlivenssixteenofthemostcelebratedmyths,fromthesadnessofPersephonetotheill-fatedloveofOrpheusandEurydice,fromPandora’sunluckycuriositytothegreedofKingMidastomanymoreage-oldtalesfilledwithdramaandromance.Invivid,expressivedetail,SarahYoung’sfine-artillustrationsbringthisgoldenworldtolife,capturingcreaturesfromCerberus,thethreeheadeddog,tothesinistersnake-hairedMedusa.
