Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 773 Baldwin, James 1841 1925 Old Greek Stories Jupiter and his mighty company -- The Golden Age -- The story of Prometheus -- The flood -- The story of Io -- The wonderful weaver -- The lord of the silver bow -- Admetus and Alcestis -- Cadmus and Europa -- The quest of Medusa's head -- The story of Atalanta -- the horse and the olive -- the adventures of Theseus -- The wonderful artisan -- The cruel tribute. Produced by Ted Garvin and PG Distributed Proofreaders "Old Greek Stories" by James Baldwin is a collection of retellings of classic tales from ancient Greek mythology, likely written in the late 19th century. The book aims to bring these enchanted narratives to the young readers of Baldwin's time, presenting stories about legendary figures like Jupiter, Prometheus, and heroes such as Theseus and Hercules. Through simple, engaging language, Baldwin introduces these stories to inspire imagination and convey the values embedded within these timeless myths. The opening of the collection includes a preface wherein Baldwin emphasizes the importance of these tales as part of a collective cultural heritage that resonates across ages and backgrounds. He expresses his intent to present stories purely, without analytical interpretations that might dampen their intrinsic wonder. Following this, the collection begins with tales of mighty beings like Jupiter, Neptune, and Pluto, detailing their attributes and relationships, alongside the onset of the Golden Age and its eventual decline due to human wickedness—issues portrayed through characters like Prometheus, who fights to help mankind. The subsequent tales promise to explore various adventures, trials, and lessons from Greek mythology, setting a ground for rich storytelling that reflects human experiences, emotions, and moral lessons. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Mythology, Greek -- Juvenile literature PA PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 289965 2025-07-05T08:11:33.581059 text/html 258884 2024-10-28T18:47:03 text/html 1556098 2025-07-05T08:11:39.454574 application/epub+zip 1560929 2025-07-05T08:11:35.494060 application/epub+zip 171949 2025-07-05T08:11:34.320071 application/epub+zip 1701924 2025-07-05T08:11:42.319532 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1675380 2025-07-05T08:11:38.692529 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 263937 2022-09-06T03:54:15.379373 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 250444 2023-10-05T09:50:39.268518 text/plain 230745 2024-10-28T18:47:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16356 2025-07-05T08:11:42.440502 application/rdf+xml 12383 2025-07-05T08:11:34.822066 image/jpeg 3357 2025-07-05T08:11:34.570039 image/jpeg 1515466 2025-07-05T08:11:33.697098 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia