Project Gutenberg 2018-06-07 Public domain in the USA. 67 Kingsley, Charles 1819 1875 Kingley, Charles Kingsley, C. (Charles) The heroes; or, Greek fairy tales for my children. Finnish Uroita: Kreikkalaisia sankaritaruja E-text prepared by Timo Ervasti and Tapio Riikonen "Uroita: Kreikkalaisia sankaritaruja" by Charles Kingsley is a collection of Greek myths and hero stories written in the early 20th century. The work presents the legendary tales of classic Greek heroes, with the first story focusing on Perseus, who embarks on a heroic quest to slay the monstrous Gorgon, Medusa. This collection captures the essence of ancient Greek mythology and the adventures of its central characters. The opening of "Uroita: Kreikkalaisia sankaritaruja" begins with the story of Perseus and his mother, Danae, who are cast out to sea by the vengeful King Acrisius. While struggling for survival, Danae gives birth to Perseus in a chest drifting on the waves. As he grows into a strong young man admired by the islanders, tensions rise when King Polydektes, who desires Danae, uses trickery to force Perseus into undertaking a perilous mission. Perseus vows to bring back Medusa's head, refusing to be bullied by the king and setting the stage for his transformation into a true hero. This foundation illustrates not only the mythological context but also themes of courage, family ties, and the eternal struggle between good and evil. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 44.5 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Mythology, Greek -- Juvenile literature PZ Text Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 330698 2025-06-23T03:51:30.418982 text/html 330519 330435 2024-12-23T14:58:03.503769 2023-09-24T13:07:55.498226 text/html text/html 203963 2025-06-23T03:51:38.873951 application/epub+zip 207619 2025-06-23T03:51:34.435950 application/epub+zip 187896 2025-06-23T03:51:32.935960 application/epub+zip 430825 2025-06-23T03:51:42.287932 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 409256 2025-06-23T03:51:37.995972 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 283941 2022-08-25T17:40:14.162755 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 304545 2025-06-23T03:51:30.047054 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 291942 2018-06-07T16:45:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17862 2025-06-23T03:51:42.435881 application/rdf+xml 18378 2025-06-23T03:51:33.522942 image/jpeg 3943 2025-06-23T03:51:33.221959 image/jpeg 111642 2018-06-07T16:45:13 application/octet-stream application/zip 204292 2025-06-23T03:51:30.449998 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