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CHILDREN\n\nTHE LABOURS OF  \nHERCULES  \n# THE LABOURSOF HERCULES\n\nTHE LABOURSOF HERCULES  \nText:ARISTIDES KESOPOULOS  \nIllustrations:FOTIS PECHLIVANIDES  \nTranslation:ROBERT MASTERS  \nIllustrations:FOTIS PECHLIVANIDES  \nCover:KYRIAKOS MEGALOPOULOS  \nTypesetting:DE NOVO  \nLayout-Colour Separations:ACT-REPRO HALL  \nSecond Edition 2003  \nISBN960-239-507-9  \n◎MALLIARIS-PAEDIA PUBLICATIONS S.A.Aristotelous 9&10,54624 Thessaloniki,GreeceTel.00302310277113,262.485,Fax 00302310264856www.malliaris.gr6e-mail:info@mallaris.gr  \nA FEW WORDS FROM THE PUBLISHER  \nWith the series《GREEK MYTHOLOGYFOR YOUNG CHILDREN》,ourPublishing House is attempting something new for children of pre-school and earlyschool age.This series handles Greek mythology using simple but interesting languageandillustrations suited for ehildren of this age group.  \nThe work consists of five self-contained volumes,with the following titles:  \nVolume 1:THE GODS OF OLYMPUS AND THE LESSER GODS  \nVolume 2:THE LABOURS OF HERCULES  \nVolume 3:THESEUS AND THE VOYAGE OF THE ARGONAUTS  \nVolume 4:THE TROJANWAR AND THE WANDERINGS OF ODYSSEUS  \nVolume 5:HEROES AND MYTHICAL CREATURES  \nAntonis Malliaris  \n## INTRODUCTION TO THE SERIESGREEK MYTHOLOGY\n\nThe ancient Greeks,before they developed thesciences,tried toexplainthe various natural phenomena around them as the action of imaginarybeings.For example,they believed that lightning was one of theweapons god Zeus used to punish evil men,whereas today we knowthat it is caused by electricity in the clouds.These explanations,whichchildren today stillgive for things they do not understand,are calledmyths.  \nThus the ancient Greeks personified all naturalphenomena and objects,andcreated ahost ofmyths about gods and devils,demigods and heroes,monsters and nymphs,witches and muses.Further,as time went on theytried to give meaning to the important moments in life,and importanthistorical events,by weaving myths around them.Examples are themyths of Jason and the Argonauts,the Labours of Hercules and theachievements of Theseus,the Trojan War and the Wanderings ofOdysseus.  \nAll these myths together made upthe great and wonderfulGreekmytho-logy,drawn from the imagination of simple men and the inspiration ofpoets.Generation after generation grew up with these gripping myths,altering them sometimes,according to their needs,and passing themon either by word of mouth or the writings of wise men.  \nOf course other peoples have their mythologies too,and perhaps somearelarger than the Greekmythology.But none ofthem canbe comparedwith the Greek mythology in terms of images and form,in plot or in thedepth of the lessons it teaches us.These myths are drawn from life andnature,adorned with rich fantasy,and expressed(originally)in the richGreek language,which is why Greek mythology is taught today tochildren in many countries.","cbCaidumHigrItbw","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaidumHigrItbw","pdf",4193675,68,"English","# Introduction to the Series Greek 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