"Audiobook of 'Legends and Myths of Ancient Greece' - a mesmerizing timeless book by Nikolay Albertovich Kun, one of the authoritative Soviet scholars of the first half of the 20th century, devoted to the study of ancient Greek culture. You will hear a popular science retelling of ancient myths about fantastic creatures: gods, monsters, heroes that supposedly inhabited Greece and its neighboring countries in the prehistoric times of the Aegean Sea basin. The detailed and captivating narration of the plots will allow you to visually experience events that are separated from us by millennia. Discover the origins of the world and the gods, the birth of Zeus, Zeus's overthrow of Cronus, Zeus's battle with Typhon, Mount Olympus, Poseidon and the deities of the sea, the realm of gloomy Hades, Hera, Io, the birth of Apollo, Apollo's struggle with Python and the establishment of the Delphic Oracle, Daphne, Apollo at Admetus's, Apollo and the Muses, the Sons of Aloea, Marsyas, Asclepius, Artemis, Actaeon, the birth of Athena, Arachne, Hermes, Hermes's theft of Apollo's cattle, Ares, Aphrodite, Pygmalion, Narcissus, Adonis, Eros, Hymen, Hephaestus, Demeter and Persephone, the abduction of Persephone by Hades, Triptolemus, Erysichthon, Night, Moon, Dawn and Sun, Phaeton, the birth and upbringing of Dionysus, Dionysus and his entourage, Lycurgus, the Daughters of Minyas, the Tyrrhenian sea pirates, Icarus, Midas, Pan, Pan and Syrinx, the contest between Pan and Apollo, the Five Ages, Deucalion and Pyrrha, Prometheus, Pandora, Aeacus, the Danaids, the birth of Perseus, Perseus slaying Medusa, Perseus and Atlas, Perseus saving Andromeda, the wedding of Perseus, Perseus's return to Serifos, Perseus in Argos, Sisyphus, Bellerophon, Tantalus, Pelops, Europa, Cadmus, Zeus and Amphion, Niobe, the birth and upbringing of Heracles, Heracles in Thebes, Heracles in the service of Eurystheus, the Nemean Lion (1st labor), the Lernaean Hydra (2nd labor), the Stymphalian Birds (3rd labor), the Ceryneian Hind (4th labor), the Erymanthian Boar and the battle with the centaurs (5th labor), the Augean stables (6th labor), the Cretan Bull (7th labor), the Horses of Diomedes (8th labor), Heracles at Admetus's, the Girdle of Hippolyta (9th labor), Heracles rescuing Hesione, daughter of Laomedon, the Cattle of Geryon (10th labor), Cerberus (11th labor), the Apples of the Hesperides (12th labor), Heracles and Eurytus, Heracles and Deianira, Heracles at Omphalia's, Heracles captaining Troy, Heracles battling the gods against the giants, the death of Heracles and his acceptance into the assembly of the Olympic gods.
