Project Gutenberg 2019-07-21 Public domain in the USA. 244 Schmidt, Ferdinand 1816 1890 Becker, Karl Friedrich 1777 1806 Becker, Carl Friedrich Upton, George P. (George Putnam) 1834 1919 Upton, George Putnam Gods and Heroes Life Stories for Young People Reading ease score: 79.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Prometheus -- Deucalion and Pyrrha -- Hermes (Mercury) -- Phaëthon -- Orpheus -- Atalanta -- Tantalus -- Salmoneus, Sisyphus, Ixion, and Phlegyas -- Niobe -- Bellerophon -- Perseus -- Cadmus -- Dionysus (Bacchus) -- Actæon -- Dædalus and Icarus -- Philemon and Baucis -- Arachne -- Hyacinthus. Produced by D A Alexander, Stephen Hutcheson, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Gods and Heroes" by Ferdinand Schmidt and Karl Friedrich Becker is a collection of mythological tales adapted from the German, likely written in the early 20th century. This work recounts the fascinating stories of various figures from ancient mythology, focusing on gods, demigods, and heroes, such as Prometheus, Hermes, and Perseus. Through these narratives, the author explores themes of morality, destiny, and the relationship between divine beings and humanity. The opening of "Gods and Heroes" introduces the character of Prometheus, a Titan who defies Zeus to give fire to mankind, enhancing their quality of life. In this segment, we see Prometheus’s nurturing side as he teaches humanity essential skills, from understanding the natural world to building proper shelters. However, his actions provoke the wrath of Zeus, leading to Prometheus's punishment and the eventual introduction of Pandora, whose curiosity unleashes evils upon humankind. This poignant tale not only sets the tone for the book but also emphasizes the complexities and moral lessons embedded in mythological stories, illustrating how human afflictions often arise from divine interactions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Mythology, Greek -- Juvenile literature PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature 161614 161668 2024-09-24T15:48:47.675507 2023-09-25T13:48:27.460029 text/html text/html 156591 2019-07-21T11:11:30 text/html; charset=utf-8 309318 2019-07-21T11:12:40 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 335153 2024-09-24T15:48:53.108481 application/epub+zip 339549 2024-09-24T15:48:49.739502 application/epub+zip 128335 2024-09-24T15:48:48.770507 application/epub+zip 398271 2024-09-24T15:48:55.648476 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 365364 2024-09-24T15:48:52.235494 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 166189 2022-09-27T04:59:14.760181 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 131729 131517 2024-09-24T15:48:47.185509 2023-09-25T13:48:27.042020 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 132641 2019-07-21T11:11:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 51165 2019-07-21T11:12:40 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 132004 2019-07-21T11:12:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 51012 2019-07-21T11:12:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 22142 2024-09-24T15:48:55.795466 application/rdf+xml 14853 2024-09-24T15:48:48.860495 image/jpeg 2124 2024-09-24T15:48:48.815496 image/jpeg 311274 2024-09-24T15:48:47.699526 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog de.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia