Project Gutenberg 2005-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 243 Peabody, Josephine Preston 1874 1922 Marks, Mrs. Lionel Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew Reading ease score: 84.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. The wood-folk -- The judgment of Midas -- Prometheus -- The deluge -- Orpheus and Eurydice -- Icarus and Daedalus -- Phaethon -- Niobe -- Admetus and the shepherd -- Alcestis -- Apollo's sister -- The Calydonian hunt -- Atalanta's race -- Arachne -- Pyramus and Thisbe -- Pygmalion and Galatea -- Oedipus -- Cupid and Psyche -- The trial of Psyche -- Stories of the Trojan War -- The house of Agamemnon -- The adventures of Odysseus. Text file produced by Juliet Sutherland, Tonya Allen, and Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders HTML file produced by David Widger "Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew" by Josephine Preston Peabody is a collection of retold Greek myths and folk stories written during the late 19th century. This work seeks to revive and present ancient tales that capture the joys, sorrows, and moral lessons inherent in human experience, drawing upon characters and narratives from Greek mythology that remain influential in literature and culture. At the start of this collection, Peabody sets the stage for the enchanting tales ahead, emphasizing the deep connection between humanity and nature. The opening portion introduces Pan, the nature god, who celebrates his carefree life among rustic companions while recounting stories of transformed beings like Dryope, Echo, and Narcissus. These early narratives hint at the themes of love, loss, and transformation that underpin much of Greek mythology, preparing readers for a rich exploration of various characters and events to follow, including curious fables about other notable figures such as Prometheus and Midas, who grapple with the consequences of their desires and actions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Mythology, Greek -- Juvenile literature PA Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature 215740 215741 2024-10-04T10:21:15.786436 2023-10-04T09:22:59.370551 text/html text/html 215843 2013-05-10T14:43:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 73306 2013-05-10T14:44:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 158559 2024-10-04T10:21:22.839411 application/epub+zip 160251 2024-10-04T10:21:19.158425 application/epub+zip 147959 2024-10-04T10:21:17.760486 application/epub+zip 321068 2024-10-04T10:21:25.606410 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 300354 2024-10-04T10:21:22.008439 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 258116 2022-09-05T03:46:04.373527 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 181622 181476 2024-10-04T10:21:15.277457 2023-10-04T09:22:58.969545 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 181454 2013-05-10T14:44:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 69663 2013-05-10T14:44:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 181450 2013-05-10T14:44:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 69641 2013-05-10T14:44:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21610 2024-10-04T10:21:25.736388 application/rdf+xml 15399 2024-10-04T10:21:18.434613 image/jpeg 3816 2024-10-04T10:21:18.032423 image/jpeg 154223 2024-10-04T10:21:15.805476 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 en.wikipedia