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Tales of the Greek Heroes

By: Roger Lancelyn Green
Narrated by: Edward Lewis
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Gods and heroes are brought to life in this masterly retelling of the legends and tales of ancient Greece.

Here are the great stories of the Heroic Age, from the myths of the making of the universe to the death of Heracles. Set against the colorful background of Greece and the Aegean, the adventures of heroes such as Perseus the Gorgon-slayer, Dionysus, Theseus, and Jason and the Argonauts once again come to life.

In this skillful retelling, these tales are as vivid and exciting as when they were first told 3,000 years ago. The story of ancient Greece is continued in The Tale of Troy.

©1958 Roger Lancelyn Green (P)2002 Blackstone Audiobooks

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Its okay for kids.

The narrator could be better. The story is told for an audience of children so it's quite filtered.

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Captivating

Greek legends are fascinating. This has a great balance between diving deep into individual heroes and connecting the whole story together from Era of Titans to the Great battle.

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Informative

Started with great promise but continued insipidly. Could have been better but still a good audiobook to explore.

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Not bad

It was a good listen, covered all the classics in detail and learned a lot. Was written in an easy to listen , modern for the 1950s language.

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Great

I greatly enjoyed this title and can recommend it to anyone. It was a lot of fun. The speaker was easy to listen to. Also I do believe it can be recommended for teens as well as adults; many of the more graphic ideas in Greek myth have been glossed over. It's fun, easy to listen to and an easy way to learn more about Greek mythology.

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Great book

I loved the informative book, but the narrator’s voice got a little annoying at times

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Irritating Audio

The book does a good job of telling an overview of the Greek Heroes. My complaint is that the audio has some sort of rythym similar to being paused, forwarded, and then restarted after each sentence completes in much of the reading. It's as if the audio is actually a patch work.

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This is a must-have yes, I see you reading the comments 👀 get this book! It’s so good!

I loved this book! It opened me to the fascinating world of Greek mythology, and this book has given me hope in life. At first, I didn’t really have a goal in life. Just, to live. But I found this book, and a whole new world was opened up to me! Now I KNOW what I want to be in life! Thank you so much Roger Green! You’re the best! Highly recommend this book to ALL AGES!!!! Have a nice day :) note: I am now 37 and I am a historian for Greek mythology. This is the book that got me into this. Love it!

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Got 5 min in

I did not like the narrator's voice so i could not listen and stopped within 5 minutes

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