Triumph of the Hero: Greek and Roman MythA dramatic series that captures, culture by culture, the information that never makes it into the history books: strange stories, mystic rites, angry gods, vision quests. |
Contents
QUESTS AND TRIALS 112 Odysseus the Wandering Hero | 24 |
Perseus Slayer of Medusa 122 Aeneas Founder of the Roman Race | 26 |
Tamer of the Winged Horse 128 Romulus First Builder of Rome | 32 |
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