The Greek myths

Introduction to the Penguin Classics Edition / Rick Riordan

Foreword / Robert Graves

Introduction / Robert Graves

The Pelasgian creation myth

The Homeric and Orphic creation myths

The Olympian creation myth

Two philosophical creation myths

The five ages of man

The castration of Uranus

The dethronement of Cronus

The birth of Athene

Zeus and Metis

The Fates

The birth of Aphrodite

Hera and her children

Zeus and Hera

Births of Hermes, Apollo, Artemis, and Dionysus

The birth of Eros

Poseidon's nature and deeds

Hermes's nature and deeds

Aphrodite's nature and deeds

Ares's nature and deeds

Hestia's nature and deeds

Apollo's nature and deeds

Artemis's nature and deeds

Hephaestus's nature and deeds

Demeter's nature and deeds

Athene's nature and deeds

Pan's nature and deeds

Dionysus's nature and deeds

Orpheus

Ganymedes

Zagreus

The gods of the Underworld

Tyche and Nemesis

The children of the sea

The children of Echidne

The giants' revolt

Typhon

The Aloeids

Deucalion's flood

Atlas and Prometheus

Eos

Orion

Helius

The sons of Hellen

Ion

Alcyone and Ceyx

Tereus

Erechtheus and Eumolpus

Boreas

Alope

Asclepius

The Oracles

The alphabet

The Dactyls

The Telchines

The Empusae

Io

Phoroneus

Europe and Cadmus

Cadmus and Harmonia

Belus and the Danaids

Lamia

Leda

Ixion

Endymion

Pygmalion and Galatea

Aeacus

Sisyphus

Salmoneus and Tyro

Alcestis

Athamas

The mares of Glaucus

Melampus

Perseus

The rival twins

Bellerophon

Antiope

Niobe

Caenis and Caeneus

Eriogne

The Calydonian boar

Telamon and Peleus

Aristaeus

Midas

Cleobis and Biton

Narcissus

Phyllis and Carya

Arion

Minos and his brothers

THe loves of Minos

The children of Pasiphae

Scylla and Nisus

Daedulus and Talos

Catreus and Althaemenes

The sons of Pandion

The birth of Theseus

The labours of Theseus

Theseus and Medea

Theseus in Crete

The federalization of Attica

Theseus and the Amazons

Phaedra and Hippolytus

Lapiths and centaurs

Theseus in Tartarus

The death of Theseus

Oedipus

The seven against Thebes

The Epigoni

Tantalus

Pelops and Oenomaus

The children of Pelops

Atreus and Thyestes

Agamemnon and Clytaemnestra

The vengeance of Orestes

The trial of Orestes

The pacification of the Erinnyes

Iphigeneia among the Taurians

The reign of Orestes

The birth of Heracles

The youth of Heracles

The daughters of Thespius

Erginus

The madness of Heracles

The first labour: the Nemean lion

The second labour: the Lernaean hydra

The third labour: the Ceryneian hind

The fourth labour: the Erymanthian boar

The fifth labour: the stables of Augeias

The sixth labour: the Stymphalian birds

The seventh labour: the Cretan bull

The eighth labour: the mares of Diomedes

The ninth labour: Hippolyte's girdle

The tenth labour: the cattle of Geryon

The eleventh labour: the apples of the Hesperides

The tweltfh labour: the capture of Cerberus

The murder of Iphitus

Omphale

Hesione

The conquest of Elis

The capture of Pylus

The sons of Hippocoon

Auge

Deianeira

Heracles in Trachis

Iole

The apotheosis of Heracles

The children of Heracles

Linus

The Argonauts assemble

The Lemnian women and King Cyzicus

Hylas, Amycus, and Phineus

From the Symplegades to Colchis

The seizure of the fleece

The murder of Apsyrtus

The Argo returns to Greece

The death of Pelias

Medea at Ephyra

Medea in exile

The foundation of Troy

Paris and Helen

The first gathering at Aulis

The second gathering at Aulis

Nine years of war

The wrath of Achilles

The death of Achilles

The madness of Ajax

The oracles of Troy

The wooden horse

The sack of Troy

The returns

Odysseus's wanderings

Odysseus's homecoming