The hero, Daedulus, had to overcome the removal of his favor from Athene and his banishment to the labyrinth. He hurls passed his father who is unable to save him. As Icarus and his father fly away, naïve Icarus ignores his father’s warning and flies too high thus melting the wax in his wings. Forbidden by the king to leave the island, Daedalus creates two sets of wings. She gave birth to a minotaur and was sent away to live in a labyrinth built by Daedalus, who eventually lived there with his son Icarus. Aphrodite made the queen fall in love with a bull. Not believing why he had come to Crete, the queen denounced the existence the gods against Daedalus’s warnings. Daedulus was appointed to the king’s court and was highly admired for his skills. His behavior toward Talos angered Athene and Daedulus left for Crete, which was controlled by the most powerful King Milos. Given skills of invention from goddess Athene, Daedalus yearned for more success than his talented nephew, Talos. HERO - “Daedalus” – from Heroes & Monsters of Greek Myth Evslin and Hoopes blend all these together seamlessly in a book made to be read many times, just like a book of fairy-tales is meant to be read much more than once. “Heroes & Monsters of Greek Myth” zeroes in on particular stories, the stories of the demigods and their plights. The awesome fables of King Midas and his greed and Pygmalion and his artistry will also be found in this book. They will read about Atalanta, the girl who was raised by bears after being abandoned by her father, the woman who became a fierce huntress, princess, and wife of Hippomenes. Theseus also, who overcame his insecurity about being small compared to other men by slaying the monster Minotaur. They will become familiar with Daedalus, father of Icarus and creator of waxen wings, whose son flew too close to the sun. Readers will become familiar with Perseus, born of Zeus and a woman, who beheaded Medusa to prove his power to his oppressor, Polydectes. The stories are written like folktales, making a simpler and more distilled (without retracting from quality) version compared to something like Ovid’s “Metamorphoses”. “Heroes & Monsters of Greek Myth” by Bernard and Dorothy Evslin and Ned Hoopes is a perfect little book of stories from Greek Mythology. Otherwise keep moving on since there are better reads out there for even beginning mythoi readers than the works by these authors. As a result the book would have been better known as Heroes but even then Heracles, Jason or any of the Trojan War heroes aren't even mentioned so that would have been a bad idea.Īs a result the book is a decent read if you want to get a very fictionalized type of story for the heroes and gods that were mentioned. On the note there is no actual information of the monsters, who they were, why they became who they were and yes some do have stories. Just like the original book, though, the information is incorrect so it isn't the most factual of sources but this would have been guessed at by the title. As a result I think it would have given the book a great goal to reach while opening the door to allowing the reader to also get to know about some of the monsters as primary characters instead of secondary characters who just show up to be beat by the hero so they can add the glory to themselves. The only thing that truly upset me was that in the back of the book there was an Afterword, which would have made a great introduction as it told how monsters and gods balanced each other out while at the same time being the same. Surprisingly enough the authors had found their goal in this book so there was more story-telling instead of their sad attempts to cobble together some factual information while we attempt to make a story from it that isn't told as the Ancient Greeks may have heard it. He also was involved in an audio book called: "Children of the Corn." It included "Whistling Boy" a Native American tale "Pancho's Puppets," a story about a boy in Mexico, and other stories.Īfter having read "The Greek Gods" by the same three I didn't have much hope for this little book. This bestselling anthology includes such well-known stories as "Theseus and the Minotaur" and "Perseus and Medusa." He also published non-Hellenic titles such as The Green Hero, based on the Irish mythological character Finn McCool. An estimated 30 million students have come into contact with Heroes, Gods and Monsters of the Greek Myths due to its repeated use in high school and college classrooms over the years. His best-known work is Heroes, Gods and Monsters of the Greek Myths, which has sold more than ten million copies worldwide and has been translated into ten different languages. With over seventy titles, which include both novel-length retellings and short stories, Evslin is one of the most widely published authors of classical mythology in the world. Bernard Evslin was an author best known for his adaptations of Greek mythology.
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