The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles - Padraic Colum

The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles

By Padraic Colum

  • Release Date: 1972-01-01
  • Genre: Fiction for Young Adults
Score: 4
4
From 29 Ratings

Description

This books is the strange and wondrous adventure of Jason and his Argonauts - through uncharted waters where clashing rocks dash the sea, to shores where harpies with wings of birds and heads of women torment poor mortals. Listen to the songs of the Argonaut Orpheus, songs of the creation of Heaven and Earth, Zeus's battle with the Titans, Pandora and her jar of troubles, Persephone in the Underworld, and the great labors of Hercules. Describes the cycle of myths about the Argonauts and the quest for the Golden Fleece, as well as the tales of the Creation of Heaven and Earth, the labors of Hercules, Theseus and the Minotaur, etc.

Reviews

  • The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles

    3
    By The Golden Fleece
    I truly did enjoy the Golden Fleece. There were only two problems I had reading this book: 1. The book had a lot of characters and it was very difficult to keep up with. 2. The book felt ever lasting to me. It seemed to go on forever but once I finish it I was quite proud of what I accomplished and I could go out into life with a Whole new perspective like what would Jason do? Over all I truly did love this book and I do prefer more people read the Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles.