Tales of the Greek Heroes

By: Roger Lancelyn Green

Narrated by: Edward Lewis

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

Its okay for kids.

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

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.

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.

Informative

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

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.