The time of the hero -- Quests and trials: -- Perseus, slayer of Medusa -- Tamer of the winged horse -- Jason and the Argonauts -- Medea's revenge -- Picture essay : magical beasts -- Then men were giants: -- Theseus, King of Athens -- Oedipus and the tragedy of Thebes -- The labours of Heracles -- Picture essay: dangerous damsels -- The Trojan tragedy -- The gathering of the host -- Picture essay : judgement of Paris -- The wrath of Achilles -- The fall of Troy -- Picture essay: a city that history forgot -- The Heroes come home: -- Many ways from Troy to Greece -- Odysseus, the wandering hero -- Aeneas, founder of the Roman race -- Romulus first builder of Rome -- Picture essay : imperial supermen -- The legacy of the heroes -- Index.
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