D'Aulaires' book of Greek myths

D'Aulaire, Ingri 1904-1980 (author.). D'Aulaire, Edgar Parin, 1898-1986 (author.).

Summary: Presents an introduction to the gods, goddesses and legendary figures of ancient Greece -- mighty Zeus, with his fistful of thunderbolts; gray-eyed Athena, goddess of wisdom; Helios, the sun; greedy King Midas -- depicted by Caldecott winners Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire. These artists bring to life the myths that have inspired great European literature and art through the ages.

Record details

ISBN: 9780440406945
ISBN: 0440406943
Physical Description: print
208 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm
Publisher: New York : Delacorte Press, [2017]
Copyright: ©1962

Content descriptions

General Note:	Includes index. "With a new afterword detailing the life and work of Ingri and Edgar d'Aulaire, plus never-before-published sketches from their notebooks and photos from their family album."
Formatted Contents Note:	In olden times -- Gaea, Mother Earth -- The titans -- Zeus and his family : Hera ; Hephaestus ; Aphrodite ; Ares ; Athena ; Poseidon ; Apollo ; Artemis ; Hermes ; Hades ; Persephone and Demeter ; Dionysus -- Minor gods, nymphs, satyrs, and centaurs : Prometheus ; Pandora ; Deucalion ; Eos ; Helios and Phaëthon ; Selene ; Pan ; Echo ; Syrinx ; The wild and vulgar centaurs ; Asclepius ; The nine muses ; Orpheus -- Mortal descendants of Zeus : Europa and Cadmus ; Tantalus and Pelops ; Danaüs, Perseus, and the Gorgon ; Clever and vainglorious kings ; King Midas ; Sisyphus ; Bellerophon ; Melampus ; Heracles ; Theseus ; Oedipus ; The golden fleece ; The Calydonian boar hunt ; The Apples of Love and the Apple of Discord ; Everything must come to an end -- Afterword -- D'Aulaire sketchbook -- D'Aulaire family album.
Target Audience Note:	Ages 6-8.