Legends and Myths of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome

The legends and myths of Ancient Greece as presented by the renowned researcher of antiquity N.A. Kun have long become a classic without which it is hard to imagine the childhood or youth of an educated person. This edition will... give you a unique opportunity to get acquainted with the works of N.A. Kun in the form in which they were published in 1914 for the students of the senior classes of secondary educational institutions, as well as for all those who are interested in the mythology of the Greeks and Romans. Under its original title What the Greeks and Romans Told About Their Gods and Heroes, it was published in 1922 and 1937. In 1940, N.A. Kun, signing the proof of the third edition of the book, changed the title to Legends and Myths of Ancient Greece. The book includes myths about gods, heroes, and Argonauts, the Iliad and the Odyssey, myths about Agamemnon and Orestes, and the Theban cycle of myths.