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TOLD TO BOYS AND GIRLS BY MARY MACGREGOR AUTHOR OF ‘THE STORY OF ROME’ ‘THE STORY OF FRANCE,’ ETC. WITH NINETEEN PLATES IN COLOUR BY WALTER CRANE LONDON: T. C. & E. C. JACK, Ltd. 35 PATERNOSTER R…
WONDERLAND The story of Greece began long, long ago in a strange wonderland of beauty. Woods and winds, fields and rivers, each had a pathway which led upward and onward into the beautiful land. Som…
THE GREAT GOD PAN The supreme god of the Hellenes was Zeus. He dwelt in the sky, yet on earth, too, he had a sanctuary amid the oak-woods of Dodona. When the oak-leaves stirred, his voice was heard,…
THE SIX POMEGRANATE SEEDS Demeter, the goddess of the earth, was often to be seen in the fields in springtime. As the Greek peasants sowed their seed they caught glimpses of her long yellow hair whi…
THE BIRTH OF ATHENE One day Zeus was ill. To us it is strange to think of the gods as suffering the same pains as mortals suffer, but to the Hellenes it seemed quite natural. Zeus was ill. His head …
THE TWO WEAVERS Athene could not only wield the sword, she could also ply the needle. In these olden days there lived in Greece a Lydian maid who could weave with wondrous skill. So beautiful were t…
THE PURPLE FLOWERS Apollo, the youngest and most beautiful of all the gods, dearly loved a lad named Hyacinthus. Ofttimes he would leave the other gods sipping nectar in Mount Olympus, ofttimes he w…
DANAE AND HER LITTLE SON The stories I have told you are about the gods of ancient Greece; the story I am going to tell you now is about a Greek hero. When you think of a hero, you think of a man wh…
THE QUEST OF PERSEUS Medusa and her two sisters were named the Gorgons. The sisters had always been plain and even terrible to see, but Medusa had once been fair to look upon. When she was young and…
ANDROMEDA AND THE SEA-MONSTER As Perseus journeyed over land and sea on his great quest, he often thought of the dear mother he had left in Seriphus. Now that his task was done he longed to fly over…
