Ancient Myths are very popular nowadays. Children and elders all around the world love to read about Gods and heroic adventures and feats of well-known champions. Theseus is a son of Egeus. Strong, wise and noble he tries to help every Athens citizen.After the reunion with his father Theseus learned about tribute of 7 youths and 7 maidens for the king of Crete island – Minos. Those young men and ladies had been sacrificed to the Minotaur. Theseus didn’t like that and decided to go ...

Hercules was the most famous ancient Greek hero. Zeus was his father. There were twelve labors of Hercules in total. Having married Deianira, the daughter of a powerful King of Calydon, Hercules was traveling home with her when he came to the banks of a river and was at a loss how to cross it.Seeing his perplexity, Nessus, one of the Centaurs, offered to take Deianira on his back and carry her over the stream. This offer Hercules gladly accepted. But Nessus obtained possession of D...

The word which means ‘fairy tale’ in Russian is transliterated into English as ‘skazka’. In the 19th century the Russian folklore began to be collected and systematized. The hugest work in this sphere was done by the Slavist Alexander Afanasyev. His compendium contains the most beautiful and interesting tales of the Russian folk. This is a story of a bun baked by old man and woman, which started to roll down the road meeting different animals wishing to eat it, but the bun could always out...

Hercules was the most famous ancient Greek hero. Zeus was his father. There were twelve labors of Hercules in total.“Black Tartarus and Elysian Fields” describes two places: Black Tartarus is an analog of Hell. Into Tartarus we're thrown, never to come out again, the shades or manes of traitors, ingrates, perjurers, unnatural children, murderers and hypocrites who had during their lives pretended to be upright and honorable in order to deceive the just. Also, there were to be seen ...

White Hawk was a hunter. He lived in the forest where were different kinds of animals. He was one of the most skillful and lucky hunters and every day he returned from the chase with a large spoil. There was no forest too gloomy for him to enter, and no trace made by the beast of any kind which he couldn't follow. One day he went to travel through an open wood, which enabled him to see a great distance. Finally, he saw a wide plain, covered with long blue grass, and enameled with flowers o...

Once upon a time there were two princes who were twins - Acrisius and Proetus. They lived in the pleasant vale of Argos in peace but they were jealous of each other so Acrisius started a was against his brother. As a result they shared the kingdom.Later there came a prophet to that hard-hearted Acrisius and told him “Because you have risen up against your own blood, your own blood shall rise up against you; because you have sinned against your kindred, by your kindred you shall be ...

The legend “Gray Eagle and his Five Brothers” is a very kind and instructive tale about a falcon family of 4 brothers and 2 sisters that have lost their parents while being too young to fly. And the eldest brother – Gray Eagle – had to take care of his sublings. One day Gray Eagle went hunting to provide food for his family. He was a good hunter. But he got a misfortune and broke one of his wings. That was the more to be regretted because the winter was coming soon and the children were on...

Ancient Myths are very popular nowadays. Children and elders all around the world love to read about Gods and heroic adventures and feats of well-known champions.Perseus is a son of his mother Danae. Zeus himself is his father. Brave and powerful Perseus meets Evil and destroys it. After Perseus slew the Gorgon he a was on his way back he suddenly saw a beautiful lady – Andromeda.Her arms were spread above her head and fastened to the rock with chains of brass, and her head...

Ancient Myths are very popular nowadays. Children and elders all around the world love to read about Gods and heroic adventures and feats of well-known champions. Greek ancient myths are full of allegory and wisdom, a triumph of the truth above lies, tricks over insidiousness, savvy and patience.Hercules was the most famous ancient Greek hero. Zeus was his father. There were twelve labors of Hercules in total. “Hercules in the Nether World” recounts the events of his 11th labor. He...

The English Fairy Tales collection is a remarkable treasure, a work that contains the best-loved tales of your childhood! This volume seeks to reclaim the powerful cultural legacy, presenting exciting stories that we all think we know while at the same time providing the historical contexts that reveal the mysteries of the fairy tales! The Hobyahs is an exciting tale about an old man, his wife, his daughter, and a dog that all lived in a house made of hemp stalks. The hobyahs came for seve...

Once a rich man asked three his daughters how much did they love him? The first daughter said, as much as she loved her life, the second answered, that as much as she loved the world, the third said, as much as fresh meat loves salt. Father was not satisfied with the third daughter's answer and he drove out the poor girl. She went further and further till she found a fen where she gathered rushes and made a cloak of them cover her good clothes. Then she found a big house, where she was hir...

This tale describes glover's life in Middle Ages. The book narrates the small village of that time: culture, relationship, fears, belief and hope. This book sends to a reader the atmosphere of medieval France in all bright colors. This story is about two friends. One of them was ill and the another friend took care of him. The glover felt despair and decided to seek advice from a priest of the local church. But in the church he met a terrible man with frightening face. This meeting has cha...