Gods Heroes and Men of Ancient Greece Author:W.H.D. Rouse excerpt from the inside cover: — W.H.D. Rouse was on of the great twentieth-century experts on Ancient Greece. He was also a great teacher and storyteller. The combination makes this book an unbeatable introduction to the Olympic world and its thrilling inhabitants. — From the back cover: — Life among hte gods and goddesses of Ancient Greece was ... more »a pretty lively affair. Take the day that the great god Zeus asked his son to split open his head iwth an ax... or the time Apollo "kidnapped" a boatlaod of Cretans so he'd have someone to worship him... or the argument between Zeus and his wife, Hera, that ended when he hung her over the edge of heaven by her hands (with a big stone fastened to each foot). Here's a book that shakes the dust off mythology. You meet the gods and goddesses, the heroes and the men of Ancient Greece in fast-reading tales that are full of action and drama.. humor and romance.« less