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.

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." Originally published in a slightly different form by Doubleday, New York in 1962.

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.