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The Heroes, or Greek Fairy Tales for my Children

by Charles Kingsley (1819-1875)

The Heroes, or Greek Fairy Tales for my Children by Charles Kingsley is a collection of three Greek mythology stories: Perseus, The Argonauts, and Theseus. The author had a great fondness for Greek fairy tales and believed the adventures of the characters would inspire children to achieve higher goals with integrity. (summary by Laura Caldwell)

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Total running time: 5:24:15

mp3 and ogg files

• 00 - Preface - 00:14:21
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  [mp3@128kbps - 13.7MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 7.5M]
  Read by: Laura Caldwell
• 01 - Part 1 of Perseus: How Perseus and his Mother Came to Seriphos - 00:08:19
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  [mp3@128kbps - 7.9MB]
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  Read by: Kara Shallenberg
• 02 - Part 2 of Perseus: How Perseus Vowed a Rash Vow - 00:18:48
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  [ogg vorbis - 9.5M]
  Read by: Colin McRoberts
• 03 - Part 3 of Perseus: How Perseus Slew the Gorgon - 00:21:14
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  Read by: Tysto
• 04 - Part 4 of Perseus: How Perseus Came to the Aethiops - 00:26:53
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  Read by: Tysto
• 05 - Part 5 of Perseus: How Perseus Came Home Again - 00:08:57
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  Read by: R. S. Steinberg
• 06 - Part 1 of The Argonauts: How the Centaur Trained the Heroes on Pelion - 00:14:49
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  Read by: Jennie Hughes
• 07 - Part 2 of The Argonauts: How Jason Lost his Sandal in Anauros - 00:18:36
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  Read by: R. S. Steinberg
• 08 - Part 3 of The Argonauts: How They Built the Ship ‘Argo’ in Iolcos - 00:08:10
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  Read by: R. S. Steinberg
• 09 - Part 4 of The Argonauts: How the Argonauts Sailed to Colchis - 00:47:15
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  Read by: R. S. Steinberg
• 10 - Part 5 of The Argonauts: How the Argonauts Were Driven into the Unknown Sea - 00:54:19
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  Read by: Tysto
• 11 - Part 6 of The Argonauts: What Was the End of the Heroes - 00:06:19
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  Read by: Tysto
• 12 - Part 1 of Theseus: How Theseus Lifted the Stone - 00:09:54
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  Read by: Tysto
• 13 - Part 2 of Theseus: How Theseus Slew the Devourers of Men - 00:50:32
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  Read by: Tysto
• 14 - Part 3 of Theseus: How Theseus Slew the Minotaur - 00:10:06
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  Read by: Lizzie Driver
• 15 - Part 4 of Theseus: How Theseus Fell by his Pride - 00:05:43
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  Read by: Lizzie Driver

Cataloged on January 29, 2008