Old Greek Stories
James Baldwin
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
A retelling of old Greek stories involving mythological heroes and their adventures. Tales include those of Prometheus, Io, Perseus and Theseus. (Introduction by Iris McLeod) (4 hr 34 min)
Chapters
00 - Preface | 3:01 | Read by Iris McLeod |
01 - Jupiter and His Mighty Company | 3:54 | Read by Hugh Gillis |
02 - The Golden Age | 5:37 | Read by Hugh Gillis |
03 - The Story of Prometheus | 18:47 | Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015) |
04 - The Flood | 8:10 | Read by thestorygirl |
05 - The Story of Io | 10:18 | Read by filmmefatale |
06 - The Wonderful Weaver | 6:55 | Read by SopranoHarmony |
07 - The Lord of the Silver Bow | 25:02 | Read by SopranoHarmony |
08 - Admetus and Alcestis | 13:56 | Read by SopranoHarmony |
09 - Cadmus and Europa | 18:00 | Read by Sandra Luna |
10 - The Quest of Medusa's Head | 34:15 | Read by Paul C. Newman |
11 - The Story of Atalanta | 29:46 | Read by SopranoHarmony |
12 - The Horse and the Olive | 12:43 | Read by Sandra Luna |
13 - The Adventures of Theseus, pt 1 | 27:08 | Read by SopranoHarmony |
14 - The Adventures of Theseus, pt 2 | 23:17 | Read by SopranoHarmony |
15 - The Wonderful Artisan | 13:13 | Read by Bob Gonzalez |
16 - The Cruel Tribute | 20:26 | Read by Bob Gonzalez |
Reviews
mad dog
The Greek name is ZEUS The Roman name is JUPITER get it right it drives me nuts when people get it WRONG
Loved it
Princess_Rose
This book was very good. It was easy to understand and follow. If you want to know the old Greek stores this is the book for you.
amazing
A LibriVox Listener
the readers are all fun to listen too and the stories move along at a fast pace, exiting and humores. 10/10 would recamend
Blazing_Star_xx
The readers are good but... THEY PUT IN THE ROMAN NAMES FOR THE GODS NOT THE GREEK NAMES! 😤 It is mildly triggering.
Not Greek.
Drew
great stories, but these are the Roman counterparts. Mars? Come on.
a bit of a stretch...
Shelly Coco
First of all: The readers did a great job! The book itself on the other hand did make me cringe quite a bit. Despite the title, Mr. Baldwin seems unable to grasp the difference between Roman and Greek and keeps messing with the characters (especially in regard to their names). The stories in this book are turned into very stretched fairytale versions of the original myths and remind me more of a Hollywood movie than actual mythology. That is a shame, as the original stories certainly don't lack any entertainment in the first place. Alternatively I recommend: 'Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome' by E. M. Berens (https://librivox.app/book/2264)
easy listening
prettypunxx
fun to hear. condensed versions of myths, but easy to follow if your just wanting to listen to stories . enjoyable. even if you know detailed mythology, it's still good and lite
enjoyed all of it
Patricia
I enjoyed all the stories , they were very well read , I just wish it would have been longer