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CONTENTS In Olden Times     9 Gaea, Mother Earth    10 The Titans     12 ZEUS and his Family    16 Hera      24 Hephaestus     28 Aphrodite     30 Ares      32 Athena      34 Poseidon     38 Apollo      42 Artemis      44 Hermes      50 Hades      56 Persephone and Demeter    58 Dionysus     64 MINOR GODS, Nymphs, Satyrs, and Centaurs  70 Prometheus     72 Pandora      74 Deucalion     76 Eos      80 Helios and Phaëthon    82 Selene      86 Pan      90 Echo      92 Syrinx      94 The Wild and Vulgar Centaurs   96 Asclepius     98 The Nine Muses     100 Orpheus      102 MORTAL DESCENDANTS OF ZEUS   106 Europa and Cadmus    108 Tantalus and Pelops    112 Danaüs, Perseus, and the Gorgon   114 Clever and Vainglorious Kings   123 King Midas     124 Sisyphus     126 Bellerophon     128 Melampus     130 Heracles     132 Theseus      148 Oedipus      158 The Golden Fleece    162 The Calydonian Boar Hunt   176 The Apples of Love and the Apple of Discord 178 Everything Must Come to an End   189 INDEX      190  Excerpted from D'Aulaires Book of Greek Myths by Ingri D'Aulaire, Edgar Parin D'Aulaire All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.