Old Greek Stories


Lu par LibriVox Volunteers

(4.2 stars; 167 reviews)

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)

Chapitres

00 - Preface 3:01 Lu par Iris McLeod
01 - Jupiter and His Mighty Company 3:54 Lu par Hugh Gillis
02 - The Golden Age 5:37 Lu par Hugh Gillis
03 - The Story of Prometheus 18:47 Lu par Denny Sayers (d. 2015)
04 - The Flood 8:10 Lu par thestorygirl
05 - The Story of Io 10:18 Lu par filmmefatale
06 - The Wonderful Weaver 6:55 Lu par SopranoHarmony
07 - The Lord of the Silver Bow 25:02 Lu par SopranoHarmony
08 - Admetus and Alcestis 13:56 Lu par SopranoHarmony
09 - Cadmus and Europa 18:00 Lu par Sandra Luna
10 - The Quest of Medusa's Head 34:15 Lu par Paul C. Newman
11 - The Story of Atalanta 29:46 Lu par SopranoHarmony
12 - The Horse and the Olive 12:43 Lu par Sandra Luna
13 - The Adventures of Theseus, pt 1 27:08 Lu par SopranoHarmony
14 - The Adventures of Theseus, pt 2 23:17 Lu par SopranoHarmony
15 - The Wonderful Artisan 13:13 Lu par Bob Gonzalez
16 - The Cruel Tribute 20:26 Lu par Bob Gonzalez

Critiques


(0.5 stars)

The Greek name is ZEUS The Roman name is JUPITER get it right it drives me nuts when people get it WRONG

Loved it


(5 stars)

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


(5 stars)

the readers are all fun to listen too and the stories move along at a fast pace, exiting and humores. 10/10 would recamend


(3 stars)

The readers are good but... THEY PUT IN THE ROMAN NAMES FOR THE GODS NOT THE GREEK NAMES! 😤 It is mildly triggering.

Not Greek.


(1 stars)

great stories, but these are the Roman counterparts. Mars? Come on.

a bit of a stretch...


(3 stars)

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)


(5 stars)

Loved listening to a reader of old tales and fables. I’m a 72 year old army Vietnam era veteran. My eyesight isn’t the best, so as you can see, I love to listen to books. I can’t afford much such as buying the recent Audio books. So I downloaded the ones that were free and listen to them on my telephone. Thank you so much for having this available.

easy listening


(4.5 stars)

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