The fire-stealer, the friend of man, never hesitated. He broke off a fragment of the sun and brought it down.Narrator
No one was ever able to follow the track of Cadmus.Narrator
Every tale of the gods’ existence and every adventure of theirs is a tale of what happens in our own souls.Edith Hamilton
Because of a strange forgetfulness the Greeks believed that the Titan was one of them.Narrator
All the gods had their particular estates. The variety among them was as great as the diversity of mankind.Narrator
His heart ached with compassion for humanity.Speaking about Prometheus
For a long time men did not know what to do with their dead. They left them for the birds and beasts to tear.Narrator
Zeus, the lord of heaven, had taken mortal women for his mates. But Danaë’s story was peculiarly tragic.Narrator
Aegina, the king’s daughter, grew old and died, but even in death she helped the heroes through her sons.Narrator
It was said of him that no man could meet his eyes and not be struck with fear.Speaking about the Minotaur