Legends of the lush forest (book)

Legends of the lush forest or Tales of the lush forest (in English Tanglewood Tales ) is a collection of six children’s stories based on Greek mythology , written by the American novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) in a pleasant and simple language, with which its author manages to bring these legendary contents to the little ones.

Summary

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  • 1 Contents
    • 1 The Minotaur
    • 2 The pygmies
    • 3 The dragon’s teeth
    • 4 Circe’s palace
    • 5 Pomegranate grains
    • 6 The Golden Fleece
  • 2 Sources

Content

 

Cover of the book in English.

The work is made up of a kind of prologue entitled “On the banks of the road” and six classic tales from Greco-Roman mythology.

The minotaur

It narrates in an entertaining way the adventures of Theseus , prince of Athens and son of the Aegean king. How this legendary hero faces the Minotaur on the island of Crete to save his people from an outrageous tribute.

Pygmies

It is about a formidable nation of tiny warriors, children of mother Earth and brothers of the giant Anteus , who was defeated in battle by Hercules and killed. The pygmies decide to avenge the death of their brother and declare war on the demigod, who recognizing the incredible value of the pygmies declares himself defeated for the only time in his life.

Dragon’s teeth

It is the story of four brothers, sons of King Agenor , who undertake the search for their sister Europa, who was kidnapped by a magical white bull. They set out on a journey with their mother, Queen Telefasa and a friend of the princes, who live incredible adventures during their mission.

Circe’s palace

Children’s version of one of the adventures of the Greek hero Ulysses on his return trip from the Trojan War , tells what happened on the island of the sorceress Circe who turns Ulysses’s companions into animals and like him with her wisdom and cunning manages to rescue them and return to his ship.

Pomegranate grains

History of Proserpina , daughter of mother Ceres , is kidnapped by Pluto , who lives in the depths of the earth to keep her company. From there countless misfortunes occur to men on earth that are only resolved with the return of the girl.

The golden fleece

Extraordinary story of Jason , the Argonaut, on his journey to Iolcos, the dominions of King Pelias to search for the legendary Golden Fleece and of his love affairs with Medea , the king’s daughter.

 

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