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Monsters of Mythology
The Chimaera
Young hero Bellerophon sets out to conquer the fire-breathing chimera and win the hand of Queen Anteia
- GenresMythology
92 pages, Library Binding
First published January 1, 1988
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About the author
Bernard Evslin
58 books61 followersBernard Evslin was an author best known for his adaptations of Greek mythology. With over seventy titles, which include both novel-length retellings and short stories, Evslin is one of the most widely published authors of classical mythology in the world. His best-known work is Heroes, Gods and Monsters of the Greek Myths, which has sold more than ten million copies worldwide and has been translated into ten different languages. An estimated 30 million students have come into contact with Heroes, Gods and Monsters of the Greek Myths due to its repeated use in high school and college classrooms over the years. This bestselling anthology includes such well-known stories as "Theseus and the Minotaur" and "Perseus and Medusa." He also published non-Hellenic titles such as The Green Hero, based on the Irish mythological character Finn McCool. He also was involved in an audio book called: "Children of the Corn." It included "Whistling Boy" a Native American tale; "Pancho's Puppets," a story about a boy in Mexico, and other stories.
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December 4, 2018
One of the things that always entertained me about Evslin’s monster books is how he loves those side plots! For instance, this book focused on far too many levels of the royal family of Corinth. It was boring in that regard. I did, however, enjoy the levels they went to to show us that certain characters were evil.
My biggest complaint with this book is one i have with a few books in this series. I don’t understand why the story doesn’t focus on the monster, who is the reason I got the book. If I had to venture a guess, I would say that he perhaps wanted to only use aspects of the story he could back up with research, and didn’t want to fabricate too much.
In the end, it just made me want to find the Mia Farrow Pegasus video.
My biggest complaint with this book is one i have with a few books in this series. I don’t understand why the story doesn’t focus on the monster, who is the reason I got the book. If I had to venture a guess, I would say that he perhaps wanted to only use aspects of the story he could back up with research, and didn’t want to fabricate too much.
In the end, it just made me want to find the Mia Farrow Pegasus video.
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