Woven Tales of Greek Mythology

Zeus is well-known for his affairs,but it was an oracle's prophecythat drove his behavior. It foretold thatGaia (Mother Earth) would send her children, theGiants, to depose the Olympian gods and that the godswould lose without the help of a mortal. Under the Giants' rule,all mankind would suffer and die.Knowing that no human could stand against the mighty Giants, Zeusresolved to sire a demigod-a mortal offspring possessing his godlystrength and the ability to defeat their foes. To raise up a savior,however, was a complicated matter. Zeus's wife, Hera, was the goddess of marriage and fidelity; and she would do everything within herpower to ensure no illegitimate child of Zeus ever attained such glory...***Woven Tales of Greek Mythology is a restorative work that returns theGreek myths to their most likely original versions. This timeless epicis now able, once again, to be fully enjoyed as a single cohesive storytold chronologically and without continuity errors! Enter a world of godsand demigods, where heroes must rise to overcome unimaginablemonsters and prove themselves worthy of heaven.***For added study and insight, explore over 260 side-by-sidecomparisons of correlations (on adjacent pages) to biblical,apocryphal, and other ancient Judeo-Christiantexts. Aided by illustrations, maps, pedigreecharts, footnotes, references, a glossary, and more,you can now unlock the coded storytelling of Greekmythology with its use of symbolismand allegory like never before!