Die schönsten Sagen der Antike

Synopsis of Die schönsten Sagen der Antike

«Die schönsten Sagen der Antike» is an anthology of myths and legends of classical antiquity by Gerhard Fink, in paperback.

Gerhard Fink narrates the classical legends of antiquity based on the original sources: creation myths, gods and heroes, the founders of Rome, the Trojan War, the Argonauts, the labours of Heracles and the adventures of Odysseus. Oedipus, Sisyphus, Prometheus, or Orpheus and Eurydice also appear.

Fischer Taschenbücher edition (No. 14976), published in 2002; the work originally appeared in 1999.

For readers interested in classical mythology and in the stories of antiquity.