by Bob Blaisdell · Dover Children's · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780486297682
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«The Story of Hercules» is a children's mythology tale by Bob Blaisdell, published by Dover Children's in paperback (96 pages, in English).
Hercules himself narrates his legend: son of the god Zeus and a mortal woman, endowed with prodigious strength, he must complete twelve labors imposed by King Eurystheus to earn immortality. Along the way, he faces the many-headed hydra, the man-eating mares of Diomedes, Hippolyta, queen of the Amazons, and Cerberus, the guardian dog of the underworld.
Published in 1997, it is part of the Dover Children's Thrift Classics collection and features illustrations by Thea Kliros.
Recommended for child and young readers aged 8 to 11 interested in classical mythology and the adventures of legendary heroes.
