Monsters of Greek Mythology
Volume 2
Bernard Evslin
Contents
THE HYDRA
CHAPTER I
War of the Winds
CHAPTER II
Young Hercules
CHAPTER III
The Frost Demons
CHAPTER IV
Daughter of the Rainbow
CHAPTER V
An Angry Goddess
CHAPTER VI
Iole's Plan
CHAPTER VII
Blood Price
CHAPTER VIII
New Girl at the Palace
CHAPTER IX
The Little Tailors
CHAPTER X
The Lion's Hide
CHAPTER XI
The Hydra
LADON
CHAPTER I
Food that Isn't Fish
CHAPTER II
The Harpy Queen
CHAPTER III
Flight of the Rainbow
CHAPTER IV
A Suitable Monster
CHAPTER V
Another Hunger
CHAPTER VI
The War God
CHAPTER VII
An Amazon's Dream
CHAPTER VIII
Thyone Goes Hunting
CHAPTER IX
Artemis in Scythia
CHAPTER X
Hecate's Idea
CHAPTER XI
The Raid
CHAPTER XII
The Hippocrene Spring
CHAPTER XIII
The Silver Stag
CHAPTER XIV
Hero Meets Monster
MEDUSA
CHAPTER I
A Fearsome Brood
CHAPTER II
The Necklace
CHAPTER III
Family Council
CHAPTER IV
Bride of the Sea
CHAPTER V
The Curse
CHAPTER VI
Guests of the Tyrant
CHAPTER VII
The Dream Tinker
CHAPTER VIII
The Pledge
CHAPTER IX
The Gray Ones
CHAPTER X
The Apple Nymphs
CHAPTER XI
The Gorgons
CHAPTER XII
Fruit of Victory
CHAPTER XIII
The Princess of Joppa
CHAPTER XIV
A Hero Comes Home
THE MINOTAUR
CHAPTER I
The Singing Bones
CHAPTER II
Son of the Sea God
CHAPTER III
The Tyrant
CHAPTER IV
Aphrodite's Vengeance
CHAPTER V
The New Monster
CHAPTER VI
The Tribute
CHAPTER VII
Theseus Embarks
CHAPTER VIII
The Castaway
CHAPTER IX
The Sacrifice
CHAPTER X
Hero Meets Monster
THE NEMEAN LION
CHAPTER I
Zeus Is Uneasy
CHAPTER II
The Waif
CHAPTER III
Vengeance of the Hive
CHAPTER IV
The Haunted Healer
CHAPTER V
The Garden
CHAPTER VI
Transformation
CHAPTER VII
The Stretching
CHAPTER VIII
The Nemean Lion
PROCRUSTES
CHAPTER I
The Robber Clan
CHAPTER II
The Wager
CHAPTER III
The Skull
CHAPTER IV
Basher
CHAPTER V
Bender
CHAPTER VI
Shady
CHAPTER VII
The Inn
CHAPTER VIII
Evander
CHAPTER IX
The Great Sow
CHAPTER X
Wild Mushrooms
CHAPTER XI
Rehearsal for Vengesnce
CHAPTER XII
The Bent Pine
CHAPTER XIII
The Man with the Club
CHAPTER XIV
The Edge of the Cliff
CHAPTER XV
The Procrustean Bed
SCYLLA AND CHARYBDIS
INTRODUCTION
The Cretan Ships
CHAPTER I
Shapherds and Wolves
CHAPTER II
The Stone Crone
CHAPTER III
An Egyption Prince
CHAPTER IV
Cobra and Cat
CHAPTER V
The Bronze Giant
CHAPTER VI
Prince and Wolf-girl
CHAPTER VII
The Beast-gods Strike
CHAPTER VIII
The Wolf Pack
CHAPTER IX
The Invasion
CHAPTER X
Transformations
CHAPTER XI
Charybdis
CHAPTER XII
Between Scylla and Charybdis
THE SIRENS
CHAPTER I
The Owl Goddess
CHAPTER II
The Isle of Sobs
CHAPTER III
The Sirens Sing
CHAPTER IV
Cannibal Fat
CHAPTER V
The Meadow Nymphs
CHAPTER VI
A Fatal Gift
CHAPTER VII
Manhunt
CHAPTER VIII
Butes
CHAPTER IX
A Taste of Nectar
CHAPTER X
Ulysses and the Sirens
THE SPHINX
CHAPTER I
Enter the Sphinx
CHAPTER II
An Unlikely Match
CHAPTER III
The Ferryman
CHAPTER IV
Menthe
CHAPTER V
The Barley Mother
CHAPTER VI
Infernal Plans
CHAPTER VII
Advice Underseas
CHAPTER VIII
Dream-Trinkering
CHAPTER IX
An Unwilling Bride
CHAPTER X
Instructing the Sphinx
CHAPTER XI
Another Abduction
CHAPTER XII
Demeter Strikes
CHAPTER XIII
Chaining a Poet
CHAPTER XIV
Before the Battle
CHAPTER XV
The Battle, and After
About the Author
THE HYDRA
In one version of this tale, it was not Hercules but
the heroic physician, Asclepius, who fought the
monster and cut off its hundred poison headsâ
which immediately turned into a hundred streams
of pure healing waters. And this, in turn, led to a
whole theory of pharmacology. In the spirit of that
earlier legend, I dedicate this book to
BILL EVSLIN
wonderful son and superb doctor
Contents
CHAPTER I
War of the Winds
CHAPTER II
Young Hercules
CHAPTER III
The Frost Demons
CHAPTER IV
Daughter of the Rainbow
CHAPTER V
An Angry Goddess
CHAPTER VI
Iole's Plan
CHAPTER VII
Blood Price
CHAPTER VIII
New Girl at the Palace
CHAPTER IX
The Little Tailors
CHAPTER X
The Lion's Hide
CHAPTER XI
The Hydra
Characters
Gods
Zeus
(ZOOS)
| King of the Gods
|
Hera
(HEE ruh)
| Zeus's wife, Queen of the Gods
|
Hermes
(HUR meez)
| Zeus's son, the Messenger God
|
Hecate
(HECK uh tee)
| Queen of the Harpies
|
Iris
(EYE rihs)
| Rainbow Goddess, messenger to Hera
|
Titans
Boreas
(BOH re ahs)
| The North Wind
|
Eurus
(YOO ruhs)
| The East Wind
|
