The classical world. The gods of the Greeks ; The rise of Rome ; Picture essay : the Olympic games
The origins of the world. Chaos and its offspring ; The children of the earth and heavens ; The castration of Uranus ; The birth of Zeus ; The battles of the gods ; The ages of humankind
The first family of Olympus. Olympus : dwelling of the gods ; The first couple : Zeus and Hera ; Poseidon, god of the oceans ; Hades, god of the underworld ; Demeter : a tale of rebirth ; Picture essay : the renaissance and the gods ; Aphrodite, goddess of love
The second generation. Athena, goddess of good counsel ; Picture essay : the city on the hill ; Artemis, virgin huntress ; Apollo, god of light ; Hephaestus, the heavenly craftsman ; Ares, god of war ; Dionysus, god of the grape ; A family tree of the gods and goddesses
Gods and the life of humankind. Hermes, fleet of foot ; Gods of hearth and home ; The path through life ; The realm of the shades ; Picture essay : the volcanic museum
Stories of love and transformation. Cupid and Psyche : an allegory of love ; The uses of transformation ; Aphrodite and Adonis : a myth of love and death ; The sad tale of Echo and Narcissus ; Baucis and Philemon : virtue rewarded
The legacy of the Olympians.
