Educational material included Maria Angelidou f th les o e He pp spe A rid he e T s At the time when the Earth was still young, it was up to the heroes to carry out the most difficult, or even impossible tasks. And first among them was Hercules, who went to fetch the gold of the West: the golden apples, guarded on their tree by the Hesperides and Ladon, their serpent-watchman. This series offers a new reading of the ancient Greek myths. THE APPLES OF HESPERIDES They are not old, worn-out stories, but gripping tales of timeless human adventures, containing all the fears and joys that have marked and continue to mark the human soul. Illustrated by Maria Angelidou Iris Samartzi T T H H E E ISBN: 978-618-03-1442-7 L L A A B B O O AUXIL. COMPU. CODE 81442 U U R R S OF HERCULES 2 S OF HERCULES 9735_The apples of the Hesperides_CV.indd 1 21/02/2018 14:59 t the time when the Earth still hugged Α its people close to its chest, all the trees were very powerful, for they were its first and best children. They had branches of every colour, which often reached right up into the heavens. Their roots wiggled down into the bowels of the Underworld. And instead of fruit, they had marvelous and mystical things. Labyrinth Help Hercules reach the Garden of the Hesperides. Be careful, however, because he must first meet Nereus, Prometheus and then Atlas: if he does not receive their wise counsel, he will not succeed! Mycenae Nereus Prometheus Atlas en of the He Gard speri des ANSWERS: 1. Eurystheus. 2. Nereus. 3. Sky. 4. Zeus Gaia gave Hera the golden apples when she married… she when apples golden the Hera gave Gaia 4. Atlas carried the… on his shoulders. his on the… carried Atlas 3. The wise prophet that counseled Hercules. Hercules. counseled that prophet wise The 2. Who did Hercules give the apples to? apples the give Hercules did Who 1. Wordsearch Educational material included Maria Angelidou f th les o e He pp spe A rid he e T s At the time when the Earth was still young, it was up to the heroes to carry out the most difficult, or even impossible tasks. And first among them was Hercules, who went to fetch the gold of the West: the golden apples, guarded on their tree by the Hesperides and Ladon, their serpent-watchman. This series offers a new reading of the ancient Greek myths. THE APPLES OF HESPERIDES They are not old, worn-out stories, but gripping tales of timeless human adventures, containing all the fears and joys that have marked and continue to mark the human soul. Illustrated by Maria Angelidou Iris Samartzi T T H H E E ISBN: 978-618-03-1442-7 L L A A B B O O AUXIL. COMPU. CODE 81442 U U R R S OF HERCULES 2 S OF HERCULES 9735_The apples of the Hesperides_CV.indd 1 21/02/2018 14:59.