Myths and Legends (1977)

Greek MYTHS & LEGENDS To Learn While You Play A deck of 52 nicely illustrated cards consisting of 13 Greek myths, with 4 cards per myth. The object of the game is to collect the most points by collecting myth cards telling the stories. It is played in the manner of The Game of Authors or Go Fish. For example, the Voyage of Odysseus myth includes cards for Odysseus, Scylla, Charybdis and Penelope. A phrase that is one-quarter of the myth is told on each card's text. Other myths include Zeus Conquers, Heracles' Labors, Apollo's Island, Aphrodite Marries, Athena's City, Jason & the Argonauts, Persephone Kidnapped, Leda & the Swan, Helen Abducted, Theseus Kills Minotaur, Rhea's Trickery, and The Afterworld. There is also a pronunciation card: Charybdis = keh RIB dis, Elysian = ee LEESH en, etc.