Publisher's Synopsis
Superheroes, once the fodder of a fringe group of fans, have made their way firmly into mainstream culture in the modern world. In truth, stories of superhuman beings doing heroic deeds date back to ancient mythology. This collection gathers together stories from mythology as examples of t he ORIGINAL SUPERHEROES and a couple of the villains. Catch up on the earliest superheroes with these stories: Arthur Kills a Giant at Mont-Saint-Michel Mar Jiryis Kills the Dragon The Challenge of Thor Mercury Homer's Odyssey (Multiple Books) Neptune and the Sea-Gods Thor, The Giant and The Serpent Hercules Perseus The Story of Jason Theseus The Villains: The Punishment of Loki Pluto and the Underwor
