The Story of Greece: Told to Boys and Girls

Chapter 104: Transcriber’s Notes

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About This Book

A readable retelling for young readers that combines Greek origin myths and legendary adventures with a straightforward account of early Greek civic life. It presents birth-stories of gods, heroic quests and encounters involving figures such as Perseus, Achilles, and Odysseus, and describes the customs, training, and institutions of city-states including Spartan discipline and Athenian politics. Episodes of warfare, public games, and notable leaders appear alongside vivid portraits of religion, art, and daily life, all told in simple narrative with illustrative plates to make ancient Greek culture accessible and engaging.

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Transcriber’s Notes

Punctuation, hyphenation, and spelling, including ligatures, were made consistent when a predominant preference was found in the original book; otherwise they were not changed.

Simple typographical errors were corrected; unbalanced quotation marks were remedied when the change was obvious, and otherwise left unbalanced.

Illustrations in this eBook have been positioned between paragraphs and outside quotations. In versions of this eBook that support hyperlinks, the page references in the List of Illustrations lead to the corresponding illustrations.

The index was not checked for proper alphabetization or correct page references.

“Potidæa” and “Potidaea” occur with equal frequency in the text; both spellings have been retained.