The Heroes

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The Heroes is a collection of mythological tales for children by Charles Kingsley that retells stories from Greek mythology in an accessible, moralistic Victorian style.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book ⓘ
children's book ⓘ
mythology book ⓘ
adaptationType prose retelling ⓘ
author Charles Kingsley ⓘ
basedOn Greek mythology ⓘ
containsMoralLessons yes ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
culturalContext Victorian England ⓘ
linked to: Victorian era
educationalPurpose introduction to Greek mythology ⓘ
moral instruction for children ⓘ
featuresMyth Perseus ⓘ
The Argonauts ⓘ
Theseus ⓘ
genre Victorian literature ⓘ
children's literature ⓘ
mythology ⓘ
hasIllustrations yes ⓘ
hasInfluence English-language children's mythology retellings ⓘ
hasSubject Greek heroes ⓘ
mythological adventures ⓘ
hasTheme Christian ethics ⓘ
courage ⓘ
duty ⓘ
heroism ⓘ
morality ⓘ
virtue ⓘ
intendedAudience children ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryCategory children's classics ⓘ
literaryMovement Victorian literature ⓘ
literaryStyle moralistic ⓘ
medium print ⓘ
narrativeForm retellings of myths ⓘ
narrativePerspective didactic ⓘ
periodOfPublication Victorian era ⓘ
targetReadingLevel children and young readers ⓘ

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Charles Kingsley → notableWork → The Heroes ⓘ