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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instanceOf book
children's book
mythology book
adaptationType prose retelling
author Charles Kingsley NERFINISHED
basedOn Greek mythology
containsMoralLessons yes GENERATED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
culturalContext Victorian England NERFINISHED
educationalPurpose introduction to Greek mythology
moral instruction for children
featuresMyth Perseus GENERATED
The Argonauts GENERATED
Theseus GENERATED
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 NERFINISHED
targetReadingLevel children and young readers

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Charles Kingsley notableWork The Heroes