| The race of men at the time were simple and content. Their days were passed in toil, but now, since Prometheus had given them fire, they had good fruits of their toil. |
| —The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles |
| Padraic Colum |
Title: Padraic Colum
Author: Colum, Padraic
Anthology of Irish Verse
Arranged along national themes, a unique anthology of 181 poems and traditional songs. Classic retellings of ancient myth for youthful readers by both a preeminent poet and illustrator:The Adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troy. 1918.The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived before Achilles. 1922.
