Stories of the Old World

Stories of the Old World is a collection of stories from Greek mythology by Alfred John Church. Church was an English classical scholar known for translating classical Latin works into English. Excerpt: «She persuaded the women of the land to parch with fire the seed of the corn that their husbands sowed in the earth. And when the seed bare no increase, King Athamas sent to inquire of the oracle at Delphi what the cause might be.»