title: The Greek Myths: Stories of the Greek Gods and Heroes Vividly Retold
author:  Robin Waterfield 
description: lep.co.uk/lifestyle/book-review-the-greek-myths-by-robin-waterfield-1-4163604:<br />&apos;Renowned classicist Robin Waterfield and his wife, writer KathrynWaterfield, use some of the world&apos;s greatest paintings, sculpture andliterature to create a sweeping panorama of the romance, intrigues,heroism, humour, sensuality and brutality of ancient [Greek] myths and legends.&apos;
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  Have you ever wondered what happens after we have read ‘and they lived happily
  ever after’? I have.
  
  I love the ancient myths, but I have always wondered what happened the next
  day, next week or next year. What did the Olympians do at the end of the
  stories?
  
  Their lives must have continued long after the  
  last of their tales were told. But how?
  
  This is what I believe happened after  
  Bellerophon rode Pegasus for the first time to slay  
  the Chimera. And a very long time after Perseus  
  killed Medusa which precipitated the birth  
  of our beloved stallion, Pegasus.
  
  My stories are not retellings of the ancient myths  
  – as they are already perfect.
  
  These are the new tales of what happened a  
  long time after those ended . . .
  
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  Contents
  
  Title Page
  
  Introduction
  
  In the Long Distant Past
  
  Chapter 1
  
  Chapter 2
  
  Chapter 3
  
  Chapter 4
  
  Chapter 5
  