Unique and beautifully illustrated book of the Russian historian, writer and teacher N. A. Kuhn is dedicated to the mythology of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. In addition to the classical texts of legends and myths of Ancient Greece, this edition includes chapters on ancient Roman mythology from the first edition of 1914 "What the ancient Greeks and Romans told about their gods and heroes." The book contains many color reproductions of paintings, sculptures and ancient Greek vase paintings. It can serve as an excellent guide to the world of ancient myths, whose characters have firmly become the basis of European culture.