Heracles vs. the Cyclops (Heracles Cycle Story 1)
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This story is a modern social allegory set in Mycenaean Greece. The hero here is Heracles and his young companions who confront modern challenges in an ancient context. In the first story, we find a young cyclops attempts to begin a revolution across Greece.
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