Island of the Minotaur: Greek Myths of Ancient Crete

And speaking of Greece, Island of the Minotaur: Greek Myths of Ancient Crete by Sheldon Oberman, illus. by Blair Drawson, maintains many of the frightful elements of the original tales, particularly Cronos devouring his children (a full-page illustration shows the moment before the event), Queen Pasiphae's implied rape by the Great White Bull and the gruesome deaths of Androgeus and his father King Minos. Drawson's illustrations aptly communicate the tales' haunting otherworldliness. (Mar.)