In the book by the famous science fiction writer and world-renowned scholar A. Asimov, the ancient names and words from marvelous and entertaining tales about gods and people, about heroic deeds and tragedies, created by one of the most perfect imaginations known to humankind, are vividly and engagingly narrated. You will take an exciting journey into the world of the past, discover the wonder and magic of language that has come into the modern era from a distant age, like a thread of Ariadne.