Characters from Greek history and mythology are reunited in this sequel to Sokrates and the Hermit, and the schoolboy Sokrates is already showing the makings of the great thinker he would become.As the Greek Gods Athena and Poseidon battle to see who shall rule Athens, Sokrates is instructed by Athena to find the true meaning of goodness. With his trusted companions Xanthippe, Morlorchus and Pan the goat, Sokrates must summon all his powers of thought and reasoning to find the answer and challenge an evil King and a fearsome nine-headed monster – the Hydra of Lerna.
