The Golden Apples

Collection of short stories by Eudora Welty, published in 1949. The stories had all been published previously, and Welty added one novella-length story, Main Families in Morgana.
Symbolism from Greek mythology unifies the stories, all of which are set in the Mississippi Delta town of Morgana over a 40-year period. The hero of Moon Lake and the guitarist in Music from Spain are Perseus figures. King MacLain, the protagonist of Shower of Gold, is a sexually adventurous Zeus figure.
– Merriam-Webster Encyclopedia of Literature.