mythology, greek

Retells how, with the help of the goddess Athena, the handsome and overly proud Bellerophon tames the winged horse Pegasus and conquers the monstrous Chimaera.

Retells the Greek myth of Daedalus, an inventor who flees Athens with his young son Icarus after being unjustly accused of murdering his nephew, and ends up in another dangerous situation when he is commanded by King Minos to build a labyrinth to hide a child monster, the Minotaur.

Odysseus's listeners hear him describe his visit with the goddess Circe and his journey to the underworld.

Odysseus relates to his listeners his fleet's experiences on the Island of the Winds and with the man-eating giants.

His listeners hear of Odysseus's near-tragic encounters with the Sirens, with Charybdis the whirlpool, with the six-headed monster Scylla, and with the sun god Helios.

Odysseus returns at last to Ithaca where he rids his house of the evil suitors, is reunited with Penelope, and visits his aging, grieving father.

While Odysseus is being held by Calypso on an island, Telemachos searches for his father and Penelope is besieged with suitors.

A retelling of how the Greeks overcame the Trojans with the aid of a wooden horse.

Fourteen-year-old Ariadne, princess of Crete, helps her beloved Theseus escape death in the labyrinth of the monstrous Minotaur.

Retells the Greek myth in which the beautiful Pandora, created by the gods, was sent to Earth with a special box she was not to open, an instruction she was not able to follow.