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Sirens and sea monsters

2003
Retells the part of Homer's "Odyssey" in which Odysseus meets Circe and struggles against the Sirens and Scylla and Charybdis.

The Titan's curse, Book 3

2007
The disappearance of the goddess Artemis while out hunting a rare, ancient monster, prompts a group of her followers to join Percy and his friends in an attempt to find and rescue her before the winter solstice, when her influence is needed to sway the Olympian Council regarding the war with the Titans.

Odysseus and the Cyclops

1984
Odysseus relates to Queen Arete and King Alcinous his adventures in the land of the Lotus-Eaters and with the giant Cyclops.

The Macmillan book of Greek gods and heroes

1985
Recreates the popular myths of ancient Greece, including the legend of Odysseus.

The lightning thief

Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1
2005
After learning that he is the son of a mortal woman and Poseidon, god of the sea, twelve-year-old Percy is sent to a summer camp for demigods like himself, and joins his new friends on a quest to prevent a war between the gods.

The gray-eyed goddess

2003
Retells the part of Homer's "Odyssey" in which Odysseus is trapped on Calypso's island and his son Telemachus goes in search of him.

Pegasus

1998
Retells how Bellerophon, son of the king of Corinth, secures the help of the winged horse Pegasus in order to fight the monstrous Chimera.

Favorite Greek myths

1989
Retells twelve tales from Greek mythology, including the stories of King Midas, Echo and Narcissus, the Golden Apples, and Cupid and Psyche.

Juliet Dove, Queen of Love

2003
A shy twelve-year-old girl must solve a puzzle involving characters from Greek mythology to free herself from a spell which makes her irresistible to boys.

Return to Ithaca

2004
Retells part of Homer's Odyssey in which Odysseus, with the help of the goddess Athena, plans to get revenge on those who have plagued his wife and son during his absence.

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