classical mythology

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classical mythology

It's all Greek to me

2001
As they are about to go on stage, Joe, Fred, and Sam are transported back to the time of Zeus and the other gods in Greek mythology, who, strangely enough, behave much as the characters in the trio's class play.

Ancient myths

the first science fiction
1977

A book of myths

selections from Bulfinch's Age of fable
1942
A selection of thirty myths for all ages.

Hercules

2003
Relates the exploits of Hercules and his importance in Roman mythology, including his connection to such figures as King Augeas and Queen Hippolyte, and describes the role of myths in the modern world.

Hippolyta and the curse of the Amazons

2002
Thirteen-year-old Hippolyta, a princess of the Amazons, fights to save her people from destruction when her mother the Queen refuses to sacrifice her second-born male child.

King Midas

a golden tale
1999
A king finds himself bitterly regretting the consequences of his wish that everything he touches would turn to gold.

Greek myths for young children

1992
Retells eight Greek myths in a comic strip format, including "Pandora's box," "The twelve tasks of Heracles," and "Theseus and the Minotaur.".

The robber baby

stories from the Greek myths
1994
Retells fifteen tales from Greek mythology, including the stories of Hermes, Demeter and Kore, Daedalus, Atlanta, and Pandora.

Atalanta's race

a Greek myth
1995
Retells the myth of the Greek princess, rejected by her father, raised by bears, won in marriage in a race by Melanion, and then changed into a lioness by an angry Aphrodite.

Roman myths

2001
Retellings of fifteen Roman myths chronicling the exploits and adventures of Venus, Aeneas, Romulus and Remus, Diana, and others.

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