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Theseus, son of Aegeus, volunteers to end Athens' tributes to Crete by slaying the Minotaur in its labyrinth. The myth teaches bravery, sacrifice, and the triumph of intellect over brute force. It emphasizes the importance of strategy, loyalty (as seen with Ariadne's help), and courage in overcoming seemingly insurmountable challenges

Greek mythology. Stone Cold Hero is the story of Perseus and Medusa. Perseus is faced with terrible odds, but shows us that with courage and the aid of the gods, anything is possible.

A girl learns the hard way to be careful what she wishes for in this middle grade rom-com featuring a chaos-loving West African trickster god that’s a “delightful exploration of friendship, mental health, and first love with a touch of magic” (Kirkus Reviews). Birdie has big plans for...

The magic of mythology meets the grit of history in a blazing blockbuster retelling of the Persian Wars from award-winning author Tom Holland. I come to tell you a story. A story unlike any that has been told before. The Trojan War is ancient history. The gods of Olympus are silent and have not...

Abbandonata in fasce su una montagna dal padre, il re Jaso, che desiderava un figlio maschio, la piccola Atalanta viene allevata da un’orsa sotto lo sguardo vigile di Diana, la dea della caccia. Divenuta una giovane donna forte e coraggiosa, parte alla scoperta del mondo e degli esseri umani, e compie imprese straordinarie. La sua forza d’animo e la sua integrità fanno sfigurare eroi quali Teseo e Giasone, dei quali si conquista il rispetto e l’amicizia. Gianni Rodari racconta, con la sua consueta maestria, la storia di uno dei personaggi femminili più affascinanti della mitologia greca.

A Miller and his family live in a wind mill on top of a hill. The miller, his son, and their donkey are going into town to buy supplies. Along the way they meet many people who give them advice that is confusing. Who should they listen to? What lesson or moral will they learn on their journey into town?

Get ready to hop on a mythical time machine and zoom back to ancient Rome – and trust us, it's going to be a wild ride! Prepare to explore a world where emperors reign, gladiators clash, and gods and goddesses weave tales of power and intrigue. Oh and you can wave goodbye to those boring history books that feel like time machines stuck in slow motion!

Paris judges a beauty contest..

King Midas, a mythical king granted the golden touch by the God Dionysus, learns the cost of greed when everything he loves turns to gold.

Pandora, gifted a box by Zeus, releases sorrows and closes it too late, but finds hope inside, teaching a timeless lesson of curiosity and consequences.

Hercules continues his last six labors assigned to him by King Eurystheus.

This is a retelling of an Aesop Fable about Melony, the milkmaid who is going to market to sell her pail of milk. Her parents tell her to carefully hold the pail on her head. What lesson will she learn from what happens on her way to market?

Jason tracks down a funktified fleece (like, seriously rotten, that is!) in this epically gross Greek myth retelling! Will the legendary hero prevail in his grotesque quest, or will he totally stink?

The monstrous Medusa shows off her oh-so stinky snake-hair in this epically gross Greek myth retelling! Will Medusa tame her wretched mane, or is her do's wretched stench set in stone?

Studies have shown that developing an “atomic habit”—just doing a few minutes a day of whatever skill or habit you want to take on—can be more than enough to engrain it into our lives. Therefore, we have transformed timeless, legendary stories into 10-minute bite-size chunks long enough to entertain, enthrall, and even educate the listener but short enough to be enjoyed quickly at bedtime or any other point in our busy modern days.

Theseus wanders through a yucky, gunky maze in this epically gross Greek myth retelling! Will the legendary hero survive the disgusting labyrinth, or will he get stuck in the muck?

The mighty Hercules takes on twelve disgusting feats—including scooping massive mountains of manure—in this epically gross Greek myth retelling! Will the demigod rise to the awful occasion, or will he totally poop out?

Phoebe dreams of becoming an artist like her grandmother, Cass, a brilliant storyteller who has passed on her love of Greek myths to Phoebe. But Cass is disappearing before Phoebe’s eyes, lost to a cruel illness that is destroying her memory. When grief drives Phoebe to ruin the only painting Cass has never sold, a seascape inspired by childhood holidays on the Greek island of Ithaca, she is mysteriously swept away to a fantasy world that resembles her favourite myth of all – the story of the Odyssey.

Dabei treffen sie auf ein altes Kräuterweiblein und seine Katze. Es hatte einen Traum und ist auf der Suche nach einer Blume, die mit ihrer Heilkraft die Menschen retten kann. Die drei helfen dem Kräuterweiblein und gemeinsam finden sie schließlichauch die Blume. Aber zuvor müssen sie noch dem Hüter der Blume eine Frage beantworten, und zwar.... ...was die Menschen trotz ihres ganzen Überfluss am meisten brauchen. Eine schöne Geschichte, welche noch einmal kindgerecht deutlich macht, auf was wir Menschen uns besinnen sollten:. Liebe, Freundschaft und Hilfsbereitschaft.

The Argonauts are the greatest heroes in Greek mythology—brave, forthright, and selfless! Or ARE they? Dive into this funny, action-packed adventure and discover the real heroes: the monsters. From Joshua Pruett, Emmy Award-winning writer on Disney’s Phineas and Ferb and coauthor of the New...