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Language
English
Description
"Humans are mortal, in that they are born, grow old, and eventually die. In contrast, the gods were immortal; they never aged and they lived forever. The other factor separating the mortals from the immortals in Greek eyes was the immense power those gods wielded. That power could either aid and support human civilization or utterly destroy it. A sense of wonder based on respect for the gods is an ever-present facet for of all the hundreds of surviving...
7) Greek myths
Author
Publisher
P. Bedrick Books
Pub. Date
1998
Physical Desc
96 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
An illustrated collection of twenty Greek myths including "Prometheus and Pandora," "Theseus and the Minotaur," "Meleager and the blazing logs," and "The story of Phaeton."
8) Odysseus
Author
Series
Publisher
Cricket Books
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
148 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Trojan War is over, and Odysseus longs to return to wife and son on his island kingdom of Ithaca. But between hero and home stands an array of dangers unlike any ever faced by mortal man. On his epic voyage-an adventure so grand and glorious it has become the very symbol for all great journeys-Odysseus must face the monstrous cyclops, escape the enchanting nymph Circe, defy the terrors of Scylla and Charybdis, and descend to the land of the dead....
Author
Series
SBS volume TX741
Publisher
Scholastic Book Services
Pub. Date
[c1966]
Physical Desc
116 p. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
10) Greek mythology
Author
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Provides facts on the classic myths of the Greeks and Romans, from how Prometheus outsmarted the gods to how Achilles's heel led to his death.
11) Greek myths
Author
Series
Publisher
Rosen Pub. Group
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
48 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
12) Greek myths
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
From the tragedy of Persephone to the fearsome minotaur; from Perseus's quest for Medusa to greedy King Midas, this collection includes a broad range of the most well-known and celebrated myths. Each is skillfully retold by Ann Turnbull, and readers young and old are welcomed into a golden world of beauty, tragedy, and miracle.
17) Orpheus
Author
Publisher
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Pub. Date
1992
Physical Desc
[28] p. : col. ill. ; 31 cm.
Language
English
Description
A retelling of the tragic myth of Orpheus and his eternal love for the doomed Eurydice.
Author
Series
Publisher
Dell Laurel-Leaf
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
x, 210, [1] p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Retellings of the ancient Greek myths, arranged in four sections: the Gods, Nature Myths, Demigods, and Fables. Includes a brief section on words from the Greek myths which are part of the English language.
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