Greek Myth Fiction

Experience the marvel and splendor of ancient Greek fables with this audiobook, including the stories of Pandora's box, Jason's search for the Golden Fleece, Orpheus' attempt to rescue Eurydice from the underworld, and Icarus' ill-fated flight. The myths of Hercules, Prometheus, and "The Golden Touch" are also included.

It is both amazing and wonderful that so much of the richness of our language and our moral education still owes a huge debt to a Greek slave who was executed over 2,000 years ago. Yet "sour grapes", "crying wolf", "a dog in a manger", "actions speak louder than words", "honesty is the best policy", and literally hundreds of other metaphors, axioms, and ideas that are now woven into the very fabric of Western culture all came from Aesop's Fables.

Little Boy Zombie lives on a big farm just outside of Romero Town with Mama Zombie, Papa Zombie, and Rex the Zombie Dog. One day, while Mama Zombie and Papa Zombie are away, Boy Zombie is left in charge of the farm. But when he gets bored, he decides to play a prank on the citizens of Romero Town. He yells toward town, "Humans here, humans here!" And everyone comes shambling to the farm to help. When they discover they've been tricked, Boy Zombie is warned by his elders: "Don't cry 'humans' when there are no humans!" But will he learn his lesson in time?

As daughter of the royal architect, Ikki set out to discover a new world the day she flew her homemade bi-plane up beyond Crete's artificial sun. Instead, she crashed her plane and found herself on trial for a crime she didn't commit. She is exiled to the Labyrinth - the city's ever-shifting mechanical core - and she has seven days to find her way back out. If Ikki can escape in time, she will be declared innocent by the gods of Crete. But no one has ever returned.

Several of the best-loved Roman myths are gathered in this one beautiful abridged collection, from “Romulus and Remus” (which tells how Rome came to be) to “Cupid and Psyche”, “Oedipus and the Sphinx”, and more.

An unprecedented 10th muse has been awakened somewhere in Queens, putting Callie in the perfect position to help find her. And she’ll have help - thanks to a runaway mold problem in London, Muse Headquarters is moving to the New York Hall of Science. But balancing missions and family-mandated arts camp proves difficult for Callie, especially once mysterious messages from spiders (yikes!) begin to weave a tale of ancient injustice involving Callie’s campmate Ari.

La terribile battaglia del Campo Giove è stata vinta, e grazie all'aiuto dei semidei Apollo è sopravvissuto a Tarquinio e al suo esercito di non morti, e ha sconfitto gli imperatori Commodo e Caligola. La guerra però non è ancora finita, e per il dio del sole, intrappolato nella forma mortale del patetico adolescente Lester Papadopoulos, è tempo di affrontare l'ultima sfida.

Un primo incontro con tutte le immortali storie di dei, uomini ed eroi che sono il fondamento delle grandi civiltà del mondo. Le avventure dei più grandi eroi dell'antica Grecia: Paride, Achille, Menelao, Agamennone... e poi i capricci e le azioni degli dei, le storie di regine e palazzi, di viaggi e di guerre, di donne bellissime e di uomini che si fanno sedurre; di due grandi città, Sparta e Troia, di un cavallo di legno... Un mondo antico, lontano ma così intenso e appassionante da ascoltare ad occhi chiusi.

Retold with simple-to-understand, lyrical poetry, Aesop's Fables: A Poetic Primer is an excellent introduction to this classic. Parents can now introduce their kids to familiar tales like “The Tortoise and the Hare”, “The Fox and the Crow”, “The Boy Who Cried Wolf”, and many more! Together children and parents can listen and then discuss the many virtues and vices embodied in the fables by going through the character development section at the end of the audiobook! These character development sections teach children the virtues or vices presented in each story.

De oorlog tussen de Olympiërs en de kwaadaardige Titan Kronos bereikt een hoogtepunt. Kamp Halfbloed is in rep en roer als blijkt dat Kronos leger die veilige, tot dan toe ondoordringbare haven bedreigt. Om te voorkomen dat het kamp volledig onder de voet wordt gelopen door de wrede hordes, moeten Percy en zijn halfgoddelijke vrienden een gevaarlijke queeste ondernemen. Ze komen terecht in het Labyrint, een ondoordringbaar, ondergronds web waar elke bocht een onaangename verrassing kan opleveren en elke voetstap je laatste kan zijn.

Kamp Halfbloed is zich al een jaar aan het voorbereiden op de strijd tegen de Titanen, terwijl ze weten dat de kans op een overwinning erg klein is. Het leger van Kronos is sterker dan ooit en met elke god en Halfbloed die hij voor zijn leger rekruteert wordt het alleen maar sterker. Terwijl de Olympiërs vechten tegen het monster Typhon begint Kronos met zijn opmars naar New York, waar de berg Olympus onbeschermd is achtergelaten. Percy en zijn leger van jonge halfgoden moeten alles op alles zetten om hem tegen te houden.

This is a fable about a newborn mouse who lives on the border between the town and the country. He can’t decide where he wants to live - in the town or in the country. Where, do you think, he should choose?

De la serie Mitología para niños, de Shackleton Kids, llega el audiolibro que narra la historia del héroe que realizó el viaje más increíble que jamás se haya visto. Vagó durante años a lo largo y ancho del mar Mediterráneo, y aunque tuvo que enfrentarse a todo tipo de dificultades y amenazas, incluyendo monstruos, cíclopes y horribles criaturas, nunca perdió la esperanza de llegar a su destino. El deseo de regresar a casa y volver a abrazar a su mujer y a su hijo fue siempre más fuerte que cualquier obstáculo.

Nadat hij de wereld een paar keer heeft gered, hoopt Percy Jackson eindelijk eens een normaal schooljaar tegemoet te gaan – zijn examenjaar! Maar helaas blijken de goden nog niet bepaald klaar met hem te zijn... Percy zal drie opdrachten moeten vervullen om aan de drie aanbevelingsbrieven van de Goden van de Olympus te komen die hij nodig heeft om toegelaten te worden op de universiteit.

Each night Unda asks the endlessness of dream time to let him reach back to save his daughter. Each night he pleads with the myriad points of distant star light to erase all the dimensions of today and yesterday. Ralph Unda has never been the same since the disappearance of his only daughter. Disturbed for some time by the death of a seagull, the young woman takes her father’s boat out one evening to photograph the sunset. Later, the Coast Guard returns with the vessel, but no Georgia. As the lighthouse keeper for Boston Light, Unda is in a prime location to keep watch. He’s a common ...

Everyone is searching for Mason. Zeus sent Hermes, and the Oracles have used their magic, with no success. A sparkle of hope arises when Eris, the goddess of Chaos, sends an invitation to her wedding engagement party. She’s holding Mason hostage, and Skylar and her friends only need permission to enter Eris’ world to rescue him. At the party, Eris gives them one condition: In exchange for Mason, they must travel to the Land of Reverse and bring back the bottle of gold water King Midas used to wash himself free of his gift.

My grandfather, Nathanial Kenworthy, finds an enigmatic disc commemorating the deaths of the noble Spartans August, 480 B.C. The pantheon of compassionate gods intervened and resurrected the ancient warriors who face an unknown world order. The ancient soldiers long for the past from the future. Will they succeed to achieve their toughest quest?

Das Buch ist die ideale Möglichkeit, Ihr Kind in die faszinierende Welt des antiken Griechenlands einzuführen. Die Thematik findet man zwar regelmäßig in Film und Fernsehen, doch leider wird meist nur oberflächlich an den Inhalten gekratzt. Dieses Buch ändert dies grundlegend. Ihr Kind erfährt nicht nur, wie die Menschen damals gelebt haben und wie die Gesellschaft aufgebaut war, sondern findet auch heraus, welche Errungenschaften der alten Griechen selbst heute noch von großer Bedeutung sind, wie zum Beispiel die Demokratie.

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.

Quinn is back at sea—but this time, it’s dripping with secrets. After barely surviving the first trial in the Ethodine, Quinn wrestles with new mysteries as she enters the underwater world of the Nymphs--Aeron’s domain. As she prepares for the next perilous trial, Quinn struggles to keep her distance from Aeron and his gorgeous bride-to-be while also being desperate to solve countless questions: how is the ancient tome Hickory stole connected with her nightmares? Did Vale really have a romantic past with Aeron? And what is hiding behind Alys’ cold demeanor?