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1) The Odyssey
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Language
English
Description
"The first great adventure story in the Western canon, The Odyssey is a poem about violence and the aftermath of war; about wealth, poverty, and power; about marriage and family; about travelers, hospitality, and the yearning for home. In this fresh, authoritative version--the first English translation of The Odyssey by a woman--this stirring tale of shipwrecks, monsters, and magic comes alive in an entirely new way. Written in iambic pentameter verse...
Author
Publisher
Ace
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"The end of the story is only the beginning in this vividly stunning reimagining of the myth of Medusa and the sisters who loved her, in this captivating and moving debut novel. Even before they were transformed into Gorgons, Medusa and her sisters Stheno and Euryale were unique among immortals. Curious about mortals and their lives, Medusa and her sisters entered the human world in search of a place to belong, yet quickly found themselves at the...
Author
Series
Pegasus series (Kate O'Hearn) volume 5
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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Description
Caught in the middle of an ancient power struggle, Emily and Pegasus must venture to Diamond Head volcano in Hawaii to track down the one thing that can save Olympus--before the Titans get there first.
Author
Series
DC super hero girls (Shea Fontana) volume 3
Publisher
DC
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Wonder Woman heads to Mount Olympus on summer break to visit her father, Zeus, but when her jealous brother Ares shows up, the family runion turns into a family feud, leading Ares to declare war on Metropolis.
Author
Series
Pegasus series (Kate O'Hearn) volume 3
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Pegasus and Emily investigate a series of incidents back on Earth, and discover that the CRU has been cloning Olympians"--
7) Medusa
Author
Series
Publisher
KidHaven Press
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Examines the myth of Medusa and the hero who beheaded her.
8) Cyclops
Author
Series
Publisher
Thomson Gale
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Examines the myth of the cyclops, was it real or fictional?
10) The Iliad
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Homer's Iliad describes the final year of the Trojan War, a legendary conflict between an alliance of Greek cities and the city of Troy in Anatolia.
The greatest literary landmark of classical antiquity masterfully rendered by the most celebrated translator of our time. When Emily Wilson's translation of The Odyssey appeared in 2017--revealing the ancient poem in a contemporary idiom that "combines intellectual authority with addictive readability"...
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Language
English
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Description
Patroclus, an awkward young prince, follows Achilles into war, little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they have learned, everything they hold dear. And that, before he is ready, he will be forced to surrender his friend to the hands of Fate. Set during the Trojan War.
Author
Publisher
Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Description
"In ancient Greece, a skilled marble sculptor has been blessed by a goddess who has given his masterpiece--the most beautiful woman the town has ever seen--the gift of life. After marrying her, he expects Galatea to please him, to be obedience and humility personified. But she has desires of her own and yearns for independence. In a desperate bid by her obsessive husband to keep her under control, Galatea is locked away under the constant supervision...
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Series
Heroes of Olympus volume 2
Language
English
Description
Demigod Percy Jackson, still with no memory, and his new friends from Camp Jupiter, Hazel and Frank, go on a quest to free Death, but their bigger task is to unite the Greek and Roman camps so that the Prophecy of Seven can be fulfilled.
Author
Language
English
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Description
The Greek myths are among the world's most important cultural building blocks and they have been retold many times, but rarely do they focus on the remarkable women at the heart of these ancient stories. Stories of gods and monsters are the mainstay of epic poetry and Greek tragedy, from Homer to Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides, from the Trojan War to Jason and the Argonauts. And still, today, a wealth of novels, plays and films draw their inspiration...
17) The Oresteia
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
[1984]
Language
English
Description
A trilogy of plays dramatizes the murder of Agamemnon by his wife, Clytemnestra, the revenge of her son, Orestes, and his judgement by the court of Athena.
18) Weather together
Author
Series
Not quite narwhal and friends volume 3
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Nimbus the pegasus wonders why she cannot be sunny all the time like everyone else, but when she introduces her friend Kelp to her cloud, she finds the unicorn is a very good listener.
19) The lost hero
Author
Series
Heroes of Olympus volume 1
Language
English
Description
"Jason, Piper, and Leo, three students from a school for "bad kids," find themselves at Camp Half-Blood, where they learn that they are demigods and begin a quest to free Hera, who has been imprisoned by Mother Earth herself."--Provided by publisher.
20) Olympus at war
Author
Series
Pegasus series (Kate O'Hearn) volume 2
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Moving to Jupiter's palace on Mount Olympus with her friends after being recognized as the Flame, Emily resolves to save her father from the CRU prison and sneaks away only to become entangled in a new invasion by the Nirads.
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