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Henry Lion Oldie

A Hero Must Be Alone [Герой должен быть один]

This is a heroic fantasy fiction based on the myth of Hercules, aimed at young adults, in novel format. The plot of the original myth is thoroughly transformed in order to emphasize topics and motives relevant for contemporary youth culture. At the beginning of the book we learn that Zeus has a special plan for his newly-conceived child from Alcmene and that this plan is a matter of serious disagreement in the family of gods (or “the Family”, as it is called throughout whole Ach(...)

literary

YEAR: 1995

COUNTRY: Russia

TAGS: Alcmene Amphitryon Anteus Chiron Deianeira Eurystheus Eurytos Galantias Giants Gigantomachia Hades Hera Heracles / Herakles Hercules Hestia Human sacrifices Hydra Iolaos Iole Iphicles Iphitos Kronos / Cronus Medusa Megara Nessus Perseus Poseidon Salmoneus Thebes Theseus Tyresias Zeus

Ivan Kotliarevsky

Aeneid. Travestied Inside Out into Little Russian language by I. Kotliarevsky [Енеида. На малороссійскій языкъ перелиціованная И. Котляревскимъ]

After the fall of Troy, Aeneas ("Aeneas was a lively fellow, / Lusty as any Cossack blade") and the Trojans run away to sea. Juno asks Aeolus to sink the Trojans. Aeolus creates the storm, but Aeneas gives Neptune a bribe, and the storm calms down. Venus feels worried about her son Aeneas and complains about Juno to Zeus. Zeus says that the fate of Aeneas is already sealed - he will go to Rome and found a strong state there. After much suffering, the Trojans reach Carthage, where Dido (...)

literary

COUNTRY: Russia Russian Empire

TAGS: Aeneas Aeolus Anchises Apollo Ascanius Carthage Creusa Cupid Dido Euryalus Juno Jupiter Latinus Lavinia Mercury Minerva Neptune Nisus Paris Sibyl Trojan Horse (wooden) Trojan War Turnus Venus Virgil Virgil’s Aeneid Vulcan

Andrey Valentinov

Diomedes The Son of Tydeus. Book 1: I Won’t Return [Диомед, сын Тидея. Книга первая: Я не вернусь]

This is a heroic fantasy fiction based on the myth of Diomedes, aimed at young adults, in novel format. The plot of the novel is reframing and reinterpretation of the myths of Seven against Thebes and Epigones, as well as other events from the life of Diomedes before the Trojan War. Diomedes, the son of Tydeus the Unforgiven, was born in exile. His father owes his unfortunate nickname and his status of exile to kindred killing performed by him in the state of madness. Diomedes himself exper(...)

literary

YEAR: 2008

COUNTRY: Russia

TAGS: Achilles Aegiale Agamemnon Alcmaeon Amphiaraus Amphitryon Athena/ Athene Capaneus Cronus Diomedes Fate Hades Helen Helen of Troy Hera Heracles / Herakles Hercules Human sacrifices Iolaos Menelaus Odysseus/ Ulysses Palamedes Paris Patroclus Priam Protesilaus Thersander Tydeus

Andrey Valentinov

Diomedes The Son of Tydeus. Book 2: Someone Else Will Return [Диомед, сын Тидея. Книга вторая: Вернусь не я]

This is a heroic fantasy fiction based on the myth of Diomedes, aimed at young adults, in novel format. The plot of the novel is reframing and reinterpretation of Iliad and Odyssey. The second part of Valentinov’s novel on Diomedes is dedicated to the exploits of the hero during the Trojan War and subsequent events.Diomedes has enough knowledge and experience to understand that the beginning of war between the West and the East on Troad plain would be suicidal: if Trojans call for help fro(...)

literary

YEAR: 2008

COUNTRY: Russia

TAGS: Achilles Aegiale Aeneas Agamemnon Amphilochus Amphitryon Athena/ Athene Cronus Diomedes Fate Hades Helen Helen of Troy Helenus Hera Heracles / Herakles Hercules Human sacrifices Menelaus Odysseus/ Ulysses Palamedes Paris Patroclus Priam Protesilaus Thersander Trojan War Tydeus

Andrey Valentinov

Gray Kite [Серый коршун]

Nurgal-Sin, the main character, a Babylonian mercenary ("a gray kite”, which is, according to Valentinov, a name for Babylonian elite troops), has almost forgotten his true name, Cleoterus, as well as his native country, Achiyava (Valentinov uses the Mycenaean form of toponym, with digamma). The well-trained and highly-experienced officer has too few good memories of his native land to feel nostalgia: he was sold into slavery as a small child. However, he suddenly finds himself to be (...)

literary

YEAR: 2000

COUNTRY: Russia

TAGS: Electra Hades Hereditary curse Human sacrifices Laius Mycenae Oedipus Orestes Poseidon Zeus

Henry Lion Oldie

Odysseus The Son of Laertes. Book 1: The Man of Nomos [Одиссей сын Лаэрта. Книга первая: Человек Номоса]

This is a heroic fantasy fiction based on the myth of Odysseus, aimed at young adults, in novel format. The novel belongs to the Achaean Cycle of Oldie and Valentinov. The first book – The Man of Nomos – describes the childhood of Odysseus, and explains, how he became “the man of Nomos” – a kind of a person whose greatest value is preservation of his world rather than heroic self-sacrifice. A strange boy, able to see phantoms, ghosts and gods, small O(...)

literary

YEAR: 2000

COUNTRY: Russia

TAGS: Achilles Agamemnon Alkimos Anticlea Athena/ Athene Autolycos Diomedes Eumaeus Eurycleia Giants Gigantomachia Hades Helen Helen of Troy Hera Heracles / Herakles Hercules Human sacrifices Iolaos Iphigenia / Iphigeneia Kronos / Cronus Laertes Menelaus Odysseus/ Ulysses Palamedes Paris Patroclus Penelope Poseidon Priam Telemachus Tindarus Zeus

Henry Lion Oldie

Odysseus The Son of Laertes. Book 2: The Man of Kosmos [Одиссей сын Лаэрта. Книга вторая: Человек Космоса]

This is a heroic fantasy fiction based on the myth of Odysseus, aimed at young adults, in novel format. This book, together with the first book of the same novel, belong to Oldie’s Achaean cycle. The plot of the novel is reframing and reinterpretation of Iliad and Odyssey. The Nomos of Odysseus and his friends Mentor and Diomedes breaks out into Cosmos – or, strictly speaking, into The Caldron of Cronus. The famous problem of classical epic – the absolute and relative age (...)

literary

YEAR: 2000

COUNTRY: Russia

TAGS: Achilles Agamemnon Alkimos Anticlea Athena/ Athene Autolycos Diomedes Eumaeus Eurycleia Hades Helen Helen of Troy Hera Heracles / Herakles Hercules Human sacrifices Iolaos Iphigenia / Iphigeneia Kronos / Cronus Laertes Menelaus Mentor Odysseus/ Ulysses Palamedes Paris Patroclus Penelope Poseidon Priam Telemachus Tindarus Zeus

Henry Lion Oldie

The Grandson of Perseus. Book 1: My Grandfather is Exterminator [Внук Персея Книга первая: Мой дедушка - Истребитель]

This is a heroic fantasy fiction based on the rare versions of myths of Perseus and Amphitryon, aimed at young adults, in novel format. Prequel to the novel A Hero Must Be Alone, published 17 years before by the same authors. The novel tells about the childhood and youth of Amphitryon and his exploits, preceded the birth of Hercules.The plot of the first book (My Grandfather Is Exterminator, 2011) evolves around sibling rivalry and ideological confrontation between two sons of Zeus from mortal w(...)

literary

YEAR: 2011

COUNTRY: Russia

TAGS: Acrisius Alcaeus Alcmene Amphitryon Andromeda Argos Atreus Cephalus Comaetho Creon Dionysus Electryon Heracles / Herakles Hercules Human sacrifices Misteries Mycenae Pelops Perseus Poseidon Pterolaus Teleboans Teumessian fox Thyestes Tyrinth Zeus

Henry Lion Oldie

The Grandson of Perseus. Book 2: The Son Of the Lame Alcaeus [Внук Персея. Книга вторая: Сын хромого Алкея]

This is a heroic fantasy fiction based on the rare versions of myth Amphitryon, aimed at young adults, in novel format. Prequel to the novel A Hero Must Be Alone, published 17 years before by the same authors. This is the second book of Oldie’s dilogy The Grandson of Perseus, devoted to the exploits of Amphitryon, the grandson of Perseus.The young Amphitryon in the rank of lawaget leads the Tyrinth troops with his father Alcaeus. They defend the Peloponnesian coast from the raids of telebo(...)

literary

YEAR: 2012

COUNTRY: Russia

TAGS: Acrisius Alcaeus Alcmene Amphitryon Argos Atreus Cephalus Comaetho Creon Dionysus Electryon Human sacrifices Mycenae Pelops Perseus Poseidon Pterolaus Teleboans Teumessian fox Thyestes Tyrinth Zeus