Country: Philippines | Our Mythical Childhood Survey

Edouard Cour

Hercules (Series, Book 1–3) [Héraklès, série, Tome 1–3]

On the back cover of all three volumes, the author quotes the alleged reply of the Oracle of Delphi to Alcides of Argolis: "Alcides, son of Zeus, King of the Olympian Gods, everybody will have now to call you Herakles, because you’ll be the Glory of Hera, Zeus’ spouse. In her name, you will live and prove the value of a God. You will be victorious in the trials of Eurystheus, King of Mycenae. Then, you’ll become immortal and Olympus will be your home."The three v(...)

literary

YEAR: 2012

COUNTRY: France Philippines

TAGS: Alcides Delphic Oracle Eurystheus Hera Heracles Olympus Twelve Labours of Heracles Zeus

Remus San Diego , Marivi Soliven Blanco

The Subway Cyclops (A Jenny and Jay Mystery, 4)

This is the fourth of a series of educational readers about the experience of Filipino immigrants in the United States. In it, Jenny and Jay, whose parents are doctors, have recently moved from the Philippines to the United States, and are living in Boston. They find its weather cold and daunting. One day, on the subway, they believe they see a shadowy shape in the dark, one with a "single glow-in-the-dark eye" (p. 11). They describe what they have seen to their housekeeper, Cordelia, (...)

literary

YEAR: 1995

COUNTRY: Philippines

TAGS: Cyclops / Cyclopes Underworld