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John Bankston

A Kid’s Guide to Mythology (Series): Hercules

This book is part of a series of eight on different Greek deities. It tells the story of Hercules, half man, half god who with his god-given strength was able to overcome great obstacles. However, he was not able to overcome the greatest internal obstacle of his own anger. Starting with the episode of Hercules’ cattle being stolen, Bankston launches into a discussion of myth and the place of the myth of Hercules in the ancient world. Each chapter contains selections of the myth with other (...)

YEAR: 2016

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Admete Admetus Alcmene Amazons Amphitryon Apollo Apollodorus Apotheosis Arcadia Athens Atlas Augeas Cacus Cerberus Chiron Cithaeron Classical myth Constantine Constellations Deianeira Diana Diodorus Siculus Diomedes Electryon Erginus Erymanthus Eurystheus Eurytos Greece Hera Heracles / Herakles Hercules Hesperides Hippolyta Hydra Iolaus Juno Jupiter Lerna Linus Macedonia Minerva Minos Minyans Mythology Nessus Olympians Olympics Olympus Oracles Pholus Plato Pluto Prometheus Ptolemy Pythia Rome Sparta Thanatos Thebes Titans Virgil Zeus

Nathaniel Hawthorne

A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys

The text includes retellings of six classical myths: The Gorgon’s Head (Perseus and Medusa), The Golden Touch (King Midas), The Paradise of Children (Pandora), The Three Golden Apples (Heracles obtaining the golden apples from the Garden of Hesperides), The Miraculous Pitcher (Baucis and Philemon), and The Chimaera (Bellerophon). The stories are united by a contemporary frame narrative set at Tanglewood, an Estate in Lenox, Massachusetts. The text’s internal narrator is Eus(...)

YEAR: 1852

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Atlas Baucis Bellerophon Heracles / Herakles Hercules Hermes Medusa Midas Pandora Pegasus Perseus Philemon

Kornel Makuszyński , Zbigniew Piotrowski

Demon in 7th Grade [Szatan z siódmej klasy]

Professor Gąsowski is shocked when he discovers that his students have known for a long time his scheme for questioning them during class. It turns out that it was deciphered by Adam Cisowski – a brilliant student with a special gift for solving puzzles. Moreover, Adam accepts the challenge issued by the professor – he will try to guess whom the teacher will select to answer his question during the next class, according to a new scheme. To the professor’s surprise Adam succeeds(...)

YEAR: 1937

COUNTRY: Poland

TAGS: Achilles Aesop Aesop’s Fables Agamemnon Ajax Alcibiades Alexander Amalthea Apelles Atlas Brutus Charon Elysian Fields Famous maxims Greek mythology Hannibal Hecatomb Iris Julius Caesar Jupiter Latin Mercury Mythology Pericles Pythagoras Roman mythology Socrates Tacitus Virgil Virgil’s Aeneid

SIE Santa Monica Studio

The story revolves around Kratos, a Spartan hero. The Olympian gods acknowledged his deeds presented in the first game of the series (see the entry for more info), and rewarded him with a seat on the Olympus. Since the day Kratos became the new god of war, he has been leading Sparta against other Greek poleis. The game begins with a cutscene that shows Kratos looking down on Rhodes, a new territory to claim. Athena disagrees with his methods, as he openly sides with one polis and that's why (...)

YEAR: 2007

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Argo Argonauts Athena/ Athene Atlas Atropos Battle of the Gods Battle of the Titans Calliope Cerberus Clotho Cyclops / Cyclopes Euryale Golden Fleece Gorgon Gorgon Eye Griffins Gryphons Hades Hades' Helm Helios Helmet of Invisibility Hermes Icarus Icarus Wings Jason Kratos Kronos / Cronus Lachesis Medusa Medusa’s Head Mount Olympus Olympians Pegasus Perseus Phoenix Phoenix Feathers Poseidon Prometheus Rhodes Rhodians Satyr Sisters of Fate Sparta Spartans Theseus Titan War Titanomachy Titans Typhon Zeus

Ready at Dawn , SIE Santa Monica Studio

God of War: Chains of Olympus

The story revolves around Kratos, a Spartan hero seeking to redeem his sins by serving the Olympian gods.During his journey, Kratos receives a number of weapons and magic items. In the God of War: Chains of Olympus there are: weapons – Blades of Chaos given to Kratos by Ares (default weapon), Gauntlet of Zeus forged by Hephaestus; magic – Efreet, an ability to use the spirit of a fiery Djiin, Light of Dawn, orbs of light to hurl and Charon's Wraith, green, ravenous blasting flame(...)

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Atlas Basilisk Calliope Charon Efreet Eos Fruit Graeco-Persian wars Hades Helios Kratos Morpheus Muses Persephone Persians Pomegranate fruit Styx Sun Chariot Triton Underworld Zeus

Joan Holub, Suzanne Williams

Goddess Girls (Series, Book 18): Hestia the Invisible

In this installment, we meet Hestia, the goddess girl of the hearth. Hestia is extremely shy and tries to avoid speaking in class, for example. She even added hoods to her chitons so she can hide her face, calling this “her invisibility strategy” (p. 23). Hestia is extremely private. At school, “keeping her hooded head down and avoiding eye contact with anyone, she managed to ward off conversation.” (p. 29). The humans on earth have a contest to find an “MOA st(...)

YEAR: 2015

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Aglaia Amphitrite Antheia Apollo Ares Artemis Ascalabus Athena/ Athene Atlas Calliope Dionysus Hades Hephaestus Hera Heracles / Herakles Hercules Hestia Iris Kydoimos Makahi Pandora Persephone Pheme Phintias Pygmalion Zeus

Joan Holub, Suzanne Williams

Goddess Girls (Series, Book 5): Athena the Wise

In this installment, Athena meets the new boy in school, especially admitted by the headmaster Zeus- the boy Heracles (the Greek pronunciation is kept). The wise Athena is confronted with the brawny Heracles and the two form a strong friendship in which Athena helps Heracles in his dangerous tasks while he encourages her with her own problems. Furthermore it appears that bullying is not a problem only on earth. In the book we have two parallel main story lines; Heracles’ tasks and Athena-A(...)

YEAR: 2011

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Aphrodite Arachne Artemis Athena/ Athene Atlas Augean Stables Cerberus Ceryneian hind Charon Cretan Bull Erymanthian Boar Eurystheus Hades Heracles / Herakles Hercules Lernaean Hydra Nemean lion Pandora Persephone Pheme Zeus

Joan Holub, Suzanne Williams

Goddess Girls (Series, Book 7): Artemis the Loyal

In this installment, fairness and accepting others are the main themes. Artemis is angered that she cannot participate in the Olympics, since girls are not allowed. She needs to overcome the prejudice against the participation of girls in sport, decided long ago by Zeus and thus break a very long tradition. She even needs to face her own brother who does not encourage her, as well as the rest of the godboys. We also get a different version of the encounter between Artemis and Actaeon. When (...)

YEAR: 2011

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Actaeon Aphrodite Apollo Ares Artemis Athena/ Athene Atlas Ephialtes Hades Hera Heracles / Herakles Hercules Medusa Otus Pandora Persephone Pheme Poseidon Zeus

Baby Professor

Greek Mythology for Kids: From the Gods to the Titans

This book opens with a short introductory paragraph which says that the Olympians ruled after overthrowing the Titans and then each page is dedicated to a different deity, featuring a photo of the god or titan’s statue on one page and a short biographical text on the corresponding page. The gods featured in this book are Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Hades, Aphrodite, Apollo, Artemis, Hermes and Ares (thereby excluding Dionysus, Demeter and Artemis), and the Titans are Oceanus, Prometheus, Atlas a(...)

YEAR: 2015

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Aphrodite Apollo Ares Artemis Atlas Hades Hera Hermes Oceanus Prometheus Themis Zeus

Charlie Keith

Greek Mythology for Kids: Tales of Gods

This book is a self-published adaptation of stories for the Greek mythology aimed at children. The tone of the stories is light hearted and the introduction presents the book as follows: “This is a story about gods and the things they ate. Or maybe it’s a story about things and the gods they ate. It gets confusing after a while.” The introduction presents the ancient Greeks as a people who feared the gods, as the gods controlled natural elements, thus hinting at the origin of m(...)

YEAR: 2017

COUNTRY: Online

TAGS: Amalthea Athena/ Athene Atlas Gaia / Gaea Hera Kronos / Cronus Metis Pandora Poseidon Prometheus Rhea Uranus Zeus

Brandon Terrell

Greek Mythology's Twelve Labors of Hercules: A Choose Your Path Book (Can You Survive?)

This is a “choose your own path” book, in which the reader takes on the role of the hero and makes decisions and choices of action and plot development at each stage to create an interactive adventure, following instructions within the book in order to proceed. Within the framework of the story, the reader/hero of the book- referred to in the second person as “you” - while attempting to avoid a bully in the school library, hears strange noises coming from a book entitled (...)

YEAR: 2013

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Alcmene Artemis Athena/ Athene Atlas Augean Stables Augeas Cerberus Cretan Bull Diomedes Diomedes' Horses Erymanthian Boar Eurystheus Geryon Hera Heracles / Herakles Hercules Hesperides Hippolyta Hydra Iolaos Minos Nemean lion Nereus Poseidon Prometheus Pythia Stymphalian Birds Zeus

Heather Amery, Linda Edwards

Greek Myths for Young Children

This is a highly illustrated volume of myths retold for children. Contents:1. About the Greek Myths2. The Gift of Fire3. Pandora's Box4. Persephone and the Seasons5. The Story of Arachne6. The Many Tasks of Heracles (Intro, plus 12 Labours)7. Echo and Narcissus8. Daedalus and Icarus9. Bellerophon and the Flying Horse10. Jason and the Golden Fleece (Intro, Argo Sets Sail, The Harpies, The Clashing Rocks, Fire-Breathing Bulls and Dragon(...)

YEAR: 2000

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Andromeda Aphrodite Apollo Arachne Ariadne Artemis Atalanta Athena/ Athene Atlas Bellerophon Centaurs Cerberus Charon Chimaera Chiron Circe Cupid Cyclops / Cyclopes Daedalus Demeter Dionysus Echo Eros Greek art Greek mythology Hades Harpies Hera Heracles / Herakles Hercules Hermes Icarus Jason Medea Medusa Midas Minos Minotaur Mount Olympus Narcissus Odysseus/ Ulysses Pandora Pandora’s Box Pegasus Penelope Persephone Perseus Phaethon Polyphemus Poseidon Prometheus Psyche Pygmalion Telemachus Theseus Trojan Horse (wooden) Trojan War Twelve Labours of Heracles Witches Zeus

Tony Ross , Francesca Simon

Helping Hercules

Helping Hercules tells the story of a young girl named Susan who does not want to help or do chores at home. She finds a magic coin that takes her back to Ancient Greece where she becomes entangled in scenarios from Greek mythology - she has to help Hercules clean out Augeuean stables, help Orpheus get Eurydice back from Hades, help Paris choose between the goddesses, help Bellerophon capture Pegasus to find the chimera, fight Medusa, deal with Midas, and help Hercules get the apples from the Ga(...)

YEAR: 1999

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Alpheus Andromeda Aphrodite Apollo Aristaeus Athena/ Athene Atlas Augeas Bellerophon Cassiopeia Cepheus Cerberus Chimaera Eris Erymanthian Boar Eurydice Eurystheus Furies Golden Apples Gorgons Greece Greek mythology Hades Helen Hera Heracles / Herakles Hercules Hesperides Ladon Medusa Menelaus Midas Mount Ida Nymphs Orpheus Pan Paris Pegasus Peleus Peneus Perseus Polydectes Poseidon Satyr Styx Taenarum Tantalus Thetis Tmolus Troy

Rocco Negri, Ian Serraillier

Heracles the Strong

Heracles, the son of a mortal woman and the god, Zeus, was hated by Hera. She inflicted him with madness and he committed a terrible crime. As penance, he served King Eurystheus and was set twelve difficult and dangerous labors to perform.(...)

YEAR: 1970

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Achelous Admetus Alcestis Alcmene Alpheus Amazons Amphitryon Antaeus Apollo Ares Argonauts Artemis' Hind Athena/ Athene Athens Atlas Augean Stables Centaurs Cerberus Charon Chiron Creon Deianeira Elysian Fields Erymanthus Eurystheus Eurytos Evenus Garden of Hesperides Geryon Golden Apples Golden Fleece Hades Hera Heracles / Herakles Hercules Hippolyta's Belt Hydra Hyllus Iolaos Iole Iphicles Ladon Lerna Leus Megara Minos (King) Minyans Mount Cithaeron Mycenae Nemean lion Nereus Nessus Nymphs Oracle of Delphi Orthrus Persephone Pholos Phyleus Pillars of Hercules Poseidon Prometheus Pygmies Stymphalian Birds Stymphalian Lake Styx Tantalus Teiresias Thebes Theseus Titans Twelve Labours of Heracles Zeus

Bernard Evslin

This is a retelling of the myth of Hercules, aimed at young adults in novel format. The book starts with a list of characters of humans/ non humans and a short explanation of each.(...)

YEAR: 1984

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Alcmene Amphitryon Antaeus Atlas Augean Stables Chiron Deianeira Echidna Eurystheus Geryon Golden Apples Hades Hera Heracles / Herakles Hercules Hestia Hydra Iole Iphicles Nemean lion Nereus Nessus Teiresias Thebes Typhon Zeus

Geraldine McCaughrean

The book narrates the life of Hercules, from his early youth to his tragic death and following deification (or rather becoming a constellation). Due to the subject matter and the mentions of murder and tragic deaths the book is more suitable for older children. (...)

YEAR: 2003

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Admete Alcmene Amphitryon Apollo Artemis Athena/ Athene Atlas Cerberus Chiron Deianeira Eurystheus Hebe Hera Heracles / Herakles Hercules Hermes Hippolyta Hydra Iole Linus Megara Minos (King) Nemean lion Nessus Pluto Poseidon Prometheus Stymphalian Birds Twelve Labours of Heracles Zeus

Shannon Eric Denton

This is a retelling of the myth of Hercules’ 12 labours, aimed at children learning to read. The book is one of six books that form Short Tales Greek Myths series, which is aimed for children reading. The series is described in the editor’s website as “easy-to-read books to children in the hopes that they will acquire a love of reading that will last a lifetime” (https://abdobooks.com/shop/show/4995 ). So, the main purpose of the book is the educational one: to help (...)

YEAR: 2008

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Atlas Augean Stables Echidna Eurystheus Geryon Golden Apples Hades Hera Hercules Hydra Iphicles Nemean lion Nereus Zeus

Anika Fajardo, Nadine Takvorian

Hercules and His 12 Labors: An Interactive Mythological Adventure

This book allows is a "choose your own adventure" book, inviting the reader to relive the twelve labors of Hercules from a first person perspective, written in the second person, of the persona of the demi-god Hercules. There are three story paths, including a total of thirty junctions at which choices can be made for the reader’s preference. The eighteen optional endings give the reader the possibility to take ownership of the Hercules story and really feel the action themselves(...)

YEAR: 2017

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Apollo Ares Artemis Athena/ Athene Atlas Augeas Cerberus Deianeira Diomedes Eurystheus Geryon Greece Hades Hebe Helios Hera Heracles / Herakles Hercules Hippolyta Hydra Iolaus Megara Nemean lion Olympus Zeus

Tony Bradman , Steve May

Hercules the Hero

In five illustrated chapters, Bradman tells the story of Hercules the Hero. In Chapter One, Trouble with a goddess, we learn of Hercules’ unusual powers and Hera’s enmity towards him. In Chapter Two, Some interesting little jobs, Hercules tackles the Nemean Lion and the Hydra. In Chapter Three, A few busy weeks, Hercules captures the Deer With The Golden Horns and the Brutal Board and cleanses the Augean stables. He shoots down the Bronze Birds of Stymphalos, wrestles with the Great (...)

YEAR: 2008

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Amazons Atlas Cerberus Charon Classical myth Eurystheus Geryon Greece Hades Hera Heracles / Herakles Heracles’ life Hercules Mythology Thebes Zeus

Laura Geringer Bass, Peter Bollinger

Hercules the Strong Man

This is a picture book (mostly one big picture per page) with selected episodes from Hercules’ labours. There is no background for Hercules’ life; the story starts with the labours.The pictures are very colorful and there are also a few black and white illustrations. The main labour told is the search for the golden apples. Hercules needs to capture a strange entity first, referred to as “the Old One”. Then Hercules encounters Atlas. Atlas is drawn as a green, jeweled, gi(...)

YEAR: 1996

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Atlas Geryon Golden Apples Heracles / Herakles Hercules Hydra Nemean lion

Georges Moroz

Hercules: The Complete Myths of a Legendary Hero

The books narrate the life of Hercules from his birth, his madness, the twelve labours, his war campaigns (the Trojan War for example) and finally his death and apotheosis. The book is in novel form.(...)

YEAR: 1997

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Alcmene Amphitryon Atlas Creon Deianeira Eurystheus Hebe Hera Heracles / Herakles Hercules Megara Nessus Omphale Oracle of Delphi Poseidon Thebes Twelve Labours of Heracles Zeus

Mark Hess, Kathryn Lasky

Hercules: The Man, the Myth, the Hero

This of Hercules begins with his birth as “Palaemon” and Hera’s initial attempt on his life by sending the two serpents to his cradle. After accidentally killing his teacher, Palaemon’s mother sends him away. Although he thinks of himself as a monster, Palaemon goes on to make quite a name for himself as a strong warrior, not a monster, and was very happy until Hera tricks him into killing his family. This is when he becomes “Hercules”, Hera’s glory, and(...)

YEAR: 1997

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Apollo Atlas Augean Stables Centaur Cerberus Ceryneian hind Cretan Bull Deianeira Diomedes Diomedes' Horses Eurystheus Flesh-eating Birds Geryon Girdle of the Amazon Queen Golden Apples Hades Hera Heracles / Herakles Hercules Lernaean Hydra Lydia Megara Minyans Nemean lion Nessus Olympus Omphale Oracle of Delphi Palaemon Thebes Twelve Labours of Heracles Zeus

Steve Kurth , Barbara Schulz, Paul D. Storrie

Hercules: The Twelve Labors

This is a graphic novel retelling of the myth of Hercules from his youth to after the labours. It includes glossary, index and further reading. There are only 4 panels devoted to Hercules’ youth and then we are told that as a grown man Hercules was told by the oracle of Delphi (which was manipulated by Hera) to serve King Eurystheus. Unsurprisingly, there is no mention of the murders he committed, this being a children’s story. All the 12 labours are then portrayed and we also meet p(...)

YEAR: 2007

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Atlas Augean Stables Cerberus Diomedes’ mares Eurystheus Geryon Golden Apples Hades Hera Heracles / Herakles Hercules Hind Hippolyta Hydra Minos Nemean lion Stymphalian Birds Twelve Labours of Heracles White Bull

Linda Cavallini, Alex Frith

Hercules: The World's Strongest Man

This is a retelling of the story of Hercules aimed to encourage reading; the story was developed at the University of Roehampton with consultation with Alison Kelly, Senior Lecturer. The story follows Hercules after he kills his family and on his 12 labors, until he is forgiven by the gods. At the end we have a short summary of how Hera tried to kill Hercules as an infant and how he joined the Argonauts.(...)

YEAR: 2014

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Atlas Augean Stables Cerberus Ceryneian hind Chiron Cretan Bull Diomedes’ mares Erymanthian Boar Eurystheus Geryon Hades Helios Hera Heracles / Herakles Hercules Hesperides Hippolyta Hydra Iolaos Nemean lion Persephone Prometheus Stymphalian Birds Zeus

Joan Holub, Craig Phillips, Suzanne Williams

Heroes in Training (Series, Book 6): Apollo and the Battle of the Birds

The groups is searching of the mysterious aegis and on the way they will battle the ferocious Stymphalian birds and meet Ares. The group also helps the villagers to overcome a deadly drought. Meanwhile Ares, who was raised by Titans, takes time to adapt to his new found family.(...)

YEAR: 2014

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Apollo Ares Artemis Atlas Clymene Corinth Delphi Demeter Epimetheus Hades Hera Hestia Iapetus / Japetus Kronos / Cronus Menoetius Oracles Poseidon Prometheus Rhea Stymphalian Birds Typhon Zeus

Simona Bursi, Linda Cavallini, Susanna Davidson, Alex Frith , Anne Millard, Matteo Pincelli, Russell Punter, Lesley Sims , Louie Stowell

Illustrated Stories From the Greek Myths

Illustrated Stories From the Greek Myths is a highly illustrated collection of short stories for children or young teens.Contents:The Wooden Horse: Russell Punter (Author) and Matteo Pincelli (Illustrator),The Minotaur: Russell Punter (Author) and Linda Cavallini (Illustrator),Bellerophon and Pegasus: Susanna Davidson (Author) and Simona Bursi (Illustrator),The Twelve Tasks of Heracles: Alex Frith (Author) and Matteo Pincelli (Illustrator),Perseus and the Gorgon: Lesley Sims (Author) a(...)

YEAR: 2011

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Achilles Aetiology Afterlife Andromeda Aphrodite Apples of the Hesperides Architecture Argo Argonauts Ariadne Athena/ Athene Atlas Bellerophon Cerberus Charon Chimaera Circe Crete Cyclops / Cyclopes Daedalus Demeter Dionysus Graeae Sisters Greek mythology Hades Hera Heracles / Herakles Hercules Hermes Hermes' winged boots Icarus Jason Labyrinth Medusa Metamorphosis Minos Mount Olympus Odysseus/ Ulysses Pandora Pandora’s Box Pegasus Penelope Persephone Perseus Polyphemus Poseidon Prometheus Sirens Telemachus Trojan Horse (wooden) Trojan War Twelve Labours of Heracles Witches Zeus

Joan Holub, Leslie Patricelli

Mini Myths (Series): Play Nice, Hercules!

The main character, 'Hercules', is a pre-school-aged child in the modern era. His father tells him to 'Play nice', but he answers that he is 'not nice. [He] is strong'. Hercules knocks over a toy monster and scatters toy soldiers. He then knocks down blocks that his little sister is playing with. Hercules is remorseful about making his sister cry. He rebuilds the pyramid of blocks. An image then suggests that his sister is about to knock them over; the story ends with the(...)

YEAR: 2014

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Apples of the Hesperides Architecture Artemis Atlas Cerberus Classical studies Crete Cyclops / Cyclopes Diana Eurystheus Greek mythology Hades Hera Heracles / Herakles Hercules Juno Lernaean Hydra Minos Stymphalian Birds Twelve Labours of Heracles

Weng Chen (Jade), Carolyn Hennesy

Mythic Misadventures (Series, Book 3): Pandora Gets Lazy

This is the third installment in a series of books called Mythic Misadventures that takes the classic story of Pandora’s box and gives it a young, adventurous, partly contemporary twist – Pandora is Prometheus’ thirteen-year-old daughter. In the third installment, Pandora and her friends go to remove Laziness from her uncle, Atlas, who has put down his burden of holding the heavens, threatening the world with destruction. After Hera kidnaps her beloved dog Dido, Pandora finds i(...)

YEAR: 2009

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Aeolus Aphrodite Apollo Ares Atlas Demeter Dionysus Eros Hephaestus Hera Hermes Pandora Prometheus Romans Zeus

George O'Connor

Olympians (Series, Book 3): Hera. The Goddess and her Glory

Hera begins with a recap of the triumph of Zeus and the other Olympians over Kronos (from Zeus. King of the Gods). New aspects of the battle are shown, including Hera's participation in the fighting and her ability to command Zeus haughtily to assist her when she does not wish to put her full effort in ("Honestly, I almost broke a nail", she complains). Aspects of Zeus' seduction of Hera, seen in Athena. Grey-Eyed Goddess, are shown with Hera's perspective now supplementing(...)

YEAR: 2011

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Afterlife Aphrodite Apollo Apples of the Hesperides Architecture Ares Argo Argonauts Atalanta Athena/ Athene Atlas Cerberus Crete Demeter Dionysus Gaia / Gaea Gods Golden Fleece Hebe Hera Heracles / Herakles Hercules Hestia Jason Katabasis Lernaean Hydra Mythology Olympus Ovid Metamorphoses Poseidon Reception of classical antiquity Stymphalian Birds Twelve Labours of Heracles Zeus Zeus' Throne

Rick Riordan

Percy Jackson & The Olympians (Series, Book 3): The Titan’s Curse

The third instalment of the Percy Jackson series begins with Percy, Annabeth and Thalia on a rescue mission. Sally Jackson drops the three off at a boarding school in Maine to collect two half-bloods of unknown parentage. During the mission, they discover that the head teacher is actually the Manticore. After being separated from Thalia, Annabeth and Grover, Percy fights the Manticore alone trying to defend the half-blood siblings. He is unsuccessful, and after being poisoned by the Manticore&rs(...)

YEAR: 2007

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Atlas Death Greek mythology Heroic itinerary Manticore Twelve Labours of Heracles

Eric Freeberg, Diane Namm

Retelling of classic Roman myths meant for ages 7-9 with one illustration per story. Following the stories, the author includes questions for discussion about each story. The stories in the book:The Oak and the Linden TreePrometheus and IoAtlas and the Eleventh Labor of HerculesRomulus and RemusEscape from TroyThe Golden BoughCupid and PsycheMinerva and ArachneOedipus and the SphinxOtus and Ephialtes(...)

YEAR: 2014

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Aeneas Aeolus Amulius Apollo Arachne Atlas Baucis Carthage Cerberus Ceres Charon Crete Cupid Dei Consentes Diana Dido Elysian Fields Ephialtes Faustulus Field of Mourning Garden of Hesperides Golden Bough Greeks Harpies Heracles / Herakles Hercules Io Italy Janus Juno Jupiter Lares Lemure Loba Manes Mars Mercury Minerva Neptune Numina Numitor (King) Nymphs Oedipus Otus Ovid Penates Philemon Prometheus Psyche Remus Rhea Roman mythology Rome Romulus Saturn Sibyl of Cumae Sphinx Styx Temple of Vesta Thebes Titans Trojan Horse (wooden) Troy Twelve Labours of Heracles Underworld Venus Vesta Vulcan

Marc Cerasini , Isidre Mones

Step Into Reading: The Twelve Labors of Hercules A Step 3 Book

This is an illustrated depiction of Hercules’ labours. The book opens with the infant Hercules and the snakes. Then we see Hercules as a young man who fights others and seeks counsel from the oracle. The book focuses on the 12 labours which also end the book. There is a depiction of each labour separately.(...)

YEAR: 1997

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Amazons Athena/ Athene Atlas Augean Stables Cerberus Charon Cretan Bull Diomedes Diomedes’ mares Geryon Golden Apples Hercules Hippolyta Hydra Nemean lion Oracles Stag with Golden Horns Stymphalian Birds Thebes Titans Twelve Labours of Heracles Underworld Wild Boar of Erymanthus Zeus

William Terence Deary, Dave Smith, Michael Tickner

Terry Deary's Best Ever Greek Legends (1st published as: Top Ten Greek Legends)

This is a collection of humorous retellings of myths for children designed to introduce them to Greek mythology and to ancient culture more broadly. Many of the stories are told from unusual perspectives and they are delivered in a variety of literary forms and fonts.Contents:Introduction.Legend 1: Zeus. Hera's Tale. The myth of Io told with Hera narrating events from her perspective.Fantastic Facts 1: 10 Best Victims. Summaries of myths of: Semele, Aphrodite, Echo, Nemesis, Europa, Danae, T(...)

YEAR: 2014 / 1998

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Achilles Aetiology Agamemnon Andromeda Aphrodite Apollo Apples of the Hesperides Arachne Ares Ariadne Artemis Athena/ Athene Athens Atlas Centaurs Cerberus Chiron Cyclops / Cyclopes Daedalus Demeter Diomedes Dionysus Erinyes Eurydice Furies Golden Fleece Greek mythology Greek tragedy Hades Harpies Hector Hephaestus Hera Heracles / Herakles Hercules Hermes Hermes' winged boots Icarus Jason Katabasis Medea Medusa Midas Minos Minotaur Narcissus Odysseus/ Ulysses Orpheus Pandora Pandora’s Box Perseus Phaethon Polyphemus Poseidon Prometheus Sirens Slavery Sphinx Telemachus Theatre Trojan Horse (wooden) Trojan War Twelve Labours of Heracles Witches Zeus

Estudio Haus , Blake Hoena

The 12 Labors of Hercules: A Graphic Retelling

This is a graphic novel retelling of the myth of Hercules. It opens with Hercules as a grown man, ordered to serve king Eurystheus and it ends with Hercules being turn into a constellation of stars. The novel contains notes titled “ancient facts” and also a glossary, a further reading and websites and an index. The reason behind the labours is briefly stated at the beginning (4): in her jealousy, Hera drove Hercules mad with rage. In his madness, Hercules killed his wife and chi(...)

YEAR: 2015

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Atlas Augean Stables Cerberus Diomedes’ mares Eurystheus Geryon Golden Apples Hades Hebe Hera Heracles / Herakles Hercules Hind Hippolyta Hydra Minos Nemean lion Stymphalian Birds Twelve Labours of Heracles White Bull

Robert Baxter, I. M. Richardson

The Adventures of Hercules

This is a picture book for an older audience. On each page we have a labour of Hercules with a water-color like illustration, thus we have a narration and illustrations of all 12 labours. The language is aimed at young adults rather than small children. The illustration are also not naïve but in a more adult style. The story follows Hercules from his infantry and the killing of the snakes, then we arrive at his adulthood (killing a lion, helping the king of Thebes, and killing his family) a(...)

YEAR: 1983

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Atlas Augean Stables Cerberus Delphi Diomedes’ mares Eurystheus Geryon Golden Apples Hera Hercules Hippolyta Hydra Megara Nemean lion Stag with Golden Horns Stymphalian Birds Thebes Titans Twelve Labours of Heracles Underworld White Bull Wild Boar of Erymanthus Wild Mares of Diomedes Zeus

Mark Bergin, Peter Hepplewhite, David Salariya

The Adventures of Perseus

The story begins from the birth of Perseus, from the prophecy of the death of King Acrisius of Argos by the hand of his daughter Danae’s son. Zeus falls on Danae in the form of a golden shower and their son Perseus is born. Acrisius puts his daughter and grandson into a wooden chest and throws them to the sea. The unfortunate pair are rescued by Zeus, Poseidon, and the fisherman Dictys. The King of Seriphos, Polydectes, brother of Dictys, falls in love with Perseus's mother. He asks Pe(...)

YEAR: 2004

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Acrisius Agenor Apollo Athena/ Athene Atlas Danae Delphic Oracle Gorgons Graeae Sisters Hermes Medusa Perseus Polydectes Poseidon Titans Zeus

Stephen Cartwright, Claudia Zeff

The Amazing Adventures of Hercules (Usborne Young Reading Series. Series 2)

This illustrated storybook is written with deliberately simple language for those learning to read. It belongs to a series that contains many examples of traditional myths and simplified versions of classic literature. The books tells the story of Hercules' youth and the famous Twelve Labours, divided into chapters as follows:Chapter 1. The Jealous Goddess. Chapter 2. The Tasks Begin. Chapter 3. A Stag and a Boar. Chapter 4. Rivers and Birds. Chapter 5. Bulls and Hor(...)

YEAR: 1982

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Apples of the Hesperides Architecture Artemis Athena/ Athene Atlas Centaurs Cerberus Charon Crete Diana Gods Greek mythology Hades Hades' Throne Hera Heracles / Herakles Hercules Hermes Hermes' winged boots Juno Katabasis Laurel wreath Lernaean Hydra Minerva Minos Persephone Proserpina Twelve Labours of Heracles Underworld Zeus

Diana Wynne Jones

Orphan Hayley Foss lives with her grandparents on the outskirts of London. Homeschooled under the strict control of her grandmother, she lives a lonely and isolated existence. She is not allowed to play with other children, and is only permitted to leave the house to accompany the maid on errands. When he is at home, her grandfather shows her amazing things in his study; from computers and televisions that monitor the daily news, to maps of the world and the solar system. He tells her about the (...)

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Atlas Golden Apples Harmonia Hermes Jupiter Maenads Merope Pleiades Sisyphus Titans Trojan War Troy

Salva Espin, Clayton Henry, Greg Pak, Fred Van Lente

The Incredible Hercules: Love and War (Series, Books 121- 125/ Book 3)

The series explores the adventures of Hercules and his companion, the teenage Amadeus Cho, the seventh smartest person in the world. The setting is semi sci-fi in which Atlantis is the main city. It is part of the Marvel universe. In the current issue Hercules and Amadeus are fighting a fierce gang of deadly amazons who declare was on Atlantis and kidnap Amadeus Cho.(...)

YEAR: 2009

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Amazons Ares Athena/ Athene Atlas Hera Heracles / Herakles Hercules Hippolyta Poseidon

Aleksei Simukov, Aleksandra Snezhko-Blotskaia

The Return from Olympus [Возвращение с Олимпа]

Heracles in company of Zeus’ Eagle returns to Earth for one night. In the sanctuary, they see a statue of Heracles and black figure frescoes presenting his labours (“all twelve of them”). Looking at the frescoes Heracles and the Eagle retell some of the labours. The apples of Hesperides and the liberation of Prometheus are presented as short stories within the main plot. While reminiscing about the past, the heroes discuss whether Heracles acted by the will of the gods or (...)

YEAR: 1969

COUNTRY: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)

TAGS: Aphrodite Apollo Apples of the Hesperides Ares Athena/ Athene Atlas Centaurs Demigods Eurystheus Greek art Greek mythology Hera Heracles / Herakles Lernaean Hydra Nereus Nymphs Olympus Poseidon Prometheus Stymphalian Birds Twelve Labours of Heracles Zeus

Robert (Bob) Blaisdell, Althea (Thea) Kliros

The Story of Hercules (in Easy-to-Read Type)

Hercules narrates his story, beginning with his birth as the mortal son of a god. He talks of how he was child prodigy in warfare, but failed at learning music. After killing the teacher that belittles him about failing at music, Hercules goes out into the world to learn what he can. After Hera challenges Zeus to prove Hercules is worthy of being immortal, Hercules jumps at the opportunity and completes twelve labours. (...)

YEAR: 1997

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Achelous Achilles Admetus Aegan Sea Aeolia Aeolus Aeson Alcestis Alcmene Alcyonian Lake Althaea Amazons Amphitryon Antaeus (King) Aphrodite Apollo Apples of the Hesperides Arcadia Ares Argo Argolid Argonauts Athena/ Athene Atlas Augeas Autolycos Automedusa Black Sea Calydon Castor Centaurs Cerberus Ceryneian hind Chiron Cretan Bull Crete Death Deianeira Diomedes Echidna Elerion Enkelados Erymanthian Boar Eurysthaeus Eurystheus Eurytos Flesh-eating horses Gaia / Gaea Geryon Giants Golden Fleece Golden Vine Greece Hades Hephaestus Hera Heracles / Herakles Hercules Hesion Hippolyta's Belt Hydra Hylas Immortality Iolaos Iole Iphicles Ithaca Jason Kronos / Cronus Lernaean Hydra Linus Minos (King) Minotaur Mount Erymanthos Mount Olympus Mudrikion Mycenae Nemean lion Nephele Nessus Nymphs Odetia Odysseus/ Ulysses Orpheus Pallene Pasiphae Peleponnese Perseus Pholos Pillars of Hercules Poseidon Rhea Stymphalian Birds Telamon Tervalonios Thebes Theiodamas (KIng) Themiscyra / Themyscira Thespis Tiryns Titans Trisia Troy Twelve Labours of Heracles Typhon Xenop Zeus

Robert Newman

The Twelve Labors of Hercules

This is a retelling of the myth of Hercules, aimed at teenage children, in novel format. At the end of the book there is an alphabetic list of characters of humans/ non-humans and a short explanation of each.The story begins with Hercules’ birth and Hera tricking Zeus to bless Eurystheus instead of Hercules with the reign over Mycenae. Having realized that he was trapped, Zeus promises that nevertheless “Hercules will perform deeds so glorious that his name will be remembered forever(...)

YEAR: 1972

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Alcmene Amphitryon Anteus Atlas Augean Stables Chiron Copreus Deianeira Delphi Dodona Eleusinian Mysteries Eurystheus Fate Geryon Golden Apples Gorgon Hades Hera Heracles / Herakles Hercules Hermes Hestia Hydra Iole Iphicles Jealousy of gods Medusa Megara Meleager Nemean lion Nereus Nessus Omphale Oracles Prophecy Pythoness Thebes Typhon Underworld Zeus

Sarah Coghill

The Twelve Labors of Hercules

Sarah Coghill relates the twelve tasks of Hercules in a simple, unembellished format. She takes the twelve labors and, in twelve chapters, details the challenges which Hercules faces in accomplishing his tasks. Without stinting on detail, Coghill methodically works through the tasks, providing information on relevant details of Hercules adventures as she goes.(...)

YEAR: 2011

TAGS: Abderos Aegeus Amazons Athena/ Athene Atlas Cerberus Classical myth Demeter Diomedes Eryx Eurystheus Geryon Greece Hades Hera Heracles / Herakles Heracles’ life Hercules Heroism Hippolyta Hydra Iolaus Ladon Minos Molorchus Mythology Pasiphae Persephone Pholus Poseidon Prometheus Zeus

Piatro Vasiuchenka

The Twelve Labours of Heracles [Дванаццаць подзвігаў Геракла]

The Belarusian author reveals Heracles as a teenager in his impulsive, naive and maximalist nature, yet endowed with extraordinary physical strength. His labours are a journey of self-discovery as his understanding of virtue and justice develop. The novel is divided into chapters corresponding to the Labours of Heracles and has additional prologue (Tripod of Apollo) and epilogue (Return to Delphi). The plot begins with the rebirth of Alcides (Heracles’s original name given him by his mothe(...)

COUNTRY: Belarus

TAGS: Alcides Apollo Apples of the Hesperides Artemis Athena/ Athene Atlas Augean Stables Cerberus Chiron Cretan Bull Delphi Dionysus Eurystheus Geryon Helios Hera Heracles / Herakles Hermes Hippolyta Iolaus Lernaean Hydra Menelaus Nemean lion Poseidon Prometheus Pythia Stymphalian Birds Twelve Labours of Heracles Wild Mares of Diomedes Zeus

Christina Balit, James Riordan

The Twelve Labours of Hercules

A picture book retelling of the story of Hercules’ life and the twelve labors he performed, aimed at younger readers and readers interested in visual storytelling. Text is accompanied by opulent pictures.(...)

YEAR: 1997

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Admete Alcmene Alpheus Amazons Argonauts Artemis Athena/ Athene Atlas Augean Stables Augeas Cacus Castor Celadon Centaurs Cerberus Ceryneian hind Charon Chiron Colchis Deianeira Diomedes’ mares Dionysus Erymanthian Boar Eurystheus Eurytos Geryon Geryon's Cattle Golden Apples Golden Fleece Greek mythology Hades Hebe Hera Heracles / Herakles Herculean Hercules Hind Hippolyta's Belt Hyllus Iolaos Iole Iphitos Jason Ladon Lernaean Hydra Linus Minos Minos (King) Minotaur Mycenae Nemean lion Nereid Nereus Nessus Nymphs Olympus Omphale Oracle of Delphi Peneus Perseus Pollux Poseidon Roman mythology Stymphalian Birds Styx Titans Twelve Labours of Heracles Underworld White Bull Zeus