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Natalia Kapatsoulia, Filippos Mandilaras

Aphrodite, Goddess of Beauty [Αφροδίτη η θεά της ομορφιάς (Afrodítī ī theá tīs omorfiás)]

Mandilaras and Kapatsoulia recount Aphrodite’s life, starting with her birth from the sea in Cyprus and ending with her veneration in Greek temples and legacy for sculptors and painters. Aphrodite emerged from the sea in a large seashell. She was beautiful and everyone fell in love with her. Zephyrus travelled with Aphrodite, first to the island of Cythera – where he spent a night with her – and afterwards to the west part of Cyprus. In Cyprus, the Hours made Aphrodite bea(...)

literary

YEAR: 2017

COUNTRY: Greece

TAGS: Adonis Aphrodite Aphrodite of Melos / Venus of Milo Ares Athena Cyprus Cythera Dionysus / Dionysos Eris Eros Helen Hephaestus Hera Hermes Horae Judgement of Paris Menelaus Olympus Peleus Persephone Poseidon Pottery / Vases Thetis Troy Underworld Zephyrus Zeus

Alan Lee, Rosemary Sutcliff

Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of The Iliad

Published posthumously in the year following her death, Sutcliff’s Black Ships Before Troy purports to be a retelling of the Iliad, but in fact begins much earlier than Homer’s poem, with the story of the Golden Apple and the Judgment of Paris, and concludes with the Wooden Horse and the Fall of Troy. There are nineteen chapters, followed by a Pronunciation Guide and Bibliography. "The Golden Apple" describes the wedding of Peleus and Thetis, and Paris’ decision (...)

literary

YEAR: 1993

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Achilles Agamemnon Amazons Andromache Aphrodite Athena Hector Helen Hera Menelaus Odysseus / Ulysses Paris (Trojan Prince) Patroclus Priam Trojan Horse Trojan War Troy Zeus

Sulari Gentill

Chasing Odysseus (The Hero Trilogy, 1)

This is the first book in the author’s Hero trilogy. The story of Chasing Odysseus starts in the final days of the Trojan War. Its heroes are three teenaged brothers (Machaon, Cadmus and Lycon) and their younger sister (Hero). Their adoptive father, Agelaus, is a leader of the Herdsmen, a fiercely independent community, allied to the Trojans, who live on the slopes of Mt Ida. The Herdsmen, traditional protectors of the Trojan people, have been secretly supplying the Trojans with food (...)

literary

YEAR: 2011

COUNTRY: Australia

TAGS: Achilles Aeneas Aeolus Agamemnon Alcinous Amazons Arete (Queen) Calypso Charybdis Cicones Circe Cyclops / Cyclopes Demodocus Eurylochus Gods Helen Hermes Lotus Eaters / Lotophagoi Menelaus Nausicaa Odysseus / Ulysses Pan Pantheon Paris (Trojan Prince) Penthesilea Phaeacia Polyphemus Priam Scylla Sirens Thrinacia / Island of the Sun Tiresias Troy Underworld

William F. Russell

Classic Myths to Read Aloud

This book is divided into two sections by reader age: the first part contains stories meant for children of over five years and the second part is for children of eight and over. The "ages eight and over" section is primarily made up of stories from the epics of Homer and Virgil. Each story begins with a note from the author, an "approximate reading time" and a pronunciation guide to names and some of the more old-fashioned words. Each story ends with an “A Few Words Mo(...)

literary

YEAR: 1989

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Achilles Aeneas Agamemnon Anchises Athena Dido Dionysius of Syracuse Hector Helen Hera Jason Menelaus Odysseus / Ulysses Paris (Trojan Prince) Penelope Perseus Telemachus Theseus

Andrei Valentinovich Shmal'ko

Diomedes, the Son of Tydeus. Book 1: I Won’t Return [Диомед, сын Тидея. Книга I: Я не вернусь (Diomed, syn Tideia. Kniga I: Ia ne vernus’)]

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: 2000

COUNTRY: Russia

TAGS: Achilles Aegiale Agamemnon Alcmaeon Amphiaraus Amphitryon Athena Capaneus Chronos Diomedes (Son of Tydeus) Fate Hades Helen Hera Heracles Hercules Iolaus Menelaus Odysseus / Ulysses Palamedes Paris (Trojan Prince) Patroclus Priam Protesilaus Thersander Tydeus

Andrei Valentinovich Shmal'ko

Diomedes, the Son of Tydeus. Book 2: Someone Else Will Return [Диомед, сын Тидея. Книга II: Вернусь не я (Diomed, syn Tideia. Kniga II: Vernus’ ne ia)]

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: 2001

COUNTRY: Russia

TAGS: Achilles Aegiale Aeneas Agamemnon Amphilochus Amphitryon Athena Chronos Diomedes (Son of Tydeus) Fate Hades Helen Helenus Hera Heracles Hercules Menelaus Odysseus / Ulysses Palamedes Paris (Trojan Prince) Patroclus Priam Protesilaus Thersander Trojan War Tydeus

Imogen Greenberg , Isabel Greenberg

Discover… The Ancient Greeks

Discover...  began in 2016. It is part of a series offering a light-hearted introduction to a range of ancient cultures, including The Roman Empire, The Ancient Aztecs, and The Ancient Egyptians.Discover... The Ancient Greeks opens with the stated intention of exploring who the ancient Greeks really were. The book is divided into 2-page sub-sections, each discussing a different aspect of ancient Greek culture.(...)

literary

YEAR: 2017

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Achilles Aesop Aesop’s Fables Alexander the Great Ancient Slavery Aphrodite Architecture Argo Argonauts Ariadne Athena Athens Chorus Crete Delos Dionysus / Dionysos Divination Egypt Fable Gods Golden Fleece Graeco-Persian Wars Greek Art Greek History Greek Music Greek Philosophy Greek Theatre Hades Harpies Hector Helen Hera Heracles Hercules Hermes Homer Iliad Jason Labyrinth Laurel Wreath Maze Medea Menelaus Minos Minotaur Odysseus / Ulysses Odyssey Oedipus Olympic Games Olympus Oracles Orpheus Paris (Trojan Prince) Penelope Pericles Poseidon Pythia Scylla Sirens Socrates Sophocles Sparta Theseus Thetis Trojan Horse Trojan War Troy 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 Augean 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 th(...)

literary

YEAR: 1999

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Alpheus Andromeda Aphrodite Apollo Aristaeus Athena Atlas Augeas Bellerophon Cassiopeia Cepheus Cerberus Chimera / Chimaera Eris Erymanthian Boar Eurydice Eurystheus Furies Gorgon(s) Greece Hades Helen Hera Heracles Hercules Hesperides Ida (Mount) Ladon Medusa Menelaus Midas Nymphs Orpheus Pan Paris (Trojan Prince) Pegasus Peleus Peneus Perseus Polydectes Poseidon Satyr(s) Styx Taenarum Tantalus Thetis Tmolus Troy

Dominic Brigstocke, Steve Connelly, William Terence Deary, Chloë Thomas

Horrible Histories (Series)

A sketch show based on the books of the same name by Terry Deary, focussing on many aspects of history not just the Classical areas. Each episode includes parodic songs teaching children about aspects of history, with both live-action and animated sections often working in conjecture to form the full picture of the sketch. Each sketch is accompanied by the narrative character Rattus Rattus who is used as an accuracy marker for the jokes within the series. The show takes a non-linear format (...)

audiovisual

YEAR: 2009

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Achilles Aeschylus Aesop Aesop’s Fables Alexander the Great Antoninus Pius Aphrodite Archimedes Ares Aristotle Artemis Asclepius Athena Athens Avaricum Caesar Caesarion Caligula Cato the Elder Cerberus Claudius (Emperor) Cleopatra VII Constantine Cronus / Kronos Delphic Oracle Diana Diogenes Egypt Gallic Wars Gladiators Graeco-Persian Wars Greek History Hadrian Hannibal Hector Helen Hippocrates Janus Jupiter Marathon Mark Antony Mars Menelaus Mercury Minerva Mithras Neptune Nero Octavian Olympic Games Ouranos / Uranus Paris (Trojan Prince) Plato Pliny the Elder Pluto / Plouton Praetorian Guard Punic Wars Pyrrhus of Epirus Pythagoras Roman Baths Roman History Saturn Scipio Africanus Socrates Sparta Syracuse Theagenes of Thasos Thebes Tiberius Trojan Horse Trojan War Venus Vercingetorix Vesuvius Xerxes Zeus

Clemence McLaren

Inside the Walls of Troy: A Novel of the Women Who Lived the Trojan War

This novel tells the story of the Trojan War from the perspective of Helen and Cassandra. The first third is narrated in first person by Helen, and tells of her abduction by Theseus, her realisation of the power of her own beauty, her marriage to Menelaus and the birth of her daughter Hermione. Helen is a sweet and pleasure loving girl who somewhat reluctantly persuades herself to be the dutiful wife to Menelaus. She is close to her less beautiful older cousin Penelope, but becomes angry when sh(...)

literary

YEAR: 1996

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Achilles Agamemnon Andromache Cassandra Hector Hecuba Helen Helenus Laodice Menelaus Odysseus / Ulysses Penelope Priam Theseus

Esther M. Friesner

Nobody's Prize

The sequel to Nobody’s Princess, Nobody’s Prize tells the story of Helen of Troy as a teenager, before the events of the Trojan War. In this novel, the adventure-loving Helen sneaks on board the Argo to participate in the quest for the Golden Fleece. She is disguised as a boy named Glaucus, and accompanied by her friend and freed-slave, Milo.After running into trouble in Iolkos, Helen persuades Heracles’ nephew, Iolaus, to take her and Milo on as weapons bearers and hide their (...)

literary

YEAR: 2008

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Acastus Aeëtes Aethra Agamemnon Aphrodite Argos / Argus (Constructor of "Argo") Atalanta Boreads Calais Castor Clashing Rocks / Symplegades / Cyanean Rocks Clytemnestra Harpies Helen Heracles Hylas Iolaus Jason Medea Menelaus Orpheus Phineus Phrixus Polydeuces Theseus Zetes Zeus

Henry Lion Oldie

Odysseus, the Son of Laertes. Book 1: The Man of Nomos [Одиссей сын Лаэрта. Книга I: Человек Номоса (Odissei syn Laerta. Kniga I: Chelovek Nomosa)]

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 [Ахейский цикл] of Oldie. 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, s(...)

literary

YEAR: 2000

COUNTRY: Russia

TAGS: Achilles Agamemnon Alkimos Anticlea Athena Autolycos Cronus / Kronos Diomedes (Son of Tydeus) Eumaeus / Eumaios Eurycleia Giants Gigantomachia Hades Helen Hera Heracles Hercules Iolaus Iphigenia / Iphigeneia Laertes Menelaus Odysseus / Ulysses Palamedes Paris (Trojan Prince) Patroclus Penelope Poseidon Priam Telemachus Tyndareus Zeus

Henry Lion Oldie

Odysseus, the Son of Laertes. Book 2: The Man of Kosmos [Одиссей сын Лаэрта. Книга II: Человек Космоса (Odissei syn Laerta. Kniga II: Chelovek Kosmosa)]

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, belongs to Oldie’s Achaean cycle [Ахейский цикл]. 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 abso(...)

literary

YEAR: 2001

COUNTRY: Russia

TAGS: Achilles Agamemnon Alkimos Anticlea Athena Autolycos Cronus / Kronos Diomedes (Son of Tydeus) Eumaeus / Eumaios Eurycleia Hades Helen Hera Heracles Hercules Iolaus Iphigenia / Iphigeneia Laertes Menelaus Mentor Odysseus / Ulysses Palamedes Paris (Trojan Prince) Patroclus Penelope Poseidon Priam Telemachus Tyndareus Zeus

Jan Parandowski

Odysseus’ Adventures [Przygody Odyseusza]

Based on: Katarzyna Marciniak, Elżbieta Olechowska, Joanna Kłos, Michał Kucharski (eds.), Polish Literature for Children & Young Adults Inspired by Classical Antiquity: A Catalogue, Faculty of “Artes Liberales”, Warsaw: University of Warsaw, 2013, 444 pp., online: http://omc.obta.al.uw.edu.pl/omc_catalogue.The adaptation covers the events in the Odyssey. The sequence of chapters corresponds to the Odyssey as follows:Odysseus’ Adventures  —  Odyssey Chap(...)

literary

YEAR: 1935

COUNTRY: Poland

TAGS: Aeolus Athena Charybdis Circe Cyclops / Cyclopes Helen Hermes Homer Ithaca Menelaus Odysseus / Ulysses Odyssey Poseidon Sirens Telemachus Tiresias Trojan War

Manuela Adreani

Odyssey [Odissea]

The book is based on the plot of the original Homeric epic – it is the story of Odysseus, who after the fall of Troy wanders the seas trying to come back to his home island of Ithaca. At the same time on Ithaca, Odysseus’ son Telemachus and his wife – Penelope, are struggling with the suitors who attempt to force the Queen into re-marriage. Telemachus decides to leave Ithaca to find some news about his father. Odissea in the adaptation of Giorgio Ferrero, presents the same thre(...)

literary

YEAR: 2016

COUNTRY: Italy

TAGS: Aeolus Antinoos (Penelope's Suitor) Argos (Dog) Athena Calypso Charybdis Circe Cyclops / Cyclopes Demodocus Eumaeus / Eumaios Eurymachus Helen Hermes Iros / Arnaios Ithaca Laertes Menelaus Nausicaa Nestor Odysseus / Ulysses Odyssey Ogygia Olympus Penelope Polyphemus Poseidon Pylos Scylla Sirens Sparta Tiresias Trojan Horse Troy Zeus

Coffee Powered Machine

Okhlos

Okhlos' protagonist is an unnamed philosopher, enraged with the gods' indifference towards mortals and their well-being. The breaking point comes with the destruction of the School of Athens (obviously based on Raphael’s famous frescoes) - one of the Olympians crashes it with his foot, leaving almost no survivors. The only one left alive, the philosopher, says "enough!" and mobilizes the Athenians to overthrow Olympus' cruel regime and start a new life with freedom th(...)

electronic

YEAR: 2016

COUNTRY: Argentina

TAGS: Achilles Agamemnon Ajax / Aias Andromeda Aphrodite Apollo Ares Artemis Athena Athens Comedy (Ancient) Delphi Dionysus / Dionysos Ephesus Gods Greek Gods Greek Philosophy Hades Hephaestus Hermes Hero(es) Lemnos Medea Menelaus Ochlocracy Ochlos Olympians Olympus Patroclus Philosophy Poseidon Sparta Tragedy (Ancient) Trojan War Zeus

George O'Connor

Olympians (Series)

Olympians is a series of graphic novels that takes one deity per volume as the focus, retelling numerous myths related to that god.Volume 1. Zeus. King of the Gods. Featuring creation myths and the war between the Titans and Olympians. Narrator unspecified.Volume 2. Athena. Grey-Eyed Goddess. Featuring the myth of Athena's conception and birth; Pallas; the attack of the Giants; Medusa and Perseus; Arachne. Narrated by the Moirae (The Fates). Volume 3. Hera. The Goddess and her Glory. Fe(...)

literary

YEAR: 2010

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Achilles Aeneas Aesop Aesop’s Fables Afterlife Agamemnon Amphitrite Anteros Aphrodite Apollo Apples of the Hesperides Arachne Architecture Ares Argo Argonauts Ariadne Artemis Asclepius Athena Athens Atlas Bacchus Baucis Centaur(s) Cerberus Ceres Charybdis Chimera / Chimaera Crete Cronus / Kronos Cyclops / Cyclopes Daedalus Delos Demeter Diana Dionysus / Dionysos Divination Egypt Egyptian Mythology Epimetheus Erinyes Eris Eros Europa Fable Furies Gaia / Gaea Galatea Gods Golden Fleece Greek Art Greek History Greek Music Greek Philosophy Griffins / Gryphons Hades Harpies Hecate Hector Helen Hephaestus Hera Heracles Hercules Hermes Hestia Homer Hydra Icarus Iliad Immortality Jason Juno Jupiter Katabasis Labyrinth Laurel Wreath Leto Mars Maze Medusa Menelaus Mercury Metamorphoses (Ovid's) Metempsychosis Metis Minos Minotaur Nymphs Odysseus / Ulysses Odyssey Olympus Oracles Ovid Pan Pandora Pandora’s Box Paris (Trojan Prince) Pasiphae Patroclus Pegasus Penelope Persephone Perseus Philemon Polyphemus Poseidon Priam Prometheus Sirens Sisyphus Sphinx Stymphalian Birds Styx Theseus Thetis Trojan Horse Trojan War Troy Twelve Labours of Heracles Underworld Zeus

Caroline Bruce Cooney

On the Seas to Troy / Goddess of Yesterday: A Tale of Troy

Six-year-old Anaxandra is abducted from her family’s humble island by a pirate king named Nicander. After inadvertently revealing the location of her father’s hidden treasure hoard, she loses all value as a hostage, but remains in the household of Nicander, who turns out to be a kind man. Anaxandra grows up as a playmate for his sickly daughter Callisto. But when she is twelve, another band of pirates attacks Siphnos, slaughter Nicander and lay waste to his kingdom. Miraculously, Ana(...)

literary

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Euneus Hector Helen Hermione Medusa Menelaus Paris (Trojan Prince) Trojan War Troy

Sandra Jobson

Once Upon a Vase

Contents: Illustrations IntroductionThe First Story. The Story of Peleus and ThetisThe Second Story. The Trojan WarThe Third Story. The Revenge of HephaistosThe Fourth Story. Theseus and the MinotaurThe Fifth Story. Perseus and the GorgonsThe Sixth Story. The Battle of the Pygmies and the CranesThe colophon states that “Ergotimus made my vase and Kleitas painted me. Sandra Jobson has retold my story and redrawn my illustrations in my book”: “Ergotimus m’epoisen (...)

literary

YEAR: 1970

COUNTRY: Australia

TAGS: Acrisius / Akrisios Agamemnon Ancient Fashion Aphrodite Apollo Ares Artemis Athena Centaur(s) Children’s Game (Ancient) Doris Eris Eurytion Fates Graeae / Graiai Helen Hephaestus Hera Hermes Hippodameia Leto Maia Menelaus Nereid(s) Nereus Oceanus / Okeanos Oenomaus / Oinomaos of Pisa Paris (Trojan Prince) Peleus Poseidon Pottery / Vases Priam Pygmies Wedding Traditions (Greek and Roman)

Natalia Kapatsoulia, Filippos Mandilaras

Paris and Beautiful Helen [Ο Πάρις και η ωραία Ελένη (O Páris kai i ōraía Elénī)]

The story starts with pregnant Hecuba, Queen of Troy, having a bad dream. The seer Aesacus advises Hecuba to kill her child. If she does not Troy will be destroyed. Priam asks a herdsman to abandon the newborn child in the mountains. The herdsman leaves the baby under an olive tree. When he returns in a week’s time he sees the infant playing with a bear and decides to raise the child as his own. He names the child Paris. The years go by and Paris becomes handsome and good with words. When (...)

literary

YEAR: 2012

COUNTRY: Greece

TAGS: Achaeans Aphrodite Ares Athena Hecuba Helen Hera Iris Menelaus Olympus Paris (Trojan Prince) Peleus Priam Sparta Thetis Troy Zeus

Joan Holub, Dani Jones

Surprise, Trojans!: The Story of the Trojan Horse

This is an illustrated retelling of the Trojan War for a young readership, from the escape of Helen and Paris to the Trojan Horse. The main focus is on the Trojan horse which the Trojans unsuspectedly receive as a present. They celebrate the reception of the horse and the end of the Trojan War and they do not realize the horse is part of the Greeks’ plan to attack Troy.(...)

literary

YEAR: 2014

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Cassandra Helen Menelaus Odysseus / Ulysses Paris (Trojan Prince) Priam Sparta Trojan Horse Troy

Stanisław Srokowski

The Adventures of Odysseus [Przygody Odyseusza]

Based on: Katarzyna Marciniak, Elżbieta Olechowska, Joanna Kłos, Michał Kucharski (eds.), Polish Literature for Children & Young Adults Inspired by Classical Antiquity: A Catalogue, Faculty of “Artes Liberales”, Warsaw: University of Warsaw, 2013, 444 pp.Designed in the same manner as Stanisław Srokowski’s Wojna trojańska [Trojan War], Przygody Odyseusza is an abridged and simplified version of Homer’s Odyssey; it retells Odysseus’ adventures in twenty-four chap(...)

literary

YEAR: 1994

COUNTRY: Poland

TAGS: Achilles Aeolus Agamemnon Athena Charybdis Circe Cyclops / Cyclopes Helen Homer Menelaus Nestor Odysseus / Ulysses Odyssey Penelope Scylla Sirens Telemachus

Stuart Hill, Sandra Lawrence

The Atlas of Heroes. A World of Heroes from Myth and Legend

This atlas is large in scale (at 28x34 cm) and sumptuously illustrated with hand-drawn maps decorated with numerous heroes associated with each location. The figures on the maps are numbered, and these correspond to a companion page which features summaries of each hero. The maps are double-framed within an introductory story communicated via text and illustration; a young girl discovers the atlas as part of a stash of items in an attic, and the atlas features notes added by her as she uncovers (...)

literary

YEAR: 2018

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Achilles Aeneas Aeneid Aesop Agamemnon Argo Argonauts Ariadne Athena Athens Atlas Bellerophon Bible Cassandra Cleopatra VII Crete Egypt Gilgamesh Golden Fleece Hector Hecuba Helen Heracles Hercules Homer Iliad Jason Labyrinth Mark Antony Medea Menelaus Minos Minotaur Odysseus / Ulysses Odyssey Pegasus Penelope Priam Roman History Theseus Trojan Horse Trojan War Troy Twelve Labours of Heracles Virgil

Gillian Cross, Neil Packer

The Iliad

Gillian Cross' The Iliad opens with events prior to the Trojan War, starting with the three goddesses arguing over the apple. The text then moves on to a retelling of Homer's Iliad itself, before concluding with an "Afterwards" chapter relating Achilles' death, the quarrel over his armour, the wooden horse, Cassandra's insight (Virgil, Aeneid, 2.246), the fall of Troy, Diomedes' and Odysseus' post-Troy journeys, and Agamemnon's murder (see esp. Aeschylus, Ag(...)

literary

YEAR: 2015

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Achilles Aeneas Agamemnon Aphrodite Apollo Architecture Ares Artemis Asclepius Athena Cassandra Eris Gods Greek History Hector Helen Hera Hermes Homer Iliad Juno Katabasis Menelaus Minerva Odysseus / Ulysses Odyssey Paris (Trojan Prince) Penelope Thetis Trojan Horse Trojan War Troy Underworld Zeus

Celina Elmi, Valentina Orlando

The Iliad: Homer for Fun [L'Iliade – Omero per gioco]

As is it noted on the book’s cover, “this series of abridged books certainly doesn’t intend to replace the originals of the classics they represent, but rather aims to render them accessible and attractive for young people (and… also not-so-young)”. This is a perfect summary of the series, which incorporates the mythical stories with the help of visually attractive and highly colorful illustrations on each page; the text is written on top of these paintings which c(...)

literary

YEAR: 2014

COUNTRY: Italy

TAGS: Achilles Agamemnon Aphrodite Apollo Athena Hector Hecuba Helen Hera Menelaus Paris (Trojan Prince) Patroclus Poseidon Priam Thetis Zeus

Margery Jean Gill, Roger Lancelyn Green

The Luck of Troy

The Luck of Troy transforms the Trojan War saga into an original story focalised through the character of the twelve year old boy Nicostratus, the son of Menelaus and Helen. Having been brought to Troy by his mother when he was a baby, Nico grows up in the besieged city, with only hazy memories of Greece and his father, and a deeply conflicted sense of identity and loyalty. As the war’s impact intensifies, most of the Trojans reject and persecute him as a traitor, but he finds some comfort(...)

literary

YEAR: 1961

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Achilles Agamemnon Antenor Cassandra Deiphobus Electra Hector Hecuba Helen Hermione Iphigenia / Iphigeneia Menelaus Mycenae Nicostratus Odysseus / Ulysses Palamedes Palladium Paris (Trojan Prince) Polyxena Priam Sparta Theano Trojan Horse Trojan War Troy

Gillian Cross, Neil Packer

The Odyssey

Gillian Cross' Odyssey is an abridged retelling of Homer's Odyssey, set in Greek antiquity. It is a retelling of ancient myth with an emphasis on striking visualisation. Chapter headings:The WarTravelling into DisasterThe Giant in the CaveAeolus and CirceGhosts and MonstersStranded on Calypso's IslandNausicaaOdysseus the BeggarA Husband for PenelopeHomer's Odyssey is retold, rearranged into more chronological order. The introduction explains the Trojan War briefly by way of (...)

literary

YEAR: 2012

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Achilles Afterlife Agamemnon Aphrodite Apollo Architecture Ares Artemis Asclepius Athena Charybdis Circe Cyclops / Cyclopes Gods Greek History Hades Hermes Homer Iliad Ithaca Katabasis Menelaus Odyssey Penelope Polyphemus Poseidon Scylla Sirens Telemachus Trojan Horse Trojan War Troy Underworld Zeus

Jan Lewis, Saviour Pirotta

The Orchard Book of First Greek Myths

This is a very popular collection of ten retellings of ancient myths, attractively laid-out and well-written for a young audience. There is an illustrated Table of Contents at the start, which enables pre-literate children to participate in choosing the story that will be read, as well as teaching them how to use a ToC.Each story begins with an elaborate fronts-piece full of details from the story, and each story concludes with a small image that contains a key element of the myth. Both elements(...)

literary

YEAR: 2003

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Arachne Architecture Argo Argonauts Ariadne Athena Athens Bellerophon Chimera / Chimaera Crete Daedalus Dionysus / Dionysos Epimetheus Gods Golden Fleece Graeae / Graiai Helen Homer Icarus Jason Labyrinth Maze Medea Medusa Menelaus Metamorphoses (Ovid's) Midas Minerva Minos Minotaur Odysseus / Ulysses Odyssey Ovid Pan Pandora Pandora’s Box Paris (Trojan Prince) Pegasus Perseus Theseus Trojan Horse Trojan War Troy

Roger Lancelyn Green, Betty Middleton-Sandford

The Tale of Troy

Roger Lancelyn Green’s The Tale of Troy stresses that the origins of the Trojan War go right back to the beginning of Zeus’ reign, when Prometheus prophesised that the sea nymph Thetis would give birth to a son who would grow up to be greater than his father. In order to preserve his power, Zeus changed his mind about being Thetis’ consort, and instead arranged for her to be married to the minor hero Peleus. All the Olympians attended the celebration, except for Eris, the godde(...)

literary

YEAR: 1958

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Achilles Aeneas Aeneid Agamemnon Ajax / Aias Andromache Antenor Aphrodite Apollo Athena Calchas Circe Clytemnestra Cyclops / Cyclopes Diomedes (Son of Tydeus) Epic Cycle Eris Hector Hecuba Helen Hera Heracles Hercules Hermes Hermione Homer Iliad Iphigenia / Iphigeneia Laocoon Menelaus Neoptolemus Nestor Odysseus / Ulysses Palamedes Paris (Trojan Prince) Patroclus Peleus Philoctetes Priam Prometheus Sinon Sirens Thetis Tiresias Trojan Horse Trojan War Troy Zeus

Michael Eagle, Emily Little

The Trojan Horse: How the Greeks Won the War

This book is part of a series named Step into Reading which consists of five steps for children to build up their reading skills. The series spans from step one which is aimed at preschool and kindergarten children to step five which is aimed at children aged between 7 and 9. This book falls under the "Step 5" bracket. The book consists of 6 small sections and a pronunciation guide. Section 1 titled "The Wall" introduces the kingdom of Troy and describes the Trojan wall (...)

literary

YEAR: 1992

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Agamemnon Athena Helen Menelaus Odysseus / Ulysses Priam Trojan Horse Trojan War

Evi Pini, Elisa Vavouri

The Trojan War. The Beginning of History [Τρωικός Πόλεμος. Η αρχή της ιστορίας (Trōikós Pólemos. Ī archī́ tīs istorías)]

Evi Pini explains how the Trojan War started. The text is in the form of a fairy tale, as implied by the standard phrase “once upon a time” (my translation) at the very beginning. The book begins with Eris and ends with Iphigeneia’s last-minute rescue from being sacrificed to Artemis. Neither fighting nor bloodshed is presented. Instead, we have an account of human and divine passions and emotions, as well as a description of logistical preparations for going to war.&nbs(...)

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YEAR: 2012

COUNTRY: Greece

TAGS: Achilles Aeolus Agamemnon Aphrodite Argos (City) Artemis Athena Athens Boeotia Calchas Clytemnestra Crete Diomedes (Son of Tydeus) Eris Euboea Gods Greek History Helen Hera Hermes Idomeneus Iphigenia / Iphigeneia Ithaca Lykomedes Menelaus Menestheus Mycenae Nestor Odysseus / Ulysses Paris (Trojan Prince) Peleus Phocis Priam Pylos Skyros Sparta Thetis Troy Tyndareus Zeus

Piatro Vasiuchenka

The Twelve Labours of Heracles [Дванаццаць подзвігаў Геракла (Dvanatstsats' podzvigaŭ Herakla: raman-burlesk)]

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(...)

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YEAR: 2013

COUNTRY: Belarus Russia

TAGS: Alcides Apollo Apples of the Hesperides Artemis Athena Atlas Augean Stables Cerberus Chiron / Cheiron Cretan Bull Delphi Dionysus / Dionysos Eurystheus Geryon Helios Hera Heracles Hermes Hippolyta Hydra Iolaus Menelaus Nemean Lion Poseidon Prometheus Pythia Stymphalian Birds Twelve Labours of Heracles Zeus

John Malam, Peter Rutherford , David Salariya

The Wooden Horse of Troy

The book presents a variant of the myth of Troy. The story of the building of the city walls by Poseidon, Apollo, and Aeacus is followed by the story of the judgment of Paris and its consequences, direct: the reward for giving the first place to Aphrodite, and indirect: the Trojan War. The author describes the fight between the Trojans and the Greeks, the secret help of the gods, the disputes between the warriors in each of the camps (e. g. Agamemnon's quarrel with Achilles, Ajax vs. (...)

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YEAR: 2004

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Achilles Achilles’s Heel Aeacus Aeneas Agamemnon Aphrodite Apollo Apple of Discord Athena Briseis Chryseis Hector Hecuba Helen Hera Heracles Horses of Laomedon Judgement of Paris Laomedon Menelaus Odysseus / Ulysses Paris (Trojan Prince) Patroclus Philoctetes Priam Rome Sparta Tenedos Thersites Trojan Horse Trojan War Troy Zeus

Jan Parandowski

Trojan War [Wojna trojańska]

Based on: Katarzyna Marciniak, Elżbieta Olechowska, Joanna Kłos, Michał Kucharski (eds.), Polish Literature for Children & Young Adults Inspired by Classical Antiquity: A Catalogue, Faculty of “Artes Liberales”, Warsaw: University of Warsaw, 2013, 444 pp., online: http://omc.obta.al.uw.edu.pl/omc_catalogue.Trojan War is an adaptation of the Iliad. In chapter one, Helen’s Rape, Parandowski explains the causes of the Trojan War. Chapter two tells the story of Achilles’ (...)

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YEAR: 1927

COUNTRY: Poland

TAGS: Achilles Agamemnon Aphrodite Apollo Ares Athena Gods Hector Hecuba Helen Hephaestus Hera Homer Iliad Menelaus Odysseus / Ulysses Paris (Trojan Prince) Patroclus Priam Trojan War Troy Zeus

Piotr Fąfrowicz, Zofia Stanecka

Troy. A Story of the City's Fall [Troja. Historia upadku miasta]

The story is a brief description of the Trojan War written for children aged 6–7 who are learning how to read. The classical story begins and ends with a pacifist message saying that every war, even if it generates stories about heroic deeds, is a dreadful event that causes tears and leaves towns in ruins.(...)

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YEAR: 2017

COUNTRY: Poland

TAGS: Achilles Agamemnon Aphrodite Apollo Ares Artemis Athena Cassandra Deiphobus Demeter Eris Gaia / Gaea Greek History Hades Hector Hecuba Helen Hephaestus Hera Hermes Hestia Homer Iliad Ithaca Menelaus Mycenae Odysseus / Ulysses Olympus Paris (Trojan Prince) Patroclus Peleus Poseidon Priam Sparta Styx Themis Thetis Trojan Horse Trojan War Zeus

Joan Holub, Craig Phillips, Suzanne Williams

Uranus and the Bubbles of Trouble (Heroes in Training, 11)

This is the eleventh book in the Heroes in Training series (see for example Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom). The Olympians are stranded on an island in the Aegean Sea, where they witness a mighty battle between Cronus and Uranus. The father-son conflict between Uranus and Cronus reflects Cronus’ fight with his own children, the Olympians. Uranus reveals a prophecy that one day Cronus’ child will overpower him and rule everything. Along the way they meet another Olympian, the beauti(...)

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YEAR: 2015

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Aphrodite Apollo Ares Artemis Athena Chronos Demeter Hades Helen Hera Hestia Menelaus Oracles Ouranos / Uranus Paris (Trojan Prince) Poseidon Rhea Zeus

Leonid Gore, Kate Hovey

Voices of the Trojan War

Voices of the Trojan War recounts the saga of Troy in verse. The book is a collection of 53 short poems, bookended by an invocation and epilogue. Most of the poems are in the form ABAB, but a few feature other patterns of rhyme and rhythm. Each one has a title, and is preceded by a classical epigraph. Excerpts from Homer’s Iliad and book two of Virgil’s Aeneid feature numerous times, but there are also references to The Odyssey, the plays of Euripides, Ovid, and Lucian. The book(...)

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YEAR: 2004

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Achilles Aeneas Agamemnon Andromache Aphrodite Athena Cassandra Diomedes (Son of Tydeus) Epeius Hector Hecuba Helen Menelaus Odysseus / Ulysses Palladium Paris (Trojan Prince) Patroclus Philoctetes Poseidon Priam Thetis Trojan Horse Trojan War Troy Zeus