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Jetdogs Studios , Zoom Out Games

12 Labours of Hercules

The first 12 labours of Hercules game begins by introducing the main characters, Hercules and Megara, who live happily together with their servants. However, Hades abducts Megara, causing Hercules to set out to search for and rescue her. With the help of characters such as Medusa, Cerberus and Chiron, whom he rescues along the way, he fights the Hydra, saves Prometheus from his golden chains and rescues Megara from the Underworld.The second game begins in Thebes with Hercules having the idea of (...)

electronic

YEAR: 2015

COUNTRY: Online

TAGS: Amazons Augean Stables Cerberus Charon Charybdis Chiron Council of the gods Cretan Bull Hades Harpies Hephaestus Hera Heracles / Herakles Heraklion Hermes Medusa Megara Minotaur Nemean lion Pegasus Poseidon Prometheus Scylla Stymphalian Birds Thebes Thor Trireme Twelve Labours of Heracles Underworld Zeus

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 (...)

literary

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

Natalia Kapatsoulia , Filippos Mandilaras

Aristophanes Comedies [Oi komodies tou Aristophane] (Series): The Frogs [Βάτραχοι]

The book opens with a presentation of the main characters in the plot. The Greeks, we read, believed that dead people descended to the underworld, to Hades. Dionysos, however, wanted to bring a great poet back to the world of the living. Hence, Dionysos, disguised as Herakles, made his way to Hades together with his servant, Xanthias. The real Herakles helped Dionysos with directions. When they reached a bottomless lake, Charos, who had a boat, refused to take Xanthias’ donkey on board. Th(...)

literary

COUNTRY: Greece

TAGS: Aeschylus Aiakos Cerberus Charos Dionysos Euripides Hades Heracles / Herakles Pluto Xanthias

Laura Ruby

Bone Gap

Bone Gap is set in the small American town of the same name in the 21st Century, and follows two protagonists: Finn, a teenage boy who does not know that he has prosopagnosia (more colloquially known as “face-blindness”, a disability that prevents him from recognising faces), and Roza, a beautiful young Polish woman who mysteriously turns up in Finn’s barn. Finn is the only witness of her subsequent abduction, but nobody believes him. As Roza fights to escape from her captor, F(...)

literary

YEAR: 2015

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Arion Bees Cerberus Cupid Demeter Elysian Fields Elysium Eurydice Hades Hera Hero’s journey Horses Orpheus Persephone Psyche Styx Underworld Zeus

Gerald Vinestock, G. William

Crib and the Labours of Hercules

Crib (short for Christabel) is a 10 year old clever and tomboyish girl, who has gone with her parents to visit relatives in Greece. While she stays with her uncle and aunt and looks after their horses, she hears on the news that strange phenomena are occurring: all the fierce monsters whom the legendary Hercules had vanquished eons ago, have suddenly returned to life and are hurting the local people. The government is desperate for a new Hercules to save the day. Crib’s uncle, Jonathan, a (...)

literary

YEAR: 2017

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Augean Stables Cerberus Ceryneian hind Cretan Bull Erymanthian Boar Geryon's Cattle Golden Apples Heracles / Herakles Hercules Hesperides Hippolyta's Belt Hydra Nemean lion Stymphalian Birds Twelve Labours of Heracles

Colm Lawton , Simon Spence

Early Greek Myths (Series): Theseus

Theseus is part of a series of storybook myths aimed at very young readers. Each two-page spread combines a full-page illustration and a page of text. The text is presented in an informal style, in a Comic Sans-like font, while the illustrations present the characters as wide-eyed and childlike. The story begins with an introduction to Theseus, including the information that ion that he grew up without his father. We learn that Theseus eventually became strong enough to lift the rock that covere(...)

literary

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Architecture Ariadne Athena/ Athene Athens Cerberus Crete Fate Gods Greek art Greek mythology Hades Heracles / Herakles Hercules Katabasis Labyrinth Laurel wreath Minerva Minos Minotaur Persephone Reception of classical antiquity Theseus Twelve Labours of Heracles Underworld

Graham Annable, Gregory Benton, R.O. Blechman, Vera Brosgol, Graham Chaffee, Eleanor Davis, Chris Duffy, Ulises Farinas, Tom Gauld, Sophie Goldstein, Charise Harper, Jaime Hernandez, John Kerschbaum, James Kochalka, Braden Lamb, Roger Langridge, Simone Lia, Jennifer L. Meyer, Corinne Mucha, Mark Newgarden, George O'Connor, Shelli Paroline, Israel Sanchez, Robert Sikoryak, Ricardo Siri, Maris Wicks, Keny Widjaja

Fable Comics

Fable Comics is a fun and diverse collection of comics retelling fables in a lively, modern style. As many author/illustrators were involved, the fables have many different visual styles; many are rendered in a simplistic or impressionistic style, others are highly illustrated. The majority are told in a humorous tone. Most of the fables are from Aesop, while some are from other traditions. The origin of the story is given as a note at the beginning of each story, e.g. "From Aesop", &q(...)

literary

YEAR: 2015

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Aesop Aesop’s Fables Afterlife Architecture Athens Cerberus Charybdis Fable Gods Greek mythology Greek philosophy Hades Hermes Hermes' winged boots Katabasis Mercury Mythology Olympus Phaedrus Poseidon Reception of classical antiquity Underworld Zeus

Joanne Kathleen Rowling

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

In this book, the author plays with the tradition of bestiaries and introduces the audience to ‘Wizard–Magical Creatures Studies’. Her name does not appear on the cover of the book and the work is credited to ‘Newt Scamander’ who in the Harry Potter universe wrote this textbook – we see it on Harry’s supply list for his first year. It contains the history of Magizoology and describes 85 magical species from all around the world. In the edition from 2017 (...)

literary

YEAR: 2001

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Animals in antiquity Bestiary Centaurs Cerberus Merpeople Mythical creatures Phoenix Sirens

SIE Santa Monica Studio

God of War

God of War is a video game series created by Santa Monica Studio, an exclusive title for the PlayStation consoles (with the exception of God of War: Betrayal). Individual games have their separate entries, see under the name of each gameIt tells the story of a Spartan warrior – Kratos – and his adventures in the world of ancient Greece.* The series consists of the following games:God of War, 2005 for PS2;God of War II, 2007 for PS2;God of War: Betrayal, 2007 for Mobiles (Ja(...)

electronic

YEAR: 2005

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Amphitrite Aphrodite Ares Artemis Athena/ Athene Athens Barbarians Calliope Centaur Cerberus Cyclops / Cyclopes Gorgons Hades Harpies Hydra Kratos Kronos / Cronus Labyrinth Medusa Medusa’s Head Minotaur Mount Olympus Oracles Pandora’s Box Phoenix Poseidon Satyr Sirens Spartan warrior Spartans Trident Zeus Zeus as eagle Zeus’ Eagle

SIE Santa Monica Studio

God of War II

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 (...)

electronic

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

SIE Santa Monica Studio

God of War III

The story revolves around Kratos, a Spartan warrior, who sets on his quest to defeat the Olympian gods – in revenge for their actions against him in the previous installments. (see the God of War and God of War II entries for more info)The game opens with Kratos’s famous words that ended God of War II: “Zeus! Your son has returned. I bring the destruction of Olympus!” The warrior marches to Olympus atop Gaia, along with her fellow Titans saved with the power of the Fates,(...)

electronic

YEAR: 2010

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Aeacus Aphrodite Apollo Athena/ Athene Battle of the Gods Battle of the Titans Boreas Centaur Cerberus Chimera Cyclops / Cyclopes Daedalus Epimetheus Fate Gaia / Gaea Golden Fleece Gorgon Gorgon Eye Hades Harpies Helios Hephaestus Hera Heracles / Herakles Hercules Hermes Hippocampi Hyperion Icarus Icarus Wings Kratos Kronos / Cronus Minos Minotaur Mount Olympus Nemean lion Oceanus Olympians Olympus Pandora Pandora’s Box Persephone Perseus Pirithous / Perithious Poseidon Poseidon's Trident Rhadamanthus Satyr Scorpion Sirens Sisters of Fate The Three Judges Titanomachy Underworld Warfare Zeus

Javaground and Sony Online Entertainment Inc

God of War: Betrayal

The story revolves around Kratos, a Spartan warrior who helped the Olympian gods kill Ares and became the new god of war. During his journey, Kratos receives a number of weapons and magic items. In the God of War: Betrayal there are: weapons: Blades of Athena and Blade of Artemis and magic: Army of Hades and Medusa's Gaze, all of which he received in the previous game. He can also collect gorgon eyes and phoenix feathers to boost his health and mana respectively – this is a standa(...)

electronic

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Argos Artemis Athena/ Athene Cerberus Gorgon Hades Hermes Kratos Medusa Minotaur Phoenix Sparta Spartans

Joan Holub, Suzanne Williams

Goddess Girls (Series, Book 2): Persephone the Phony

In this installment we follow the adventures of Persephone, the a shy and reserved goddessgirl and her first encounters with Hades, a ‘bad boy’ godboy. Persephone’s overbearing mother, Demeter, heavily interferes with her social life until Persephone feels the need to rebel. The moral of the story here is that Persephone needs to grow up and a part of it is understating also the emotions of those around her, like her mother. Her mother also needs to understand her little girl i(...)

literary

YEAR: 2010

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Aphrodite Artemis Athena/ Athene Cerberus Charon Cyclops / Cyclopes Demeter Greek mythology Hades Hydra Pandora Persephone Pheme Tartarus Thanatos 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(...)

literary

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

Justine Fontes, Ron Fontes, Steve Kurth , Barbara Schulz

Graphic Myths and Legends (Series): Demeter and Persephone. Spring Held Hostage

The myth of Demeter and Persephone is retold here to familiarise young people with the myth and with ancient Greek culture more broadly. The myth provides an aeitiology for the seasons. Persephone is abducted by Hades, god of the Underworld. Persephone's mother, the goddess Demeter, searches for her. Demeter mourns her daughter when it transpires that she has been taken to the Underworld, causing harvests to fail and plants to die. A compromise is reached in which Persephone splits her time (...)

literary

YEAR: 2007

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Aetiology Afterlife Aphrodite Apollo Architecture Athena/ Athene Bacchus Cerberus Charon Demeter Dionysus Divination Eleusinian Mysteries Erinyes Furies Gods Greek mythology Hades Hades' Throne Hecate / Hekate Hera Hermes Hermes' winged boots Katabasis Medusa Minos Minos (King) Mythology Persephone Reception of classical antiquity Underworld Witches Zeus Zeus' Throne

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 (...)

literary

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(...)

literary

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

Joanne Kathleen Rowling

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone

Harry Potter, the main character of the series, is an orphan living with his uncle and aunt, who treat him like, to put it delicately, a spare wheel. One day, on his 11th birthday, he gets an extraordinary letter from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (delivered by Hagrid, half-giant, later, one of his best friends), with an invitation to start his year as a student wizard. He also learns (mainly from Hagrid) about his past and his greatest enemy – Lord Voldemort, dark and evil wi(...)

literary

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Centaur Cerberus Giants

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(...)

literary

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.(...)

literary

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

Geraldine McCaughrean

Hercules

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. (...)

literary

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

Robert Burleigh , Raul Colón

Hercules

This is a picture book retelling of the myth of Hercules’ descent into Hades and capture of Cerberus, aimed at children. The book starts with a list of characters, both humans and non-humans, and a short explanation of each. The book concentrates on the last and most dangerous labor of Hercules, namely his descent into Hades and abduction of Cerberus, but the author uses the opportunity to retell the rest of Hercules’ labours for his young readers as well. The overall frame(...)

literary

YEAR: 1999

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Athena/ Athene Cerberus Charon Hades Hera Hercules Iphicles Persephone Sisyphus

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(...)

literary

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

Gary Margrove

Hercules Son of God (Series, Book 5): Deceit of the Gods

This book is written as the fourth in a series of five as an exposition of the deadly threats facing our planet in the face of the Anunnaki (“relatives of Anu, ruler of the planet Nibiru”) and their attempts to take over the Earth. The author asserts that he has written this book as a service to the public, educating all as to the apocalyptic dangers that lie ahead. The writing, using second person narrative addressed to the reader, is peppered with URLs to extra reading material, bo(...)

literary

YEAR: 2013

TAGS: Achilles Alcmene Antiope Ares Artemis Cerberus Chronos Creon Diomedes Eos Erebus Geryon Hades Helios Hera Heracles / Herakles Hercules Hippolyta Hydra Marduk Medusa Megara Minos Nabu Nereus Olympus Pasiphae Philoctetes Rhea Selene Styx 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 (...)

literary

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

Sam Raimi, Robert Tapert, Christian Williams

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (Series, S00 - Season Zero)

Title of the Works: Hercules: the Legendary Journeys – Hercules and the Amazon WomenHercules: the Legendary Journeys – Hercules and the Lost KingdomHercules: the Legendary Journeys – Hercules and the Circle of FireHercules: the Legendary Journeys – Hercules in the UnderworldHercules: the Legendary Journeys – Hercules in the Maze of the MinotaurThe Hercules: The Legendary Journeys franchise, starring Kevin Sorbo in the titular role, is best known for the te(...)

audiovisual

YEAR: 1994

COUNTRY: New Zealand United States of America

TAGS: Afterlife Alcmene Amazons Centaur Centaurs Cerberus Charon Chiron Deianeira Elysian Fields Hades Hera Heracles / Herakles Hercules Hippolyta Immortality Iolaus Katabasis Labyrinth Lernaean Hydra Lydia Minotaur Nessus Omphale Prometheus Sacrifice Sea-Serpent See monsters Styx Troy Twelve Labours of Heracles Underworld Witches Zeus

Sam Raimi, Robert Tapert, Christian Williams

Hercules: the Legendary Journeys (Series, S00E04): Hercules in the Underworld

This narrative is based loosely on a combination of several known mythological tales: the rape of Deianeira by Nessus, the labour of Hercules capturing Cerberus in the underworld, the death of Hercules and Orpheus’ catabasis. The film begins in an undisclosed village where the ground opens up to create an eerie fissure from out of which a strange green light and mist emerge, destroying all who come into contact with it. Meanwhile, in Hercules’ own village, the hero is forced out of &(...)

audiovisual

COUNTRY: New Zealand United States of America

TAGS: Afterlife Centaur Cerberus Charon Deianeira Elysian Fields Hades Hera Hercules Immortality Katabasis Nessus Styx Twelve Labours of Heracles Underworld 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(...)

literary

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(...)

literary

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.(...)

literary

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 3): Hades and the Helm of Darkness

This is the third book in the Heroes in Training series (see entry about Heroes in Training: Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom). The saved Olympians continue their journey following the Oracle’s directions. They now head to the underworld where they encounter the Titans Oceanus, Mnemosyne and the Furies. They are even almost captured by Thanatos. In the process they will discover who the real lord of the underworld is and Zeus gets another step close to understanding his own identity. (...)

literary

YEAR: 2013

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Cerberus Charon Cronus Delphi Demeter Elysian Fields Furies Hades Hera Mnemosyne Oceanus Oracles Poseidon Styx Thanatos Zeus

Tom Kindley

Heroes of the Night Sky. The Greek Myths Behind the Constellations

This is a collection of myths told for teenagers, with emphasis on stylised illustration, constellation name aetiologies, and some moral lessons. The myths included are:Ursa Major (The Great Bear)PegasusAndromedaHerculesLyre (The Lyre)Corona Borealis (Northern Crown)Orion and ScorpiusCorvus (The Crow)Centaurus (The Centaur)Ophiucus (The Serpent Bearer)(...)

literary

YEAR: 2016

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Aetiology Afterlife Andromeda Aphrodite Apollo Architecture Ariadne Artemis Asclepius / Asklepios Bellerophon Callisto Centaurs Cerberus Charon Chimaera Chiron Classical studies Dionysus Gods Greek mythology Hades Hades' Throne Heracles / Herakles Hercules Hermes Hermes' winged boots Immortality Katabasis Labyrinth Lernaean Hydra Maze Medusa Minotaur Mythology Orion Orpheus Pegasus Perseus Poseidon Prometheus Reception of classical antiquity Stymphalian Birds Theseus Twelve Labours of Heracles Underworld Zeus

Nick Roberts, Stella Tarakson

Hopeless Heroes (Series, Book 1): Here Comes Hercules!

This is book 1 in the Hopeless Heroes series. This is series of portal-fantasy adventures in which a timid boy travels to the world of ancient myth by means of a magic vase, and learns to be brave through adventures with classical heroes. In this book we meet our protagonist, Tim Baker. We are initially informed that Tim’s mother works long hours to provide for her family, so he needs to help with the housework. While cleaning, Tim accidentally breaks a large Greek vase, decorated with a s(...)

literary

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Cerberus Hera Hercules Hermes Zeus

Ian Trevaskis

Hopscotch: Medusa Stone

Hopscotch: Medusa Stone is the story of Australian teens, Jake and Hannah, who travel from a sleepy sea-side town, “Pelican Bay,” to the world of Ancient Greek mythology, when they play a game of hopscotch, using directions from a mysterious parchment, and a magical stone (the ‘Medusa Stone’ of the title). They find themselves in the power of a games-maker, Costas the Giant, who commands them to retrieve items from the Ancient Greek heroes—Odysseus, Perseus, and Her(...)

literary

YEAR: 2009

COUNTRY: Australia

TAGS: Athena/ Athene Cerberus Greek mythology Heracles / Herakles Hercules Medusa Mythology Odysseus/ Ulysses Polyphemus Theseus Trojan Horse (wooden)

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(...)

literary

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

Deirdre Barry, Richard Morss

I’m a Monster (Series, 52 Episodes)

2D animation series for children of pre-school age (4-8 years), about monsters from various parts of the world. In each episode of the series (duration: 2 minutes) we meet another character who presents himself to the audience (with the voice of an actor) and tells some fun facts about himself.* Most of presented characters are well-known – they come from mythology of different cultures, from literature, movies etc. The material is rich, colorful and original. In twelve episodes of th(...)

audiovisual

YEAR: 2010

COUNTRY: Ireland

TAGS: Acropolis Andromeda Aphrodite Apollo Apollo’s bow Ares Arges Argonauts Argos Ariadne Artemis Artemis’ Arrows of Moonlight Artemis’ bow Asterion Athena/ Athene Athena’s Temple Basilisk Brontes Centaur Centaurs Cerberus Cetes Charybdis Chimera Chiron Chrisador Colosseum Cretan Empire Crete Crommyonian Sow Cyclops / Cyclopes Daedalus Dark Pit of Tartarus Dionysus Echidna Erinyes Furies Gaia / Gaea Giants Goddess Goddess of Earth Gods Gorgon Gorgon Hair Gorgons Gorgon’s Head Greece Greek columns Greek Gods Greek language Greek legend Greek sailor Greeks Hades Hekatoncheires Helmet of Invisibility Heracles / Herakles Hercules Hero Heroes Homer Hydra Iliad Iolaos Ixion Kraken Kronos / Cronus Labyrinth Lyre Medusa Medusa’s Cave Medusa’s Head Mermaids Merman Minos (King) Minos’ Palace Minotaur Minotaur’s Maze Mintotaur’s Labyrinth Muses Odysseus/ Ulysses Odyssey Olympians Orpheus Palace at Knossos Pasiphae Pegasus Persephone Perseus Philyra Phorcys Pliny the Elder Poseidon Priestess Romans Rome Scylla Sea Sea Nymphs Sicily Sirens Sphinx Springs of Amymone Steropes Tartarus Temple Theseus Thessaly Thetis Thunder Thunderbolt Titans Trident Typheous Typhon Uranus Vases Vessel Western Gateway to the Ancient Greek Land Winged Horse Winged mythical creatures Zeus

Nintendo Research and Development Team 1 , Project Sora , TOSE Software , Toru Osawa, Masafumi Sakashita, Masahiro Sakurai, Gunpei Yokoi

Kid Icarus (Series): Kid Icarus (Light Myth: Palutena’s Mirror) [Kid Icarus (Hikari Shinwa: Parutena no Kagami)] / Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters / Kid Icarus: Uprising ( New Light Mythology: Palutena's Mirror) [Kid Icarus: Uprising (Shin Hikari Shinwa:

Kid Icarus The story begins in a land called “Angel Land” where humans and deities live in harmony. Two goddesses rule the land: Palutena, goddess of light and Medusa, goddess of darkness. The goddess of light liked the humans and helped them flourish, but the goddess of darkness hated them, so dried up their crops and turned them into stone. Palutena transformed Medusa into a monster and banished her to the underworld. Once there, Medusa gathered monsters and demons and assembl(...)

electronic

YEAR: 19 December, 1986 / 1991 / 22 March, 2012

COUNTRY: Japan

TAGS: Angels Athena/ Athene Cerberus Gaia / Gaea Hades Helios Hephaestus Hydra Icarus Medusa Olympus Orthos Overworld Pandora Poseidon Skyworld Thanatos Underworld

Nicolas Duffaut, Hélène Montardre

Little Stories from Mythology [Petites histoires de la mythologie] (Series): Hercules' Twelve Labours [Les douze travaux d’Hercule]/ Orpheus in the Underworld [Orphée aus Enfers] / Zeus, the King of Gods [Zeus le roi des dieux]

In view of the large number of relatively short and minor books for eight-year old children signed by the author/illustrator duo Montardre & Duffaut, only three representative titles are presented in more detail.1. Hercules' Twelve LaboursHercules drinks to excess at a feast and temporarily loses his reason. Without realizing what he is doing, he takes his bow and shoots his wife Megara and his three children, then he falls asleep on the floor. When he wakes up, he is terrified and canno(...)

literary

YEAR: 2011 / 2013 / 2013

COUNTRY: France

TAGS: Alcmene Amalthea Aphrodite Apollo Argonauts Cerberus Charon Chronos Cyclops / Cyclopes Demeter Eurydice Eurysthaeus Gaia / Gaea Golden Fleece Hades Hekatoncheires Hera Hercules Hestia Maenads Oak Nymphs Orpheus Persephone Poseidon Rhea Styx Titans Twelve Labours of Heracles Typhon Zeus

David Maher

Medusa 3000

An educational graphic novel, which opens in an ancient cave, a long-dead place, a moment frozen in time. A droplet from a stalactite prompts a reaction, a sword appears, and then stone crumbles, and a hundred forked tongues dart from desiccated jaws. Medusa reawakens. She takes the sword, and moves towards a set of stairs that have appeared: the time has come to set things right. The action switches to a modern Australian English class, in which a teacher is explaining the concept of the quest (...)

literary

YEAR: 2008

COUNTRY: Australia

TAGS: Cerberus Charybdis Cleopatra Cyclops / Cyclopes Graeae Sisters Hero with a Thousand Faces Hero’s journey Julius Caesar Katabasis Medusa Orpheus Perseus Quest Tiresias

Marcia Dorothy Williams

Mini Greek Myths (Series): The Twelve Tasks of Heracles & Arion and the Dolphins

The main body of this short book is taken up with the labours of Heracles. Williams starts off with his origins as the child of Alcmene and Zeus, and the jealousy of Zeus’s wife, Hera, at her husband’s infidelity. Williams tells how, having failed to kill the baby Heracles by sending snakes to his cot, she turns the adult Heracles mad so that he kills his many children by an unnamed wife. After his wife sends him away due to his actions, he consults with a priestess who tells him tha(...)

literary

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Arion Cerberus Corinth Crete’ Dolphins Erymanthean Boar Eurystheus Hera Heracles / Herakles Hydra Mycenae Nemean lion Periander Snakes Twelve Labours of Heracles 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(...)

literary

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

Voglio Una Mela Blu (V1MB) , Sybille Tezzele Kramer

Mischiamiti (Series)

“Mischiamiti” (series):“Mischiamiti. Il libro-gioco mitologico” (book-game), “Raccolta di filastrocche” per “Mischiamiti - il libro-gioco mitologico” (collection of nursery rhymes), “Le carte dei Mostri Mitologici” dal progetto a tema mitologico “Mischiamiti” (mythological monsters cards).“Mischiamiti” series contains interactive printing materials (such as “mix and match” game and cards) an(...)

ephemeral

YEAR: 2016

COUNTRY: Online

TAGS: Basilisk Centaur Cerberus Charon Cheops Chimaera Clytie Cyclops / Cyclopes Faun Griffins Harpies Hippocampi Hippogriff Manticore Medusa Minotaur Muses Odysseus/ Ulysses Pegasus Penelope Phoenix Sea horse Sirens Unicorn

Anita Ganeri , David West

Monster Fight Club (Series): Gods and Goddesses

Monster Fight Club is a series of books written in collaboration by Anita Ganeri and David West. In this series, heroes, monsters, mythical beasts, legendary figures from around the world are pitted against one another, much as in a Dungeons and Dragons battle, or computer game. Readers are presented with some context, some facts and some figures about each pair of contestants, before they enter the ring for combat. A double-page narrative, with images of the fighting figures, sums up how the fi(...)

literary

YEAR: 2012

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Aphrodite Ares Cerberus Charon Demeter Europa Hades Hera Kronos / Cronus Olympus Orpheus Persephone Poseidon Styx Titans Trojan War Zeus

Kate McMullan

Myth-O-Mania (Series, Book 1): Have a Hot Time, Hades!

Have a Hot Time, Hades comprises seventeen chapters plus a prologue and epilogue, from the perspective of Hades, detailing his birth and the genesis of his conflict with Zeus. The prologue introduces Hades as the ruler of the Underworld and shows his distrust in myths and his readiness to set the record straight as they are all biased against him and he knows best.Chapter One, Hothead Dad, narrates the genesis of the Olympians from Mama Gaia who gave birth to Cronus, the Titan. Cronus in tu(...)

literary

YEAR: 2002

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Aphrodite Apollo Ares Artemis Athena/ Athene Cerberus Cyclops / Cyclopes Demeter Dionysus Gaia / Gaea Hades Hera Hermes Hestia Kampe Kronos / Cronus Muses Olympus Poseidon Rhea Titans Typhon Zeus

Kate McMullan , Denis Zilber

Myth-O-Mania (Series, Book 10): Get Lost, Odysseus!

This is the tenth book in the Myth-O-Mania series. In this series, Hades is the narrator who promises to tell the whole truth about the Greek myth; he claims that his brother Zeus, is a myth-o-maniac (that is, a liar) and that he fabricated the myths and wrote his version so that he and his children will appear noble and praiseworthy. In this book, Hades narrates Odysseus’ voyage. Hades clams that Zeus wrote down that it was he who helped Odysseus get home after the Trojan War. Hades (...)

literary

YEAR: 2014

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Athena/ Athene Calypso Cerberus Circe Hades Hermes Odysseus/ Ulysses Penelope Persephone Polyphemus Poseidon Telemachus Zeus

Kate McMullan , Denis Zilber

Myth-O-Mania (Series, Book 2): Phone Home Persephone!

This is the second book in the Myth-O-Mania series, which offer alternative versions of the Greek myths, narrated by Hades. Hades, who is a self-professed shy and serious god, promises to tell the whole truth about the Greek myth; he claims that his brother Zeus, is a myth-o-maniac (that is, a liar) and that he fabricated the myths and wrote his version so that he and his children will appear noble and praiseworthy. Hades’ versions offer the ‘true’ story of the myths.This book (...)

literary

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Cerberus Charon Demeter Furies Hades Hera Hypnos Minos Persephone Zeus

Lynn Curlee

Mythological Creatures: A Classical Bestiary: Tales of Strange Beings, Fabulous Creatures, Fearsome Beasts, & Hideous Monsters from Ancient Greek Mythology

In this picture book, a series of mythological creatures from Ancient Greek mythology is presented. It begins with a prologue, explaining the context for the Greek myths, and putting monster stories in context alongside gods, kings and heroes. The story of each mythological creature is outlined in the text, and accompanied by a picture showing key elements from its myth. 1. Pan, the God of Nature (2-3). Discusses the myth of Pan and Syrinx; illustration shows Pan playing his reeds by the ri(...)

literary

YEAR: 2008

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Argus Centaur Cerberus Chimaera Cyclops / Cyclopes Golden Fleece Gryphons Harpies Medusa Minotaur Pan Pegasus Phoenix Sphinx Talus Triton

Alexandra Hetmerova

Mythopolis [Mitópolis]

The main character in the story is Medusa, a single mother living a normal life with her son Mino. She’s doggedly trying to find happiness in her love life so that she could have a man whom she’d not only love but also be a good father for her son. As she fails in her search, she attempts to be a great mother and hard-working woman. One day, she accompanies her son to school using a thread as a tool, so that the boy could come back home by himself as she’s still at work. Unfort(...)

audiovisual

YEAR: 2013

COUNTRY: Czech Republic

TAGS: Cerberus Chimera Cyclops / Cyclopes Harpies Medusa Minotaur Satyrs Sirens Sphinx

Neil Gaiman

Neverwhere

Richard Mayhew is a young businessman recently moved to London where his job is almost as dull as his fiancé, a demanding and over-bearing social climber. One night he stumbles over a girl lying injured on the sidewalk. When he stops to help her, he inadvertently opens himself up to a second fantastical world – London Below, an underworld city that shadows the real London. Neverwhere involves a character descending into the Underworld, Odysseus-like, to see what lies beyond the ever(...)

literary

YEAR: 1996

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Cerberus Labyrinth Lamia Minotaur Mithras Odyssey Satan Succubus Underworld

Lisl Weil

Of Witches and Monsters and Wondrous Creatures

In this informational picture book, Weil takes young readers on a tour of mythical creatures from around the world. She opens by explaining the role of mythical creatures as providing answers for the things that happen that cannot be explained. "Some of these creatures were good; some were bad. Some were like animals; some were like people . . . Every country, every different group of people, had their own wicked monsters and wondrous creatures that became a part of the stories that were to(...)

literary

YEAR: 1985

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Ariadne Bacchus Cerberus Cyclops / Cyclopes Dionysus Dragons Dryades Heracles / Herakles Hercules Minotaur Mythical creatures Nymphs Odysseus/ Ulysses Pegasus Phoenix Sphinx Theseus Unicorn

Shoo Rayner

Olympia (Series, Book 5): Swim for your Life

Swim for Your Life is the fifth in author-illustrator Shoo Rayner’s Olympia series of chapter books, which show what life was like for ordinary children in Ancient Greece. It features a boy named Olly, whose father runs the gymnasium where the great athletes train, and who dreams of being an Olympic champion. In Swim for Your Life, the athletes are preparing for a swimming race, and making sacrifices to the river god, Alfeios (Alpheus). Olly and Spiro, his rival, have the mo(...)

literary

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Alfeios Alpheus Artemis Cerberus Olympia Olympic Games Orion Sacrifice

Shoo Rayner

Olympia (Series, Book 6): Race for the Stars

Race for the Stars is the sixth in author-illustrator Shoo Rayner’s Olympia series of chapter books which show what life was like for ordinary children in Ancient Greece. It features Olly, whose father runs the gymnasium where the great athletes train, and who dreams of being an Olympic champion. In Race for the Stars, Olly’s sister Chloe, who has an affinity with animals, wants to enter the Junior chariot race. Though women and girls are not allowed to race, horse and(...)

literary

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Artemis Cerberus Chariot Racing Olympia Olympic Games Orion

George O'Connor

Olympians (Series, Book 10): Hermes: Tales of the Trickster

This enjoyable graphic novel is the most humorous one of the Olympians series to date. The novel takes as its frame the myth of the killing of Argus Panoptes. A traveller and his dog arrive at the field that the giant, Argus, guards, where he keeps his many eyes on a lone white cow. The traveller begins to tell the giant stories:The first is the story of the dogs' complaint. Hermes arranged for dogs to make their complaint to Zeus about being under human bondage. But they "voided their (...)

literary

YEAR: 2018

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Aesop Aesop’s Fables Afterlife Aphrodite Apollo Architecture Ares Artemis Athena/ Athene Centaurs Cerberus Dionysus Divination Egypt Fable Faun Gods Greek language Greek music Greek mythology Hephaestus Hera Hermes Hermes' winged boots Horus Lernaean Hydra Lyre Mercury Mythology Nymphs Olympus Ovid Ovid Metamorphoses Pan Penelope Phaedrus Reception of classical antiquity Zeus Zeus' Throne

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(...)

literary

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 1): The Lightning Thief

Percy Jackson is the twelve-year-old protagonist of the series and narrates the events of the book. Percy is dyslexic and has ADHD, and his behaviour leads to his expulsion from a number of schools. His life changes dramatically after his maths teacher transforms into a fury during a school trip demanding Percy return something that has been stolen. This leads to Percy discovering that he is a demigod and that the gods, heroes and monsters of Ancient Greece are in fact real and that they inhabit(...)

literary

YEAR: 2005

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Ares Athena/ Athene Centaurs Cerberus Charon Chimaera Chimera Delphic Oracle Dionysus Echidna Furies Hades Heroic itinerary Iris Katabasis Kronos / Cronus Land of the Lotus Eaters Lotus-eater Medusa Minotaur Monsters Nereid Olympus Pan Perseus Poseidon Procrustes Satyr Underworld Zeus

Atlus

Persona (Series): Persona 2: Eternal Punishment; Persona 3

Persona is a role-playing game, which was developed by Atlus. In this game characters use Personas, who are the embodiment of the soul, taking the form of demons, gods or ancient heroes from mythologies and lore of many cultures, to protect a town from a catastrophe, friends from dangerous situations and their own lives from death. Without Personas, characters can do nothing because their enemies use Personas, or demons, and they cannot be easily killed by conventional weapons. At the beginning (...)

electronic

YEAR: 2000

COUNTRY: Japan United States of America

TAGS: Cerberus Eurydice Greek mythology Hades Hypnos Nyx Orpheus Prometheus Thanatos Titans Zeus

Eric Freeberg, Diane Namm

Roman Myths

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(...)

literary

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

Bob Graham

Rose Meets Mr Wintergarten

In Rose Meets Mr Wintergarten, a modern recasting of the Persephone myth, Rose Summers (Persephone) moves into a small, colourful house with her family (her mother, and her sisters, Faith and Blossom). Next door is a large, grey mansion, which the ‘sun never touched,’ in which monstrously large plants ‘bristle’ over the fence. The children in the street tell stories about the inhabitant, Mr Wintergarten (Hades), who is ‘mean,’ and ‘horrible.’ &lsqu(...)

literary

YEAR: 1992

COUNTRY: Australia

TAGS: Cerberus Hades Katabasis Persephone Seasons

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.(...)

literary

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

Terry Denton

Story Maze (Series, Book 6): The Obelisk of Eno

The sixth book in the Storymaze series follows the surfing adventures of Nico, Claudia and Mikey through parallel worlds and across the universe. The story begins with yet another attempt by protagonist Nico to win the surfing world championship on the planet Ganymede. This time he is confident of victory given that his main rival, Hercules, has been sent to the Underworld to retrieve Cerberus. By some twist of travelling fate they accidentally arrive on the reverse of Ganymede, the planet Edemy(...)

literary

YEAR: 2003

COUNTRY: Australia

TAGS: Ariadne Cerberus Ganymede Hercules Minotaur Neptune Obelisks Poseidon Underworld

Josef Hill, Elena Paige

Taki and Toula Time Travelers (Series, Book 4): Hades Learns to be Fair

In this time-traveling series fourth installment, two modern day Greek children from Crete, Toula (8 year old girl) and Taki (6 year old boy) find strange traditional Greek shoes called tsarouhia in their mother’s chest. They find out that wearing these shoes enable them to time-travel to ancient Greece (see here). In this book, the children find themselves in the petrifying underworld. Hades, who resents the children for assisting Zeus in their previous adventure (Paige, Zeus Tames h(...)

literary

YEAR: 2018

COUNTRY: Australia

TAGS: Cerberus Death Hades Hermes Persephone 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(...)

literary

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(...)

literary

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(...)

literary

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

Flávia Lins e Silva, Renata Richard

The Adventures of Pilar in Greece [As Peripécias de Pilar na Grécia]

Pilar is a girl who is in love with a boy named Breno who has never paid any attention to her. Suddenly, she hears a noise in her drawer, finds a strange bow and is magically transported to ancient Greece. There she meets another girl of her own age, called Helena, and her brother Tales, and together they face adventures in which Pilar gets to meet the gods and interfere in their lives. She helps save Io, the nymph (who has been turned into the form of a cow), from the wrath of Hera and the eyes(...)

literary

YEAR: 2001

COUNTRY: Brazil

TAGS: Aphrodite Ariadne Centaur Centaurs Cerberus Dionysus Eurydice Hades Hermes Orpheus Pandora Pandora’s Box Persephone Psyche Tiresias 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(...)

literary

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

Yulian Kalisher, Nikolai Karetnikov , Yunna Morits

The Birth of Heracles [Рождение Геракла]

This is a stop-motion animation, it starts with the depiction of stars and constellations and a poem about the greatness of ancient Greeks who had exceptional astronomical knowledge. Story of Heracles is shown as a fable about stars. The movie centers on the conflict between Hera and Alcmene. Hera as a ruthless and almighty goddess wants to start a war between humans and gods. For this purpose she sends monsters to Earth (Hydra, Cerberus, the Nemean lion). At that time Alcmene gives birth t(...)

audiovisual

YEAR: 1982

COUNTRY: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)

TAGS: Alcmene Centaur Cerberus Chiron Greek mythology Hera Heracles / Herakles Hercules Hydra Nemean lion Snakes

Daniel de Latour, Michał Rusinek

The Book of Monsters [Księga Potworów]

This bestiary is full of diverse creatures. Each page displays its own monster drawn on the entire available space, with a small reference poem about the creature. Every beast is presented as having some kind of vice which makes it look more interesting for the young reader but it also shows the monsters as rather adorable than frightening. There are monsters from Greek mythology, like Chimera, Cerberus, sirens, harpies but also see some other creatures, such as dragons or ogres. The author play(...)

literary

YEAR: 2016

COUNTRY: Poland

TAGS: Centaurs Cerberus Harpies Monsters Sirens

Marcin Szczygielski

The Heart of Nephthys [Serce Neftydy]

In the distant future, people cannot live on Earth any longer as it has supposedly been transformed into a dead planet. It is called “Duat” – which was the name of the realm of the dead in ancient Egyptian mythology (ancient Egypt is highly in fashion in the future human culture described in the book). The protagonist, seventeen-year-old Effi, and his mother live on a spaceship, as the boy’s genetic material does not match the so-called “federation pattern.” E(...)

literary

YEAR: 2017

COUNTRY: Poland

TAGS: Centaurides Centaurs Cerberus Duat Egyptian mythology Faun Hermaphroditus/Hermaphroditos Hybrids Isis Nephthys

Janka Maŭr

The Journey to Hell: a Fairy Tale [Падарожжа ў пекла: байка]

The Journey to Hell is a satirical anti-religious fable in 7 parts. It describes adventures of two Soviet pioneers in a mythological Hell which combines ancient, Christian, and traditional Slavic features and topoi. The fable starts with a short introduction providing basic information about Hell as present in the collective consciousness and some quantitative data cited after quasi-scientific Soviet sources and books on religious themes, including The Divine Comedy by Dante. The introduction is(...)

literary

COUNTRY: Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)

TAGS: Achilles Cerberus Greek mythology Hades Hercules Styx

Caroline Lawrence

The Roman Mysteries (Series, Book 1): The Thieves of Ostia

In this, the first book in Lawrence’s Roman Mysteries series we meet Flavia Gemini, the central character of the series. She is the daughter of a merchant sailor whose mother died in childbirth. Flavia has discovered that someone is killing the dogs in Ostia, and she is determined to find out who is responsible. We are soon introduced to the three other important characters in the Roman Mysteries series, Lupus, Nubia and Jonathan. Jonathan lives next door with his father, who is a doc(...)

literary

YEAR: 2001

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Cerberus Pliny Roman Empire Roman mythology Slavery

Caroline Lawrence

The Roman Mysteries (Series, Book 2): The Secrets of Vesuvius

In this second volume in the Roman Mysteries Series, after the danger experienced by the children in The Thieves of Ostia, Flavius father decides to send Flavia and Nubia to his brother’s farm near Pompeii. He invites Lupus and Jonathan as well as Jonathan’s sister and father to join them. Whilst swimming one day, the children save the life of Pliny, and in thanks he gives them a riddle and sends them looking for a blacksmith named Vulcan. By solving the riddle the four friends disco(...)

literary

YEAR: 2001

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Cerberus Pliny Pompeii Roman Empire Roman mythology Slavery Vulcan

Caroline Lawrence

The Roman Mysteries (Series, Book 3): The Pirates of Pompeii

After the events of The Secrets of Vesuvius, and the eruption of the volcano, the children are staying in a refugee camp. Jonathan, one of the main characters of the series - a Jewish child who is part of the new Christian faith - is in a coma from his asthma and his father is treating the sick and injured in the spa to which the camp is adjacent. Soon the children discover that children are being stolen from the refugee camp. They discover that it is probably the man known as the Spider of Patr(...)

literary

YEAR: 2002

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Cerberus Dionysus Roman Empire Roman mythology Slavery

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.  (...)

literary

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

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.(...)

literary

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(...)

literary

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.(...)

literary

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

Philippe Béha, Glen Huser

Time for Flowers, Time for Snow. A Retelling of the Legend of Demeter and Persephone

Time for Flowers, Time for Snow is a book and CD version of an opera staged in Canada in which 180+ school children performed accompanied by The Orchestre Symphonique Pop Montréal with narration from UK comedian Terry Jones. The opera was composed by Greek national Giannis Georgantelis, and was run as a community project under the auspices of the Government of Canada, the Government of Quebec, the cities of Montreal and Laval, the Embassy of Greece to Canada, and the Embassy of Canada to (...)

literary

COUNTRY: Canada United Kingdom

TAGS: Afterlife Architecture Cerberus Charon Classical studies Crete Daedalus Demeter Eleusinian Mysteries Gods Greek music Greek mythology Hades Hades' Throne Hermes Immortality Katabasis Mythology Olympus Persephone Pluto Proserpina Reception of classical antiquity Underworld Zeus

Russel Peabody Calabrese

What’s New, Scooby-Doo? (S02E14): It’s All Greek to Scooby

The episode titled It’s All Greek to Scooby begins in contemporary Greece. The opening scene presents two field researchers, Lysander Damas and Susie Smythe, exploring a mysterious cave. Susie wants to persuade Lysander to go back and leave the cave, afraid of a mythical tale of a dangerous Centaur who put a curse on the place. Lysander is determined to stay, however, and goes further by himself, as he considers the tale to be a foolish fable. Whereas Susie does not want to take any chance(...)

audiovisual

YEAR: 2004

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Acropolis Acropolis of Athens Athens Atlantis Centaur Cerberus Cyclops / Cyclopes Hydra Medusa Minotaur Minotaur’s Maze

Aleksei Bitskoff, Maz Evans

Who Let the Gods Out? (Series, Book 1): Who Let the Gods Out?

Who Let the Gods Out? is the story of an ordinary boy, Elliot Hooper, who discovers that all of the Greek myths are true and that he is the only person who can save the world. Elliot has a secret: his mother, Josie, is unwell. She has trouble remembering things and is often confused. Sometimes she goes missing and Elliot finds her doing strange things, like planting vegetables in the middle of the night. And on top of it all, Virgo, the youngest member of the Zodiac Council, crash lands in the c(...)

literary

YEAR: 2017

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Aphrodite Athena/ Athene Cerberus Charon Erebus Gods Greek mythology Hades Harpies Hephaestus Hera Hermes Hermes' winged boots Hestia Hypnos Immortality Pegasus Sisyphus Styx Symbols of the Zodiac Tartarus Thanatos Underworld Virgo

Aleksei Bitskoff, Maz Evans

Who Let the Gods Out? (Series, Book 2): Simply The Quest

Simply The Quest picks up the story of Elliot and his mortal and immortal companions, a few months after the end of Who Let The Gods Out. In this instalment, the English boy Elliot Hooper’s troubles seem to haunt him still. Thanatos reawakens and wishes to get the Earth stone Elliot managed to take a hold off last time. Elliot’s mother is still sick, his history teacher is still out to get him and a mysterious incident on Christmas Eve has left the gods on house arrest.&nbs(...)

literary

YEAR: 2017

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Aphrodite Ariadne Athena/ Athene Cerberus Charon Erebus Erebus gods Greek mythology Hades Harpies Hephaestus Hera Heracles / Herakles Hercules Hermes Hermes' winged boots Hestia Hypnos Immortality Jason Nyx Pegasus Persephone Sisyphus Styx Tartarus Thanatos Theseus Underworld Virgo Zeus Zodiac