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Avraham Regelson

The Horse’s Spring: Stories form the Greek Myth [Ein Hasus: sipurim mehamitos hyevani, עין הסוס – סיפורים מהמיתוס היווני]

A collection of mythological stories in poetic language for children. The book contains the following tales: the nine muses; Eurynome who created the world; Gaia and Uranus, and their offsprings; Rhea and Cronus; the Olympian gods; Hera throws Hephaestus; Prometheus and Epimetheus; Pandora’s box; Prometheus tricks Zeus; Prometheus steals the fire; Zeus and Leto; Zeus and Asteria; birth of Apollo; stories about Apollo; Zeus and Mia; Hermes; Zeus and Semele; Dionysus; Silanus and Dionysus; T(...)

literary

YEAR: 1966

COUNTRY: Israel

TAGS: Adonis Aphrodite Apollo Arachne Ares Artemis Athena Cronus / Kronos Demeter Dionysus / Dionysos Echidna Epimetheus Eros Eurynome Gaia / Gaea Hades Hephaestus Hera Hermes Kore (Persephone) Leto Metis Midas Muses Ouranos / Uranus Pan Pandora Prometheus Psyche Semele Silenus Tiresias Titanomachy Typhon / Typhoeus / Typhaon Zeus

Halina Rudnicka

The Son of Heracles [Syn Heraklesa] (Spartan Trilogy [Trylogia spartańska/Trylogia antyczna], 2)

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. This is the second part of the Spartan Trilogy (see part 1, part 3). After the death of King Leonidas, Sparta is ruled by his son Cleomenes. Unlike Leonidas, the new king approved the socio-political reform of the Spartan s(...)

literary

YEAR: 1966

COUNTRY: Poland

TAGS: Achaean League Agiatis Agis IV Aratus of Sicyon Cleomenes III Heracles Leonidas II Lycurgus Sparta

Adam Kilian, Maria Krüger

The Story of a Noble Griffin and a Beautiful Mermaid [O szlachetnym Gryfie i pięknej Syrenie]

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., Many years ago, when Warsaw was still a small town, a strange creature lived there: a lion with a young man’s face, a snake’s tail and bat wings, called Griffin. He lived among fishermen and raftsmen and was ve(...)

literary

YEAR: 1966

COUNTRY: Poland

TAGS: Griffins / Gryphons Sirens