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Christelle Dabos

A Winter’s Promise [Les Fiancés de l’hiver] (The Mirror Visitor Quartet [La Passe-Miroir], 1)

When a cataclysm, known as the ‘Rupture’, destroyed the old world many generations ago, powerful ancestors known as ‘Family Spirits’ were entrusted with individual lands suspended in the sky, known as Arks. These Arks are governed by each Family Spirit and inhabited by their descendants who have been endowed with certain powers. On the Ark of Anima, a family-based, and pleasant Ark, the reigning Family Spirit is Artemis, the Mistress of Objects. Her ancestors are endowed (...)

literary

YEAR: 2013

COUNTRY: France

TAGS: Arcadia Artemis Hero(es) Labyrinth Latin (Language) Persephone

Renée Grimaud (Grimaud Ayanoglou), Daniel Maja

Alphabeta. The Greek Alphabet through Its Legends [Alphabêta. L'alphabet grec par ses légendes]

In the beginning, the 24 letters of the Greek alphabet are introduced with their French names and pronunciation. Selected mythological stories are presented in the alphabetical order of their titles. Each two-page layout contains a short tale and a full-page illustration in a blue colour scheme and introduces another character by their name, which begins with a particular Greek letter. The characters described are: Alpha – Argos, Beta – Bellerophon, Gamma – Gorgons, Delta (...)

literary

YEAR: 1995

COUNTRY: France

TAGS: Achilles Alphabet Apollo Argonauts Argos / Argus Panoptes (Giant) Bellerophon Chimera / Chimaera Chiron / Cheiron Circe Clytie Daedalus Gods Gorgon(s) Hephaestus Hera Heracles Hermes Hyacinth Io Jason Leda Marsyas Medusa Minotaur Narcissus Odysseus / Ulysses Orion Pan Pegasus Perseus Phineus Psyche Scamander / Xanthus Selene Tantalus Theseus Troy Zeus

Christophe Chaffardon

Aristarchos' Manuscript [Le manuscrit d’Aristarque]

The action takes place in the 3rd century B.C. Athens and later Alexandria in Ptolemaic Egypt. A physician practicing advanced and not yet sanctioned medicine is forced to flee Athens with his daughter Ophelia as stowaways on a small ship going to Alexandria. He dies suddenly, having been poisoned when the ship reaches its destination. Before he dies he manages to tell his daughter to look for a certain Aristarchus, who turns out to have been a revolutionary astronomer who believed that the Eart(...)

literary

YEAR: 2016

COUNTRY: France

TAGS: Alexander the Great Alexandria Archimedes Aristarchus of Samos Athens Eratosthenes (of Cyrene) Greek Astronomy Greek Medicine Library of Alexandria Pharos of Alexandria Ptolemaic Egypt

René Goscinny , Albert Uderzo

Asterix and Cleopatra [Astérix: Astérix et Cléopâtre] (Astérix, 6)

Asterix and Cleopatra is the 6th part of the series about a brave Gaul and his friends. Every story and series have similar outline. Smart Asterix and strong Obelix obtain enourmous power thanks to magical potion prepared by Panoramix an old druid. Magic potion helps to fight the Romanians. Asterix and Cleopatra begins with an unexpected visit of an architect named Numerobis from Alexandria. He interrupts the Gaul’s daily routine to ask for help in building a palace in Alexandria. His Quee(...)

literary

YEAR: 1968

COUNTRY: France

TAGS: Caesar Cleopatra VII Egypt Rome

René Goscinny , Albert Uderzo

Asterix and the Laurel Wreath [Astérix: Les Lauriers de César] (Astérix, 18)

Asterix and the Laurel Wreath is the 18th story in the Astérix comic series (see also entries for Book 4, Book 6, Book 12, Book 17).  The story commences with Astérix and Obélix in Ancient Rome pondering whether they have made a mistake travelling to the city. An explanatory flashback takes the story Lutetia, the Roman name for modern day Paris. At Lutetia, Astérix and Obélix travel as part of a dinner party that includes Chief Abraracourcix (à(...)

literary

YEAR: 1972

COUNTRY: France

TAGS: Ancient Slavery Roman Religion Roman Virtues

René Goscinny , Albert Uderzo

Asterix at the Olympic Games [Astérix: Astérix aux Jeux olympiques] (Astérix, 12)

"In 50 BC, Gaul is entirely occupied by the Romans. Well… not entirely. One small village of indomitable Gauls still holds out against the invaders." The Gauls are aided by a magic potion which gives them superhuman strength, and is brewed by the druid Panoramix (Getafix in English). In late spring, the inhabitants of the village learn that the neighbouring Roman camp of Aquarium is preparing to send its champion – Claudius Cornedurus (corne d'urus, Gluteus Maximus in (...)

literary

YEAR: 1968

COUNTRY: France

TAGS: Architecture Athens Caesar Gaul Gods Greek Gods Greek Religion Olympic Games Roman Army Roman Gods Roman Religion

René Goscinny , Albert Uderzo

Asterix in Switzerland [Astérix chez les Helvètes] (Astérix, 16)

Asterix in Switzerland is the 16th book of the Astérix adventures comic book series (see also entries for Book 4, Book 6, and Book 12).  The comic opens with Abraracourcix (à bras raccourcis, Vitalstatistix in English) sacking his shield bearers and nominating Astérix and Obélix as their replacements. While Astérix tries to object, the chief orders them to start immediately. Meanwhile, Gracchus Garovirus (gare au virus, Varius Flavus in Engl(...)

literary

YEAR: 1970

COUNTRY: France

TAGS: Roman Army Roman History Roman Religion Roman Republic Roman Virtues Rome

René Goscinny , Albert Uderzo

Asterix the Gladiator [Astérix: Astérix gladiateur] (Astérix, 4)

The fourth installment in the Astérix series begins with the Prefect of Gaul, Caligula Alavacomgetepus (Odius Asparagus in English), visiting Petibonum (Compendium in English), one of the Roman camps near the Gaulish village that is home to Astérix and Obélix. He hopes to curry favour with Julius Caesar by bringing him one of the Gauls as a present, but Centurion Gracchus Nenjetépus (n'en jetez plus, Gracchus Armisurplus in English) is well aware that the Gauls ar(...)

literary

YEAR: 1964

COUNTRY: France

TAGS: Ancient Slavery Brutus Caesar Circus Maximus Forum Gaul Gladiators Phoenicians Roman Baths Rome

Holy Grail Games , Synapses Games , Matthieu Podevin

Caesar’s Empire [L'empire de César]

L’Empire de César is a game for 2–5 players with clear and simple rules, well adjusted to the target audience. “The year is 50 BC. Gaul is entirely occupied by Romans. Well, not entirely... One small village of indomitable Gauls still holds out against the invaders. And life is not easy for the Roman legionaries who garrison the fortified camps of Totorum, Aquarium, Laudanum and Compendium...”The game is set in the universe of Astérix and stylized (...)

electronic

YEAR: 2021

COUNTRY: Canada France

TAGS: Caesar Roman Army Roman Empire Rome

Marie de Prémonville, Daniela Volpari

Cleopatra: Queen of the Nile

Marie de Prémonville’s picture book is written in the form of Queen Cleopatra’s memories. We meet her in her final moments just a few days after Marc Antony’s death. She recalls her fight for power, her love affair with Julius Caesar, and her great love for Marc Antony. Her memories are described in chronological order. The book ends with her death and reunion with her one true love, Marc Antony.(...)

literary

YEAR: 2011

COUNTRY: France

TAGS: Cleopatra VII Egypt Mark Antony Octavian Rome

Hugo Pratt

Corto Maltese. The Golden House of Samarkand (Corto Maltese, 7)

The Maltese adventures typically involve a mission to locate an item of some sort within a challenging environment. In this, the seventh instalment in the series, Corto has heard tell of a manuscript by Lord George Byron the poet which Byron's friend, Edward Trelawny, hid on the island of Rhodes. Corto is on Rhodes to retrieve the manuscript. He locates it without too much difficulty and it contains a map to the "Great Gold" - the treasure of Alexander the Great, which is in the Go(...)

literary

YEAR: 1974

COUNTRY: France Italy

TAGS: Alexander the Great Architecture Bible Cassandra Golden Fleece Greek History Jason Narcissus

Yan Marchand, Vincent Sorel

Diogenes the Dog-Man [Diogène l’homme chien]

The plot is based on an anecdote from Diogenes’ life, briefly told by Diogenes Laertius in Lives of Eminent Philosophers (VI.2.75–76). Young Androsthène, the son of a wealthy Aegina citizen, is sent to Athens to complete his formation by educating his soul. His father chooses Plato as the mentor in philosophy. The young man, reluctantly, and for a long time, studies Euclidean geometry to enter the Academy. The city captivates him with its luxury. The encounter with Diogen(...)

literary

YEAR: 2012

COUNTRY: France

TAGS: Alexander the Great Cynics / Cynic Philosophy Diogenes Greece Greek Philosophy Plato Plato's Academy

Glen Chapron, Hélène Montardre

Disaster at Pompeii [Catastrophe à Pompéi]

Like all volumes in the series, this one begins with a section The adventure begins… setting up the scene of the novel by providing answers to the basic narrative questions: when, where, “so what”, and who.A teenage boy, Caius Plinius Caecilius Secundus, who lives in Misenum with his mother and uncle, Pliny the Elder, a writer and also commander of the Roman fleet stationed in the port, frequently visits his friend Loreius in Pompeii, across the bay. Loreius spends lots of tim(...)

literary

YEAR: 2013

COUNTRY: France

TAGS: Architecture Herculaneum Loreius Misenum Pliny the Elder Pliny the Younger Pompeii Roman Art Roman Education Roman History Roman Navy Stabiae Venus Vesuvius

Adam Mickiewicz

Fables [Bajki]

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 book includes several fables without direct ancient references but often in fable tradition and as such having ancient roots, for example: Przyjaciele [Friends], Pchła i ra(...)

literary

YEAR: 1844

COUNTRY: France

TAGS: Aesop’s Fables Jupiter

Séverin Millet, Michel Piquemal

Fabulous Mythological Tales [Récits fabuleux de la mythologie]

The book begins with two short introductions (each signed separately by the author, clearly a reprint of the introductions published in the two-volume first edition) explaining why the author decided not to rely on various mythologies but rather go back directly to sources, i.e. to ancient authors who transmitted mythological stories. As a result, Michel Piquemal produced a collection of myths divided in two parts (volumes in the 2006 editions): Des héros et des monstres [Heroes and Monst(...)

literary

YEAR: 2006

COUNTRY: France

TAGS: Amphitryon Arachne Ariadne Atalanta Bellerophon Daphne Demeter Europa Heracles Hydra Icarus Io Leda Midas Narcissus Oedipus Orpheus Pandora Paris (Trojan Prince) Pegasus Penelope Perseus Phaethon Prometheus Psyche Pygmalion Pyramus Sisyphus Theseus Thisbe Zeus

Almasty , Sylvie Baussier

Greek Gods & Heroes: 40 Inspiring Icons [Dieux: 40 dieux et héros grecs]

This is a collection of profiles of Greek gods, heroes, antiheroes and monsters aimed at children. Each character occupies a double spread featuring the character’s picture labelled with some of their main attributes, as well as a short intro, family tree box and other boxes with further stories. These boxes have regular themed headings; for example, "Descendants", "Lovers" and "Conflict" are recurring ones. At the bottom of the profile is a summary line for t(...)

literary

YEAR: 2017

COUNTRY: France

TAGS: Agamemnon Antigone Aphrodite Ariadne Artemis Athena Chronos Cronus / Kronos Demeter Gaia / Gaea Hades Hera Heracles Hercules Minotaur Oedipus Orpheus Pandora Persephone Perseus Phaedra Prometheus Themis Theseus Zeus

Edouard Cour

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

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

literary

YEAR: 2012

COUNTRY: France Philippines

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

Nicolas Duffaut, Hélène Montardre

Little Stories from Mythology [Petites histoires de la mythologie] (Series)

Five of the volumes of the series tell stories connected to Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey: The Beautiful Helen, Achilles the Warrior, In the Belly of the Trojan Horse, Odysseus and the Cyclops, The Monsters of the Odyssey; five describe Olympian gods: Zeus, King of the Gods, The Abduction of Persephone, Hephaistos and the Love of Aphrodite, Apollo, the Dolphin God*, and Hermes, the God of a Thousand Gifts; eight volumes feature demi-gods, heroes and their stories: Prometheus, th(...)

literary

YEAR: 2010

COUNTRY: France

TAGS: Alcmene Amalthea Aphrodite Apollo Argonauts Cerberus Charon Chronos Cyclops / Cyclopes Demeter Eurydice Eurystheus Gaia / Gaea Golden Fleece Hades Hecatoncheires / Hundred-Handed Hera Hercules Hestia Maenads Nymphs Orpheus Persephone Poseidon Rhea Styx Titans Twelve Labours of Heracles Typhon / Typhoeus / Typhaon Zeus

Gwendal Lazzara, Michel Piquemal, Daniel Royo

Marcus Caius Victor's Secret, Followed by Who Wants Marcus Caius Dead? [Le secret de Marcus Caïus Victor, suivi de Qui veut la mort de Marcus Caïus?]

In Rome under Augustus, an orphan named Lucius from a wealthy Roman family has been brought up by his grandfather, Marcus Caïus Victor*, the owner of prestigious jewellery workshops and an influential magistrate (Decurion). To the boy’s utter amazement, he learns from his grandfather that he was originally a Gaul who fought for Vercingetorix at Alesia, was taken prisoner, and then sold as a slave to an important Roman merchant. On their trip to Rome, they were shipwrecked and Marcus s(...)

literary

YEAR: 2011

COUNTRY: France

TAGS: Aedui Alesia Arelatae Caesar Gaul Narbo Martius Ostia Roman Funerary Customs Roman History Rome Vercingetorix

Max Cabanes, Michel Piquemal

Mermaids' Song [La Chanson des Sirènes]

A large family with children is vacationing at the seashore. One of the boys manages with his younger brother and cousins to catch a sea-horse. The brother promises the sea-horse that he would set him free and in spite of being scared of his older brother, he does release the creature back to the sea. The brother is furious and turns all the other boys against him. They refuse to play with him. The boy, bored and unhappy, starts reading Jules Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. (...)

literary

YEAR: 1998

COUNTRY: France

TAGS: Hippocampi Sirens

Albert Barillé

Once Upon a Time... The Discoverers (Series, S01E02) : Archimedes and the Greeks [Il était une fois… les Découvreurs: Archimède et les Grecs]

Archimède et les Grecs is the second episode of the series about discoveries entitled Il était une fois… [Once Upon a Time…]. It presents the achievements of ancient Greek thought in terms of science and engineering by introducing Archimedes in an interesting and approachable way. The plot is similar to any other episode in the series: a white-haired, old Maestro narrates histories about important inventions from the past to a group of bored or inattentive childr(...)

audiovisual

YEAR: 1994

COUNTRY: France

TAGS: Alexandria Archimedes Democritus Eratosthenes (of Cyrene) Greek History Greek Philosophy Greek Science Hippocrates Praxagoras Protagoras Punic Wars Pythagoras Socrates Syracuse

Albert Barillé

Once Upon a Time... The Discoverers (Series, S01E03): Heron of Alexandria [Il était une fois… les Découvreurs: Héron d’Alexandrie]

Héron d’Alexandrie is the third episode of the series about discoverers entitled Il était une fois… It presents in a way, suitable for children, the achievements of ancient Alexandrian science, in particular the character of Heron of Alexandria, against a historical and cultural background. The structure corresponds to the template used in all of the episodes in the series: the white-bearded old Maestro narrates tales of important inventions from the past to a group of(...)

audiovisual

YEAR: 1994

COUNTRY: France

TAGS: Alexander the Great Alexandria Ctesibius Greek History Greek Science Heron of Alexandria Library of Alexandria Ptolemy

Nicolas Duffaut, Hélène Montardre

Orpheus in Hell [Orphée aux Enfers]

Calliope, one of the nine Muses, sings to her baby boy Orpheus who seems to delight in her voice. He grows up to be a child interested in music and indifferent to usual boyish pursuits causing his father to worry. Apollo offers the boy a magic lyre that is supposed to grow with him. Young Orpheus becomes an exceptional musician who plays the lyre, mesmerizing his audiences. When Jason announces his plans to travel to Colchis looking for the Golden Fleece, Orpheus volunteers, to his father astoni(...)

literary

YEAR: 2013

COUNTRY: France

TAGS: Apollo Argo Argonauts Calliope Cerberus Charon Colchis Eurydice Golden Fleece Hades Jason Maenads Orpheus Persephone

Jeanne Bloch

Perseus, the Slayer of the Gorgon [Persée, le vainqueur de la Gorgone]

Persée, le vainqueur de la Gorgone is a French adaptation of vol. 30 of Books for the Bairns (Collection Stead) entitled Perseus, the Gorgon Slayer. In the Librairie Larousse’s collection called Les livres roses pour le jeunesse [Pink Books for Youth] it is no. 68. It contains the story of the long and adventurous life of Perseus divided into 20 parts.It starts with the argument between the twin princes of Argos: Acrisius and Proetus, their jealousy of each other evolving into fierc(...)

literary

YEAR: 1911

COUNTRY: France

TAGS: Acrisius / Akrisios Andromeda Athena Atlas Cyclops / Cyclopes Danae Dictys Gorgon(s) Graeae / Graiai Hermes Hesperides Medusa Nymphs Perseus Polydectes

Philippe Lagautrière, Michel Piquemal

Philo-Fables. 60 Fables with Questions, Points and Keywords [Les Philo-Fables. 60 Fables accompagnées de questions, de repères et de mots-clés]

A collection of fables and tales from European philosophy, mythology, Eastern wisdom, popular tradition of many countries. All stories are similarly structured. Each fable is followed by an indication of source and then by a modern explanation of the moral entitled In the Philosopher’s Workshop (Dans l’atelier du philosophe). The key-words for each story are placed on the upper margin. Words considered difficult for the child reader are explained in footnotes, e. g. *Parabole: p(...)

literary

YEAR: 2003

COUNTRY: France

TAGS: Aesop Alexander the Great Antigone Damocles Diogenes Gyges Horace Midas Narcissus Ovid Plato Pliny the Younger Socrates Sophocles

Renée Grimaud (Grimaud Ayanoglou), Daniel Maja

Pillars of Hercules. Atlas of Greek Mythology [Les colonnes d'Hercule. Atlas de la mythologie grecque]

The publication is addressed to a young audience. It is an atlas focusing on ancient and mythological sites in the Mediterranean Basin associated with Greek civilization. The atlas contains maps of ancient locations and complete descriptions of places related to mythological stories and characters. Grimaud divides the book into seven chapters, including maps by Catherine Zacharopoulou and illustrations by Daniel Maja. There is also a Glossary and an Index of geographical names.The(...)

literary

YEAR: 1992

COUNTRY: France

TAGS: Gods Heracles Hero(es) Jason Odysseus / Ulysses Perseus

Yann Le Bras, Yan Marchand

Socrates for President! [Socrate Président !]

Long ago, in this story, people were aware of the day of their death and appeared before the judgment of the gods in their best form and brought generous gifts. Even the immortals found it difficult to resist accepting such bounty, so more and more often, the rich were sent to the Isles of the Blessed, while the poor, even if they lived justly, could not lavish gifts on the gods and, so, made their way to Tartarus. When the gods realised that humans could hide an evil soul under a pleasant shell(...)

literary

YEAR: 2017

COUNTRY: France

TAGS: Democracy Minos Philosophy Plato Political Thought Rhetoric / Oratory Socrates Tartarus

Yann Le Bras, Salim Mokaddem

Socrates in Love [Socrate est amoureux]

Socrates heads to Agathon’s banquet on the occasion of the poet’s victory in the city’s competition. The guests eagerly await his arrival and begin a discussion on Eros, the god of Love. The artist Phaedrus calls him the oldest of the gods and notes that he inspires lovers to show courage, for example, on the battlefield, since nothing could shame more than to be seen as a coward in the eyes of a beloved one. The writer Pausanias specifies that there are two Erotes and two Aphr(...)

literary

YEAR: 2011

COUNTRY: France

TAGS: Alcibiades Aristophanes Athens Eros Greece Greek Philosophy Plato Socrates Symposium

Yann Le Bras, Yan Marchand

Socrates Steps Out of the Shadow [Socrate sort de l’ombre]

A sacred ship from Delos arrives in Athens on its return from a mission to the Temple of Apollo. While the citizens enjoy the festival of the Delia, an imprisoned Socrates prepares to drink poison hemlock, as required by his sentence. After death, his soul joins a queue of others who prepare to appear before the three judges personifying the three parts of the psyche – a many-headed bronze beast (desires and pleasures), a silver lion (justice) and a golden man (the reason). There Socrates (...)

literary

YEAR: 2012

COUNTRY: France

TAGS: Ancient Religious Practices Apollo Democracy Destiny Fates Greek Philosophy Homer Metempsychosis Moirai Plato Socrates Tartarus

Christophe Blain, Joann Sfar

Socrates the Half-Dog (Series): Heracles [Socrate le demi-chien. Héraclès] | Odysseus [Ulysse] | Oedipus in Corinth [Œdipe à Corinthe]

A trilogy about a special super-hero, Socrates, the half-dog, half-philosopher, whose father was a dog belonging to Zeus and whose master was Heracles. Each of the volumes centres on a different mythological hero: the first on Heracles, the second on Ulysses, the third on Oedipus.Socrates’ powers make him similar to humans – he can think, talk, and even read, while claiming that his philosophy is based on doing nothing – eating when hungry, sleeping when sleepy, and following t(...)

literary

YEAR: 2002

COUNTRY: France

TAGS: Athena Circe Corinth Cyclops / Cyclopes Destiny Heracles Ithaca Odysseus / Ulysses Oedipus Penelope Poseidon Socrates Telemachus Twelve Labours of Heracles Zeus

Jeanne Bloch

Stories from Ancient Rome [Récits de la Rome Antique]

The booklet is divided in 8 chapters, each contains a mythical story or a legend of ancient Rome known from Livy’s Ab Urbe condita or it introduces a historical character.At the beginning, the child is told the story of Aeneas, the father of kings, which here begins with the long siege of Troy ending with the fall and burning of the city as a result of the wooden horse trick. Having avoided death in flames, Aeneas flees from Troy with his father, Anchises and son, Ascanius. He is safe from(...)

literary

YEAR: 1912

COUNTRY: France

TAGS: Aeneas Amulius Anchises Ascanius / Iulus Caesar Cleopatra VII Coriolanus Mark Antony Mercury Numitor (King) Remus Romulus Trojan Horse Troy Venus

Delphine Dumont

The Battle of Marathon. The Decisive End of the First Greco-Persian War

This short educational book uses a combination of short text sections and inset text boxes to communicate the events and context of the Battle of Marathon to teenagers and young adults. The publisher asserts that this style makes the information easier to absorb and remember, serving as a sort of short course in the subject. The sections included are as follows:The Battle of Marathon: Key Information.Political and Social Context:Expansion of the Persian EmpireThe Ionian RevoltThe Aegean Strategy(...)

literary

YEAR: 2013

COUNTRY: France

TAGS: Ares Athens Divination Gods Graeco-Persian Wars Greek History

Yann Le Bras, Jean Paul Mongin

The Death of Socrates [La mort du divin Socrate]

The Plato and Co. publications explore the lives and works of ancient and modern philosophers in highly illustrated slim volumes. This contribution to the series addresses the trial and subsequent death of Socrates following Plato's account and in doing so presents a number of Socrates' ideas as a narrative of this period of his life. The Death of Socrates opens with an enquiry, apparently from the narrator, to the Delphic Oracle as to who is the wisest man in Greece. The oracle ans(...)

literary

YEAR: 2010

COUNTRY: France

TAGS: Afterlife Architecture Asclepius Athena Athens Divination Gods Greek Art Greek History Greek Philosophy Greek Theatre Hades Hermes Katabasis Oracles Plato Socrates Theseus Underworld

Benjamin Bachelier, Nicolas Duffaut, Hélène Montardre

The Fight between Remus and Romulus [Le combat de Rémus et Romulus]

King Numitor of Alba Longa was forced to relinquish his throne to his brother Amulius and to live quietly in his estate. In order to reinforce his rights to the kingdom, the new ruler ordered Numitor’s daughter, Rhea Sylvia, to become a Vestal Virgin, forbidden to marry and have children who could potentially claim the throne. One morning, Rhea Sylvia falls asleep on the shore of a nearby stream. She dreams of a great and handsome warrior. When she comes back to the temple, she tells (...)

literary

YEAR: 2015

COUNTRY: France

TAGS: Alba Longa Amulius Faustulus Larentia Numitor (King) Ovid Plutarch Remus Rhea Silvia Rome Romulus Tiber Vesta

Jeanne Bloch

The Labors of Hercules [Les travaux d'Hercule]

Les Travaux d’Hercule is an adaptation for children published as no. 50 of Les livres roses pour le jeunesse (Pink Books for Youth) Collection Stead of Librairie Larousse. The Collection Stead is a series fascicles, prepared especially for children, and includes fables, myths, legends, fairytales and various stories, also based on literature for grownups (e.g. Shakespeare’s The Tempest and As You Like It or Scott’s Ivanhoe). The collection was published in English, then in Fren(...)

literary

YEAR: 1911

COUNTRY: France

TAGS: Alcmene Amazons Amphitryon Atlas Augeas Cacus Centaur(s) Cerberus Delphic Oracle Eurystheus Geryon Helios Heracles Hercules Hippolyta Iolaus Iphicles Pluto / Plouton Pythia

René Goscinny , Albert Uderzo

The Mansions of the Gods [Astérix: Le Domaine des Dieux] (Astérix, 17)

The Mansions of the Gods is the 17th volume of the Astérix comic series. The main characters of this series are the clever and brave Gaul called Astérix and his strong sidekick, Obélix. In their adventures, which follow a similar character arc and plotline, they fight the invaders of the Gaul territory, the Romans. Together, Astérix and Obélix are helped by Panoramix (Getafix in English), who prepares a magical potion that gives them great strength and power.&n(...)

literary

YEAR: 1971

COUNTRY: France

TAGS: Catharsis Catiline Katabasis Roman Religion Roman Virtues

Christelle Dabos

The Memory of Babel [La Mémoire de Babel] (The Mirror Visitor Quartet [La Passe-Miroir], 3)

The Memory of Babel, follows two strands, the story of Ophelia and the story of Victoria (Berenilde and Farouk’s infant daughter). On Anima two years since Thorn’s disappearance, Ophelia receives a visit from Archibald, Victoria, Fox, and Gail. To assist Ophelia’s search, Archibald transports her to Babel (The Ark of Helen and Pollux, Mistress and Master of the senses), where she believes Thorn is, whilst they return to The Pole in search of a route to LandmArk (The Ark of(...)

literary

YEAR: 2017

COUNTRY: France

TAGS: Artemis Babylon Helen Janus Latin (Language) Norse Mythology Pollux Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

Christelle Dabos

The Missing of Clairdelune [Les Disparus du Clairdelune] (The Mirror Visitor Quartet [La Passe-Miroir], 2)

The Missing of Clairdelune, follows two narrative strands, the story of Ophelia and the backstory of Farouk. Ophelia’s story begins in the Gynaeceum on the Ark of the Pole, where she is now under the protection of Farouk (Family Spirit of The Pole and Master of Spirits) in the Gynaeceum. Farouk appoints Ophelia as ‘Vice Storyteller’. The Pole’s Ambassador, Archibald, a member of The Web (a clan of telepathically linked individuals), introduces Ophelia to her new guar(...)

literary

YEAR: 2015

COUNTRY: France

TAGS: Arcadia Artemis Daedalus Helen Janus Labyrinth Midas Norse Mythology Ouranos / Uranus Persephone Pollux Venus

Yan Marchand, Donatien Mary

The Mysteries of Heraclitus [Les Mystères d'Héraclite]

Young Heraclitus falls in love with Népias, the daughter of the wealthiest citizen of Ephesus. To gain favour with her father, Mélancontes, the young man, begins to actively participate in the life of the city: religious ceremonies and Assembly meetings. Being a descendant of Athenian kings, under whose direction are held the Mysteries of Demeter Eleusinia, Heraclitus departs for the ceremony of initiation, where he is to join the cult and realize that his soul is immortal. After d(...)

literary

YEAR: 2015

COUNTRY: France

TAGS: Ancient Religious Practices Ancient Temples Artemis Demeter Eleusinian Mysteries Eleusis Ephesus Greek Philosophy Greek Religion Heraclitus (of Ephesus) Immortality Mysteries

Yan Marchand, Donatien Mary

The Revolt of Epictetus [La révolte d’Épictète]

Rome, at the time of the emperor Vespasian. Prince Titus, his son, is preparing a grand feast to celebrate Saturnalia when one of his slaves, young Julius, missteps and must be resold to another master. At the slave market, the boy, for the first time, meets Epictetus, who often comes there to talk to the human merchandise (that is how the slaves in the market are described in the book); Latin-speaking people there translate his words to those who do not understand Latin. Julius escapes wit(...)

literary

YEAR: 2014

COUNTRY: France

TAGS: Ancient Slavery Epictetus Greek Philosophy Hellenism Roman Empire Rome Saturn Seneca Stoicism Titus (Emperor) Vesuvius Zeno of Cyprus (Zeno of Citium)

Nicolas Duffaut, Hélène Montardre

The Twelve Labours of Hercules [Les douze travaux d’Hercule]

Hercules 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, and then he falls asleep on the floor. When he wakes up, he is terrified and cannot understand what happened. Somebody explains that it was a madness sent by Hera as her revenge for Zeus’ infidelity with Alcmene, Hercules’ mother. The devastated Hercules travels to Delphi to seek advice from the Oracle. The answ(...)

literary

YEAR: 2011

COUNTRY: France

TAGS: Delphi Eurystheus Hera Heracles Hercules Megara Tiryns Twelve Labours of Heracles

Rafik Bougueroua, Yann Damezin

Theseus according to Plutarch [Thésée d’après l’œuvre de Plutarque]

The short story is based on the eponymous chapter from Plutarch’s Parallel Lives (Plut. Thes. 1–22). The focus is placed on the figure of Theseus, in particular on his childhood, growing up, and his relationship with his parents. Theseus’ duel with the Minotaur and his emerging feelings for the young Ariadne constitute the culmination points of the story. The narration ends with the hero’s return from Crete to Athens, following a victory over the Minotaur.(...)

literary

YEAR: 2015

COUNTRY: France

TAGS: Aegeus Ariadne Athens Crete Heracles Labyrinth Medea Minos Minotaur Plutarch Poseidon Theseus

Jean Chalopin, Yoshitake Suzuki, Nina Wolmark

Ulysses 31 [Ulysse 31]

Ulysses 31 was created by a Japanese animation company for a French audience, conceived as a way to use modern Japanese cartoon work to introduce a young audience to the myths of Odysseus within a futuristic sci-fi environment. The series is based on Homer's Odyssey, set in the 31st century. Some additional Greek myths and, to a much lesser extent, myths from further cultures, are woven into the narrative, including Native American. The premise of the programme and of individual episode(...)

audiovisual

YEAR: 1981

COUNTRY: France Japan

TAGS: Amazons Ancient Slavery Architecture Ariadne Asclepius Athena Charybdis Comedy (Ancient) Cronus / Kronos Cyclops / Cyclopes Demeter Divination Egypt Fate Galatea Gladiator Games Greek Theatre Hades Hermes Hydra Labyrinth Laurel Wreath Maze Mercury Metamorphoses (Ovid's) Minos Minotaur Odysseus / Ulysses Odyssey Oedipus Oracles Orpheus Pegasus Penelope Persephone Poseidon Scylla Sirens Sophocles Telemachus Theseus Tragedy (Ancient) Trojan War Troy Underworld Zeus

Nicola Bernardelli , Jean-Luc Langlais

Ulysses according to Homer [Ulysse d’après l’œuvre d’Homère]

This book may provide the first approach to The Odyssey of Homer. The classical text, simply and entertainingly retold, is supported by illustrations that vividly depict various ancient characters, particularly ancient monsters. Although the story is written in prose and utterly devoid of Homer’s poetics or certain secondary storylines, it retells the plot close to the original text. The simplicity of the narration, fidelity to the Greek source and colorful illustrations should attract you(...)

literary

YEAR: 2016

COUNTRY: France

TAGS: Argos (Dog) Athena Calypso Charybdis Circe Homer Odysseus / Ulysses Odyssey Penelope Polyphemus Poseidon Scylla Sirens Telemachus Trojan War

Glen Chapron, Hélène Montardre

Vercingetorix against Julius Ceasar [Vercingétorix contre Jules César]

Like in the other books in the series Les petites histoires de l’HISTOIRE, the first two pages before the story sensu stricto are entitled The Adventure Begins… They provide answers to the questions: when, where, who, and “so what”. In 52 BCE, in the territory of today’s France, some Gallic tribes had already made agreements with Rome; others were nervously awaiting the results of Caesar’s attempts to conquer them all.Against this background, a young Gaul, Sa(...)

literary

YEAR: 2015

COUNTRY: France

TAGS: Aedui Alesia Arverni Avaricum Bituriges Cadurci Caesar Critognatos Gallic Wars Gaul Gergovia Germani Parisii Pictones Roman Army Roman History Senonii Vercingetorix

Nicolas Duffaut, Hélène Montardre

Zeus, King of the Gods [Zeus le roi des dieux]

In the mountains on the island of Crete, in a secret clearing, nymphs live, sing, dance, and play undisturbed. A young boy called Zeus plays and runs in the hills trying to catch Amalthea, a goat with horns full of ambrosia. Zeus grows up and asks nymphs about his parents. At first, they speak only about his mother Rhea, but later they tell him about his father, Kronos, who, trying to prevent a prophecy, devours his children. Zeus was saved by Rhea, who gave birth to him on Crete and, to save hi(...)

literary

YEAR: 2013

COUNTRY: France

TAGS: Amalthea Aphrodite Apollo Briareus / Briareos Cottus Cronus / Kronos Cyclops / Cyclopes Demeter Gaia / Gaea Gyges Hades Hecate Hecatoncheires / Hundred-Handed Hera Hestia Olympus Orpheus Poseidon Rhea Titans Typhon / Typhoeus / Typhaon Zeus