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Maria Dynowska

From Greek Legends: „Metamorphoses” According to Ovid [Z podań greckich: “Przemiany” podług Owidjusza]

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.This book is an overview of Greek myths selected by the author from the first six books of Ovid’s Metamorphoses. It begins with the Four Ages of Man followed by the flood(...)

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YEAR: 1911

COUNTRY: Congress Poland

TAGS: Actaeon Amor Andromeda Apollo Arachne Arethusa Athena / Athene Bacchus Cadmus Ceres Daphne Deucalion Diana Echo Hubris Iris Juno Jupiter Metamorphoses (Ovid's) Narcissus Nemesis Neptune Niobe Ovid Perseus Phaethon Phoebus Pluto / Plouton Poseidon Proserpina / Proserpine Pyrrha Python Saturn Themis Thetis Zeus

Justyna Jastrzębska

Greek and Roman Gods. The Most Important Information from Mythology [Bogowie greccy i rzymscy. Najważniejsze wiadomości z mitologii]

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 author highlights the differences between Greek and Roman myths. According to her, Greek mentality is characterized by abundant fantasy and imagination, able to create a ma(...)

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YEAR: 1911

COUNTRY: Austro-Hungarian Empire Congress Poland Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria Russian Empire

TAGS: Hesiod Homer Ovid Sibylline Books

Natan Glücksberg

Mythology [Mitologia]

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.One of the oldest books in Polish about mythology designed specifically for children. It is part of Biblioteczka dla dobrych dzieci [A Library for Good Children] — a seri(...)

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YEAR: 1824

COUNTRY: Congress Poland

TAGS: Aeolus Apollo Argonauts Ariadne Atlas Bacchus Cerberus Ceres Daedalus Diana Heracles Hercules Jason Juno Jupiter Mercury Minerva Minos Minotaur Nemesis Neptune Pan Pluto / Plouton Proserpina / Proserpine Sisyphus Themis Theseus Venus Vulcan

Justyna Jastrzębska

The Graeco-Persian Wars [Wojny Greków z Persami]

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 text describes the history of armed conflicts that took place in 499-449 BC. between the Persian Empire and Greece, a country, metaphorically, tiny as the surface of a shie(...)

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YEAR: 1912

COUNTRY: Austro-Hungarian Empire Congress Poland Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria Russian Empire

TAGS: Athens Graeco-Persian Wars Greek History

Paul Oskar Höcker, Maria Konopnicka

The Olympian. A Historical Tale from the Age of Pericles, According to Oskar Höcker written by M. K. [Olimpijczyk. Opowiadanie historyczne z czasów Peryklesa podług Oskara Höckera napisała M. K.]

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 action takes place in the 5th century B.C., in Athens. Cimon’s military successes ensure the support of Athenian citizens; aristocracy remains in power in the ci(...)

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YEAR: 1900

COUNTRY: Congress Poland

TAGS: Aeschylus Alcibiades Anaxagoras Aspasia Athens Cimon / Kimon Ephialtes Herodotus Olympic Games Peloponnesian War Pericles Plague Pnyx Socrates Sophocles