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René Goscinny , Albert Uderzo

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

"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 Getafix). In late spring, the inhabitants of the village learn that the neighbouring Roman camp of Aquarium is preparing to send its champion - Gluteus Maximus - to compete in the Olympic Games in Greece, between July and August. (...)

literary

COUNTRY: France

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

Edna Barth, Ati Forberg

Cupid and Psyche: A Love Story

The book offers a short retelling of the love story between the mortal Psyche and the god Cupid, son of Venus. The original tale appeared in Apuleius’ Metamorphoses (the golden ass). The god of love falls in love with the beautiful mortal Psyche who is at first ignorant of his true identity. Yet his mother objects their relationship. Lovers need to fight many obstacles to keep their love. The story is a retelling of the renowned love story, adapted for a young readership. It narrates the o(...)

literary

YEAR: 1976

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Cupid Greek Gods Greek mythology Psyche Venus

Avner Katz, Rakefet Zohar

Greek Mythology for Kids [Mitologya Yevanit l’yeladim מיתולוגיה יוונית לילדים]

This book is an illustrated collected edition of former individual four books previously published separately: Great Stories from the Olympus (1999); Pandora’s Box (1996); Hercules and Other Heroes (1997) and Famous Lovers (1998). The book offers various stories from the Greek mythology, about gods and heroes in an accessible language for children. The stories included in this volume are:Great Stories from the OlympusWhen the World Was CreatedThe Love Goddesses' ShellThe Revenge of the(...)

literary

YEAR: 2007

COUNTRY: Israel

TAGS: Aphrodite Apollo Athena/ Athene Daphne Greek Gods Greek heroes Greek mythology Hades Hephaestus Heracles / Herakles Hercules Olympus Orpheus Pandora Prometheus

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/Cheiron 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 / Cronos 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

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Okhlos

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

electronic

YEAR: 2016

COUNTRY: Argentina

TAGS: Achilles Agamemnon Ajax Andromeda Aphrodite Apollo Ares Artemis Athena/ Athene Athens Comedy Delphi Dionysus Ephesus Gods Greek Gods Hades Hephaestus Hermes Hero Lemnos Medea Menelaus Mob Ochlocracy Ochlos Olympian gods Olympians Olympus Patroclus Philosopher Philosophy Poseidon School of Athens Sparta Tragedy Trojan War Zeus

Jendela Tryst

Origin of Love (Series, Book 1): Struck

This book is the first in a trilogy unveiling the love story between Cupid and Psyche. In her trilogy, the author uses the mythological love-story as her basis, but adapts it for a modern teenage audience. Her Eros, and especially Psyche, are not cardboard characters, but have complex relations with one another and with their surroundings, especially their families. The Olympian gods may be mighty, but they also share very human feelings and concerns. In this book we meet Psyche and learn of her(...)

literary

YEAR: 2014

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Aphrodite Athena/ Athene Cupid Greek Gods Greek mythology Hades Helen Hera Hermes Psyche Trojan War

Jendela Tryst

Origin of Love (Series, Book 2): Scorched

In the second installment of the trilogy, Psyche wanders in Eros’ magical palace and her relationship with Eros deepens, until her curiosity results in tragic consequences. Psyche is frightened yet intrigues by her new fantastic surroundings. She tries to discover where she is and more importantly, who is she married to. As she falls more in love with her husband, so does her curiosity deepen to know who he really is.(...)

literary

YEAR: 2015

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Aphrodite Athena/ Athene Cupid Greek Gods Greek mythology Hades Helen Hera Hermes Psyche Trojan War

Jendela Tryst

Origin of Love (Series, Book 3): Rupture

The final installment of the Origin of Love trilogy brings the story to its fitting end. Psyche needs to face new challenges after trying to discover the identity of her husband and chasing him away. She, as well as Cupid, need to fight for their love and resolve their own trust issues. Psyche needs to confront Aphrodite who is angry about her son’s actions and prove she is worthy of Cupid and the gods.(...)

literary

YEAR: 2017

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Aphrodite Athena/ Athene Cupid Greek Gods Greek mythology Hades Helen Hera Hermes Psyche Trojan War

Rick Riordan

Percy Jackson & The Olympians (Series, Book 2): The Sea of Monsters

This second book in the Percy Jackson series opens with Percy experiencing a recurring dream about his friend Grover, who is perceived to be in danger. Percy notes that he hasn’t seen Grover since the previous summer’s events; Grover having gone on a quest to locate the missing god Pan. Percy recalls an uneventful year, which he is about to complete without being excluded from school. In the absence of Grover he has also made a new friend, Tyson, a physically strong, but emotion(...)

literary

YEAR: 2006

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Argonautica Argonauts Greek Gods Greek mythology Hero Hero’s journey Monsters Mortal/Immortal Odyssey See monsters

Ofra Deshe-Dalman

Stories From the Greek Mythology [Sipurei Mitologia Yevanit סיפורי מיתולוגיה יוונית]

The book contains many stories from the Greek mythology in a kind of chronological order: from the origin of the world, to the titans and the Olympian gods and then we have the creation of men and then various stories of specific individuals, like King Midas, Hercules, Perseus etc. There is quite a large variety of stories in the book. The stories included in this book are:The Creation of the WorldThe First GodsThe War of the Gods against the TitansThe Olympus- Residence of the GodsApollo and He(...)

literary

YEAR: 1993

COUNTRY: Israel

TAGS: Apollo Cupid Daedalus Dionysus Greek Gods Greek heroes Greek mythology Hades Heracles / Herakles Hercules Medusa Olympus Pandora Psyche Theseus Titans Zeus

Shlomo Abbas, Danny Kerman

The Best of Mythology Tales for Children (Meitav Sipurei Hamitologia l’Yeladim מיטב סיפורי המיתולוגיה לילדים)

This book is a collection of several stories from the Greek Mythology, including illustrations. The stories are especially adapted to young children. This volume is a part of the ‘exemplary literature’ (“sifrut mofet”) series, which aims to reveal before the young Israeli readers various stories from the pinnacle of local and world literature. This series also aims to encourage reading in children from the third to the fifth class, thus the stories are specifically adapte(...)

literary

YEAR: 1997

COUNTRY: Israel

TAGS: Gods Greek Gods Greek heroes Greek mythology Hero Midas Pandora Sphinx

Nira Harel, Lidia Rivlin

The Flying Wondrous Horse: Stories From the Greek Mythology [Sus haPele HaMeufef: sipurim meamitologia hayevanit סוס הפלא המעופף: סיפורים מהמיתולוג ה היוונית]

The book offers a selection of stories with pictures which present the rich world of the classical Greek mythology to young Israeli readers, in a clear and simple language. The book opens with a short introduction of Greek mythology. It also contains a glossary for the different characters at the end. The stories which appear in this book are:What is Mythology? The Pomegranate SeedThe Fire ThiefMidas' Golden TouchThe King has Donkey EarsThe Narcissus FlowerThe Amazing Winged HorseT(...)

literary

YEAR: 1983

COUNTRY: Israel

TAGS: Aphrodite Daphne Demeter Greek Gods Greek heroes Greek mythology Heracles / Herakles Hercules Medusa Midas Narcissus Orpheus Pegasus Prometheus

June Epstein , Marjorie Howden

The Nine Muses: Five Plays for Ages 11 to 13

A playscript about Ancient Greece that brings classical composers to Mount Olympus for child performers and audiences. Includes plans for stage setting, notes on costume and props and a list of classical music to be performed during the performance. “Suggestions for original work” at the end of the play include dramatisations of one of the old Greek myths and writing a dialogue between two famous poets, painters or musicians. The prologue of The Nine Muses summarises the play&rs(...)

literary

YEAR: 1951

COUNTRY: Australia

TAGS: Ancient Greek clothing Ancient Greek interests Apollo Calliope Clio Erato Euterpe Greek Gods Greek theatre Hermes Melpomene Polymnia Terpischore Thalia The Nine Muses Urania

Doris Orgel

The Princess and the God

The novel unfolds the love story of Psyche and Cupid. The story is mainly narrated from Psyche’s point of view, with her being the main narrator. However, we also read about the actions of Cupid and the other gods from the all-knowing narrator (parts that Psyche did not know about and therefore could not narrate in her own voice). This is a retelling of Apuleius’ tale from his Metamorphoses (the golden ass).(...)

literary

YEAR: 1996

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Amor Cupid Greek Gods Greek mythology Psyche Venus