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Margaret Evans Price

A Child's Book of Myths and Enchantment Tales

This is a collection of Greek myths for children. It is a 1986 compilation of Price's 1924 A Child's Book of Myths and 1926 Enchantment Tales for Children. The text is illustrated throughout with Price's large, colourful drawings. The stories generally stick closely to Ovid's versions of myths. An Index of characters at the end provides further context on the characters in the stories.Featured Stories:Prometheus and the Fire of the GodsPandora's BoxHerculesApollo and Diana (s(...)

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Apollo Atalanta Bellerophon Callisto Ceres Circe Cupid Diana Epimetheus Hercules Icarus Jason Juno Jupiter Medea Midas Orpheus Pandora Perseus Phaeton Pluto Pomona Prometheus Prosperina Psyche

Mary Helen Beckwith, Regina Price

Ancient Myths for Kids (Book 1): What's in the Box, Pandora?

This rendition of the myth is written in short lines, almost like poetry. It narrates the story of Pandora and Epimetheus as little children. The girl Pandora is interested in a mysterious wooden box she saw at Epimetheus’ house. He tells her that what is inside the box and who gave it to him are a secret. Finally, after she keeps asking, he tells her the box was brought by a man with wings on his cap; Pandora guesses he is Mercury since he also brought her to where she currently lives and(...)

YEAR: 2014

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Epimetheus Mercury Pandora

Julia Golding, J. Solomon

Collins Big Cat Tales (Series): Pandora's Box: Band 15/Emerald

This is a retelling of the tale of Pandora’s Box. The uniqueness of this book is that Pandora is the first-person narrator who tells her own story from the moment she was created and was taught from the gods, to the time she married Epimetheus and opened the cursed box. The book is aimed at advanced readers and in the last pages there are suggestions for reading comprehension and exercises provided by Dr. Clare Dowdall, lecturer and primary literacy consultant from the University of Plymou(...)

YEAR: 2017

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Aphrodite Athena/ Athene Epimetheus Hephaestus Hermes Pandora Prometheus Zeus

Joan Holub, Dani Jones

Do Not Open! The Story of Pandora’s Box

This is a retelling of Pandora’s myth for kids as a picture book. The pronunciation of the names is also explained by breaking them to syllables. Before the story begins, at the left page containing the publication data, opposite the first page of the story, we have a short note from the author: Dear kids, long ago, Greeks wrote stories called myths. These stories helped them to understand things that were happening in the world around them. Myths also taught lessons about right and wrong.(...)

YEAR: 2014

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Epimetheus Gods Greeks Hope Mythology Pandora Pandora’s Box

Robert (Bob) Blaisdell, John Green

Favorite Greek Myths: In Easy-to-Read Type

This short anthology of Greek myth is divided into six chapters, with mini sub-chapters within these. 1. Gods and Titans – The stories of Kronos and Ouranos and of Zeus’ war with the Titans.The Story of Prometheus: How Prometheus stole fire and Pandora opened the box. The Story of Persephone: The abduction of Persephone. 2. Hercules – How Hercules carried out labours to become immortal. 3. Heroes and Monsters – Divided into multiple hero stor(...)

YEAR: 1995

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Achilles Agamemnon Ariadne Athena/ Athene Bellerophon Daedalus Echo Epimetheus Eurydice Hades Helen Heracles / Herakles Hercules Icarus Jason Jocasta Kronos / Cronus / Cronos Medea Medusa Minotaur Narcissus Odysseus/ Ulysses Oedipus Orestes Orpheus Pandora Paris Pegasus Penelope Persephone Perseus Prometheus Theseus Zeus

William Terence Deary

Fire Thief Trilogy (Series, Book 1): The Fire Thief

The Fire Thief opens in Ancient Greece, at ‘The Dawn of Time’ (or, as the first footnote concedes, ‘Yes, all right, maybe not the very dawn. Not the first hour of the first day.’ (5)). As a punishment for giving fire to mortals, Prometheus has been chained to the side of a rocky mountains, and is tormented by Zeus’ cruel eagle. Known as the Fury, each day the bird visits the immortal Titan to devour his liver, which then grows back during the night. But H(...)

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Chimaera Epimetheus Hera Hermes Pandora Pegasus Prometheus Zeus

SIE Santa Monica Studio

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,(...)

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 / Cronos 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

Joan Holub, Suzanne Williams

Goddess Girls (Series, Book 21): Pallas the Pal

In this installment, two stories occur simultaneously. Pallas, Athena’s best friend from Earth, arrives for a visit and sword-dancing in the Immortal Market Place. The other story revolves around the unexpected birth of Athena’s new baby sister, Hebe. While Athena is worried about her father’s affection, Pallas is worried because she accidently broke her father’s sword during her routine. She thinks, “too bad her dad didn’t have a goddessgirl like Athena for a(...)

YEAR: 2016

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Achilles Agamemnon Amphitrite Aphrodite Apollo Ares Argonauts Artemis Athena/ Athene Epimetheus Hebe Hera Heracles / Herakles Hercules Jason Medusa Persephone Poseidon Zeus

Joan Holub, Suzanne Williams

Goddess Girls (Series, Book 9): Pandora the Curious

In this installment, we follow Pandora, one of the few mortal pupils, and the girl with the greatest curiosity in the school But what was wrong with being curious? Nothing, in her opinion! (4). Pandora takes an interest in the new Titan boy Epimetheus, and especially the box he carries with him. Pandora had her eyes glued to that box. She just had to know what was in it! (10). Pandora gets a hold of the box right at the beginning and takes a glimpse, despite Epimetheus’ warning that the bo(...)

YEAR: 2012

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Aphrodite Artemis Athena/ Athene Epimetheus Kydoimos Machai / Makhai Medusa Pandora Persephone Perseus Pheme Poseidon Prometheus Pythagoras Zeus

Thorsten Opper, Nick Saunders

Graphic Greek Myths and Legends (Series): Pandora’s Box

This comic book narrates the tale of Pandora. The illustration are colourful and can cover a page or at times there are several smaller pictures per page. There are titles caption which offers a shot narrative and the characters speak to each other. It opens with a brief explanation on the Olympian gods and the stealing of fire by Prometheus. The creation of Pandora follows, as the punishment of humankind is explained and then her life with Epimetheus and her opening of the box. The end continue(...)

YEAR: 2007

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Epimetheus Hephaestus Hera Hermes Olympian gods Pandora Prometheus Pyrrha Zeus

Joan Holub, Craig Phillips, Suzanne Williams

Heroes in Training (Series, Book 6): Apollo and the Battle of the Birds

The groups is searching of the mysterious aegis and on the way they will battle the ferocious Stymphalian birds and meet Ares. The group also helps the villagers to overcome a deadly drought. Meanwhile Ares, who was raised by Titans, takes time to adapt to his new found family.(...)

YEAR: 2014

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Apollo Ares Artemis Atlas Clymene Corinth Delphi Demeter Epimetheus Hades Hera Hestia Iapetus / Japetus Kronos / Cronus / Cronos Menoetius Oracles Poseidon Prometheus Rhea Stymphalian Birds Typhon Zeus

Nick Roberts, Stella Tarakson

Hopeless Heroes (Series, Book 5): Apollo's Mystic Message

This is book 5 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 At the end of the previous book, Tim Baker was told by his mother's boyfriend (and his school teacher), Larry Green, that there is a vase at the British Museum which depicts an image of a modern boy holding a vase. At first, Tim is reluctant to believe it is(...)

YEAR: 2018

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Apollo Athena/ Athene Epimetheus Hera Hercules Hermes Prometheus Pythia

Anastasia D. Makri, Akis Melachris

I Love Mythology: Prometheus-Pandora’s Box

This book adapts stories about Prometheus and Pandora for children. The stories are accompanied by colourful illustrations. The story of Prometheus begins with his parentage (Themis and Iapetus) and with his gift to mankind. The author tells that he first gave them intelligence and how he taught them arts, sciences and how to fight. He then stole fire for them and consequently was punished by Zeus for this act. Prometheus is later saved by Heracles who pleads with Zeus for him.The second s(...)

COUNTRY: Greece

TAGS: Athena/ Athene Epimetheus Hephaestus Heracles / Herakles Hermes Pandora Prometheus Zeus

Eric A. Kimmel , Pep Montserrat

King Midas & Other Greek Myths

This book provides retelling of various myths, adapted for young readers. The myths are: Prometheus and Epimetheus’ gifts to the animals, Prometheus’ stealing of fire, Pandora’s box, Persephone and her abduction by Hades, Echo and Narcissus, Arachne’s contest with Athena, Pygmalion and Galatea, King Midas and the golden touch, Orpheus and Eurydice including Orpheus’ murder by a tribe of wild maidens, Jason and the golden fleece including how Medea helped him an dhow(...)

YEAR: 2016

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Arachne Echo Epimetheus Hades Icarus Jason Midas Narcissus Orpheus Pandora Perseus Prometheus

Bob Lentz, Kate McMullan , Denis Zilber

Myth-O-Mania (Series, Book 6): Keep a Lid on It, Pandora!

Keep a Lid on it, Pandora! Tells the story of Pandora’s box and Prometheus stealing fire with a contemporary twist, narrated by Hades, and is part of a series of Greek myths told from Hades’ point of view. Hades claims that Zeus edited all the original myths in order to make himself look more powerful. He goes on to give a different explanation for the myth of Pandora’s Vase, specifically that he and Zeus had made a bet on whether Pandora would open it or not. Since Zeus b(...)

YEAR: 2012

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Athens Caucasus Mountains Chaos Cyclops / Cyclopes Epimetheus Gaia / Gaea Greek mythology Hades Harpies Hephaestus Hestia Hundred-handers Hypnos Kronos / Cronus / Cronos Mount Parnassus Olympus Oracle of Delphi Pandora Pandora’s Box Poseidon Prometheus Rhea Styx Sybil Titans Underworld Uranus Zephyr Zeus

Sally Grindley, Nilesh Mistry

Myths and Legends (Series): Pandora and The Mystery Box

This is a retelling of the myth of Pandora’s box. The story briefly narrates the creation of the primordial world, then the emergence of the Titans and their war with the gods. Men are then created by Prometheus and Athena. Next, after Epimetheus gives all of Mother Earth’s gifts to the animals, Prometheus sets out to steal the fire for mankind. Zeus is angry with mankind for their use of fire and decides to punish them. Zeus creates the female Pandora and the other gods grant her gi(...)

YEAR: 2000

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Athena/ Athene Epimetheus Pandora Prometheus Zeus

Grzegorz Kasdepke

Myths for Children – Zeus & Co [Mity dla dzieci – Zeus & spółka]

The magical and amazing world of ancient gods and heroes shown in an accessible way in amusing and straightforward language. Each story focuses on a different god or hero. This is a collection of well-known myths adapted for children and told in a simple, funny and clear way. The stories are very interesting and present the most important mythological characters. The book includes original illustrations.The selection includes the myth of the origin of the world, Cronus’ golden age and(...)

YEAR: 2011

COUNTRY: Poland

TAGS: Adonis Aphrodite Apollo Ares Ariadne Athena/ Athene Cadmus Daedalus Dionysus Epimetheus Europa Gaia / Gaea Hades Helios Hephaestus Hera Heracles / Herakles Hercules Hermes Icarus Kronos / Cronus / Cronos Midas Minos Minotaur Ouranos Pandora Persephone Pontos Prometheus Rhea Theseus Uranus Zeus

Nancy Loewen, Ryan Pentney

Not the Curious Kind: Pandora Tells All

This is the story of Pandora, told from her point of view. She gives a rational explanation for why the box was opened, blaming it on her cat, saying that one day, while cleaning the living room, Pandora forgot to lock Cuddles up while she placed the vase on the floor so she could dust the shelf. It was Cuddles who knocked the lid off.(...)

YEAR: 2014

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Epimetheus Greek mythology Hermes Pandora Zeus

George O'Connor

Olympians (Series)

Olympians is a series of graphic novels that takes one deity per volume as the focus, retelling numerous myths related to that god.Volume 1. Zeus. King of the Gods. Featuring creation myths and the war between the Titans and Olympians. Narrator unspecified.Volume 2. Athena. Grey-Eyed Goddess. Featuring the myth of Athena's conception and birth; Pallas; the attack of the Giants; Medusa and Perseus; Arachne. Narrated by the Moirae (The Fates). Volume 3. Hera. The Goddess and her Glory. Fe(...)

YEAR: 2010

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Achilles Aeneas Aesop Aesop’s Fables Afterlife Agamemnon Amphitrite Anteros Aphrodite Apollo Apples of the Hesperides Arachne Architecture Ares Argo Argonauts Ariadne Artemis Asclepius / Asklepios Athena/ Athene Athens Atlas Bacchus Baucis Centaurs Cerberus Ceres Charybdis Chimaera Classical studies Crete Cyclops / Cyclopes Daedalus Delos Demeter Diana Dionysus Divination Egypt Epimetheus Erinyes Eris Eros Europa Fable Furies Gaia / Gaea Galatea Gods Golden Fleece Greek art Greek history Greek language Greek music Greek mythology Greek philosophy Griffins Hades Hades' Throne Harpies Hecate / Hekate Hector Helen of Troy Hephaistos Hera Heracles / Herakles Hercules Hermes Hermes' winged boots Hestia Homer Horus Icarus Iliad Immortality Jason Juno Jupiter Katabasis Kronos / Cronus / Cronos Labyrinth Laurel wreath Lernaean Hydra Leto Lyre Mars Maze Medusa Menelaus Mercury Metis Minos Minos (King) Minotaur Mythology Nymphs Odysseus/ Ulysses Odyssey Olympus Oracles Ovid Ovid Metamorphoses Pan Pandora Pandora’s Box Paris Pasiphae Patroclus Pegasus Penelope Persephone Perseus Philemon Polyphemus Poseidon Priam Prometheus Ra Reception of classical antiquity Reincarnation Sirens Sisyphus Sphinx Stymphalian Birds Styx Theseus Thetis Trojan Horse (wooden) Trojan War Troy Twelve Labours of Heracles Underworld Witches Zeus Zeus' Throne

Robert Burleigh , Raul Colón

Burleigh’s foreword to this picture book retelling of the Pandora myth relates the background to the story, including Prometheus’ creation of animals out of clay, and the gifts that his brother Epimetheus gives to each of them. When Prometheus fashions the first men, Epimetheus realises too late that there are no more gifts to give to them. So Prometheus steals fire from the gods to keep them warm. In retaliation Zeus punishes Prometheus and mortal man by sending Pandora, the first w(...)

YEAR: 2002

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Epimetheus Hesiod Pandora Prometheus Zeus

David M. Graham

Pandora Revisited

This fantasy novel for young readers is set in the present day. Diana, 14 years old, and her brother Jason, 9 years old, travel with their parents from the USA to Greece to the funeral of their great grandmother and the reading of her will. Diana, led by a mysterious fish, finds a box in a sea-cave and opens it. What had been placed inside the box and now have broken loose are all the ancient monsters that had pursued the humanity in ancient times. This is told to the siblings and Dmitri, their (...)

YEAR: 2005

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Apollo Argus Chimaera Chiron/Cheiron Epimetheus Hera Hercules Hydra Pandora Prometheus Sphinx Zeus

Jean Marzollo

The story begins with Prometheus stealing fire from the gods. Zeus decides to punish humankind with the creation of a beautiful woman named Pandora. Pandora weds Epimetheus and Zeus gives them a special wedding present: a big box they are not allowed to open. Pandora finally succumbs to her curiosity and opens the box and evil bugs fly out of it. The bugs try to take Hope away from the box yet Pandora manages to trap Hope inside the box and save it.This book is a combination between picture book(...)

YEAR: 2006

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Epimetheus Pandora Prometheus Zeus

Lisl Weil

Pandora’s Box

This illustrated retelling of the myth of Pandora begins by explaining that the Greeks believed in many gods, with magical powers, that the ‘myths that told about the gods and what they could do gave people reasons why the world is as it is,’ and that the story of Pandora was a myth that answered the question ‘why couldn’t everything always be wonderful for everyone?’ (4-5) It then depicts the times of the ancient gods, where ‘flowers could talk and magical be(...)

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Epimetheus Hope Pandora Zeus

Marcia Dorothy Williams

Pandora’s Box & Perseus and the Gorgon’s Head

This book offers an adapted retelling of myths for children. The stories included are the creation of humanity by Prometheus, Prometheus and the sacrifice to Zeus, Prometheus and the gift of fire, Pandora’s box, Perseus and the slaying of Medusa. There are little illustrations (cartoonish in style) which accompany the short stories (about 4 pages per story). The illustrations appear on almost every page.(...)

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Danae Epimetheus Medusa Pandora Perseus Prometheus Zeus

Mclean Kendree, Cari Meister

Pandora’s Vase

A retelling of the story of Pandora’s vase accompanied by illustrations. It includes a cast of characters and glossary page of important words. It begins with a bit of background about the Olympians fighting the Titans and winning, continuing with how, after the war, Zeus had Prometheus and Epimetheus create animals and men to populate earth. Prometheus then stole fire from Olympus to keep the men warm. Zeus, in response, said that Prometheus and mankind would suffer. He then bound Prometh(...)

YEAR: 2012

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Epimetheus Hephaestus Olympians Pandora Prometheus Titans Zeus

Robert Baxter, I. M. Richardson

Prometheus and the Story of Fire

The book claims that the origin of the characters of Greek mythology can be found in the stories of Prometheus and Pandora. The narrative begins with chaos and the appearance of Gaea and Uranus, whose first children were monsters. Siblings to these monsters were Cyclops and Titans. Gaea calls upon her Titan children to fight Uranus, who had locked the monsters underground. Cronus steps forward and succeeds in overthrowing Cronus. To make sure he remains ruler of the universe and that none of his(...)

YEAR: 1983

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Cyclops / Cyclopes Epimetheus Gaia / Gaea Hephaestus Heracles / Herakles Hercules Kronos / Cronus / Cronos Mount Caucasus Pandora Prometheus Rhea Uranus Zeus

Emma M. Firth

Stories of Old Greece

This is a collection of Greek myths retold for children in simple language. In the introduction, Firth writes that this book is for "her fellow-teachers and … the dear children of America". She begins with stories about Helios, then moves to stories about Apollo, then Hermes and finally into more general stories. The retellings are accompanied by line drawings every few pages that depict key characters. Sometimes, these are sketches based on ancient statues. Featured Storie(...)

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Apollo Arachne Athena/ Athene Baucis Clytie Daphne Demeter Epimetheus Eurydice Hades Helios Hermes Hyacinthus Medusa Orpheus Pandora Persephone Perseus Philemon Prometheus Psyche Zeus

Enid Blyton, Chris Price

Tales of Ancient Greece

This is a short collection of Greek myths retold for children. They are related in fairly simple language, mostly adapted closely from Ovid’s Metamorphoses. The illustrations take the form of black and white line drawings depicting key moments in the chapters.Pandora and the Whispering Box.Phaeton and the Sun-Horses.Prosperina and the King of the Underworld.The Maiden of the Laurel Tree (Daphne and Apollo)The Watchman with a Hundred Eyes (Io and Argus).The Story of Echo and Narcissus.The K(...)

YEAR: 1930

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Apollo Arachne Arion Baucis Ceres Clytie Cupid Daphne Echo Epimetheus Hyacinthus Io Juno Jupiter Minerva Narcissus Pandora Phaeton Philemon Pluto Proserpina Psyche Zephyrus

Carson Ellis, Cynthia Rylant

The Beautiful Stories of Life: Six Greek Myths, Retold

Attractively presented as a small, square hardback book, The Beautiful Stories of Life is a compendium of six well known classical myths: the stories of Pandora, Persephone, Orpheus, Pygmalion, Narcissus, and Psyche. The stories are lyrically told, with an alternating pattern of longer descriptive passages followed by single sentences that underscore the important messages of each story. Aphorisms feature throughout the book, presented as "the stories of life" in the book’s title(...)

YEAR: 2009

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Aphrodite Apuleius Cerberus Demeter Echo Epimetheus Eros Eurydice Golden Ass Hades Metamorphoses Narcissus Nathaniel Hawthorne Ovid Pandora Pandora’s Box Persephone Prometheus Psyche Pygmalion Underworld Wonder Book for Boys and Girls Zeus

Sabina Colloredo , La Tram

The Beauty of Medusa and the Other Faces of the Myth [La bellezza di Medusa e gli altri volti del mito]

The Beauty of Medusa and the Other Faces of the Myth is an illustrated children’s novel which retells some of the most popular myths from an unusual point of view. It is divided into six short chapters, where the author gives voice – in the order of appearance – to Medusa, Minotaur, Pandora, Polyphemus, Persephone, and Phaeton, all of whom tell their story first-hand. Medusa grows up with an alcoholic violent father, described as a monstrous being, and a beautiful but surl(...)

YEAR: 2019

COUNTRY: Italy

TAGS: Acis Aphrodite Ariadne Athena/ Athene Clymene Demeter Epimetheus Eros Galatea Hades Helios Medusa Minos Minotaur Ocean Odysseus/ Ulysses Pandora Persephone Perseus Phaeton Polyphemus Poseidon Theseus Zeus

Samuel Mills

The Fire Bringer

This is a retelling of the Prometheus myth told in a novel format, using a framework of a didactic opportunity in which Prometheus teaches his pupils about the origin of humanity while the gods are preparing to transition from their Greek to Roman personas. Peppered between Prometheus’ lessons are moments where Zeus sets his sites on Chastia, a young girl, and attempts to charm her by taking on different forms and capturing her. Each time Prometheus, in the guise of something else, stops h(...)

YEAR: 2009

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Actia Agenor Aphrodite Ares Athena/ Athene Chastia Crete Demetrios Epimetheus Europa Gaia / Gaea Greece Hades Hekatoncheires Helen Hephaestus Hera Heracles / Herakles Hercules Hermes Hundred-handers Io Juno Jupiter Kronos / Cronus / Cronos Leda Mars Milos Mount Caucasus Mount Olympus Mount Othrys Mount Parnassus Mythology Nereid Nike Olympians Pandora Phaidros Phoenicia Poseidon Prometheus Rhea Tartarus Themis Thesbia Thetis Titanomachy Titans Typhon Uranus Venus Vulcan Zeus

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 Cronos; 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(...)

YEAR: 1966

COUNTRY: Israel

TAGS: Adonis Aphrodite Apollo Arachne Ares Artemis Athena/ Athene Demeter Dionysus Echidna Epimetheus Eros Eurynome/Eurynomes Gaia / Gaea Hades Hephaestus Hera Hermes Kore Kronos / Cronus / Cronos Leto Metis Midas Muses Pan Pandora Prometheus Psyche Semele Silanus Tiresias Titanomachy Typhon Uranus Zeus

Jan Lewis, Saviour Pirotta

The Orchard Book of First Greek Myths

This is a very popular collection of ten retellings of ancient myths, attractively laid-out and well-written for a young audience. There is an illustrated Table of Contents at the start, which enables pre-literate children to participate in choosing the story that will be read, as well as teaching them how to use a ToC.Each story begins with an elaborate fronts-piece full of details from the story, and each story concludes with a small image that contains a key element of the myth. Both elements(...)

YEAR: 2003

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Arachne Architecture Argo Argonauts Ariadne Athena/ Athene Athens Bellerophon Chimaera Chimera Crete Daedalus Dionysus Epimetheus Gods Golden Fleece Graeae Sisters Greek mythology Helen of Troy Homer Icarus Jason Labyrinth Maze Medea Medusa Menelaus Midas Minerva Minos Minotaur Mythology Odysseus/ Ulysses Odyssey Ovid Ovid Metamorphoses Pan Pandora Pandora’s Box Paris Pegasus Perseus Reception of classical antiquity Theseus Trojan Horse (wooden) Trojan War Troy Witches

Tom Galt, John Mackey

The Rise of the Thunderer

This book focuses on mythological stories related to the creation of the world and man. The stories are adapted for younger readers, although the poetic language suggests a more mature readership. The stories narrate the creation of earth, Gaia and Uranus, the Titans, reign of Cronus, the rise of the Olympians, reign of Zeus and tales around Prometheus. At the end of the book there are scholarly notes regarding the sources for each story and the author’s explanations. The stories are accom(...)

YEAR: 1954

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Cronus Demeter Epimetheus Hades Hera Hermes Hestia Poseidon Prometheus Rhea Themis Thetis Uranus Zeus

Peter Bailey, Rose Impey

White Wolves: Myths and Legends (Series): Pandora’s Box

This is a retelling of Pandora’s box myths. The story narrates the creation of men by Prometheus and his stealing of the fire. It then narrates the story of Pandora. It begins with the creation myth of Prometheus and also of Pandora.(...)

YEAR: 2007

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Epimetheus Pandora Prometheus Zeus