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Sònia González, Jaime Moreno Delgado

100 Myths. Gods, Heroes and Legendary Creatures [100 Mitos. Dioses, Héroes y Criaturas Legendarias]

100 Mitos is a compilation of 100 classical myths and legends for children. The book is divided into three parts called Gods and Titans (Dioses y titanes), Heroes, Demi-gods and Humans (Héroes, semidioses y humanos), and Legendary Creatures (Criaturas legendarias). In Dioses y Titanes, the stories included relate to the following characters, places and events: Aphrodite (Afrodita); Apollo (Apolo), Ares; Artemis (Ártemis); Asclepius (Asclepio); Athena (Atenea); Atlas; Charon (C(...)

literary

YEAR: 2019

COUNTRY: Spain

TAGS: Achilles Actaeon Aeolus Amalthea Amazons Andromeda Aphrodite Apollo Arachne Ares Artemis Asclepius Athena Atlas Basilisk Bellerophon Centaur(s) Cerberus Charon Charybdis Circe Cretan Bull Cronus / Kronos Cybele Cyclops / Cyclopes Danae Daphne Demeter Deucalion Diomedes’ Mares Dionysus / Dionysos Dioscuri Echo Eos Erinyes Eris Eros Erymanthian Boar Europa Eurydice Gaia / Gaea Ganymede Gods Hades Hebe Hecate Helen Hephaestus Hera Heracles Hermes Hesperides Hestia Icarus Iris Jason Leda Lotus Eaters / Lotophagoi Medea Medusa Minotaur Moirai Morpheus Muses Narcissus Nemean Lion Nymphs Odysseus / Ulysses Orion Orpheus Pan Pandora Paris (Trojan Prince) Pasiphae Pegasus Penelope Persephone Perseus Polyphemus Poseidon Prometheus Proteus Pyrrha Python Satyr(s) Selene Sirens Sisyphus Sphinx Stymphalian Birds Talos (Automaton) Theseus Tiresias Zeus

Janusz Towpik, Jadwiga Żylińska

Expedition for the Golden Fleece [Wyprawa po złote runo]

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.The story begins when Iolcos, an ancient Thessalian city, was ruled by the usurper King Pelias. Pelias deprived his brother Aeson of the throne, but he didn’t know that Aeson’s lawful successor – Jason – w(...)

literary

YEAR: 1974

COUNTRY: Poland

TAGS: Absyrtus / Apsyrtos Aeëtes Aphrodite Argo Argonauts Circe Clashing Rocks / Symplegades / Cyanean Rocks Dioscuri Golden Fleece Harpies Hecate Hera Homer Jason Lemnos Medea Orpheus Pelias Phaeacia Phineus Phrixus

Halina Rudnicka

King Agis [Król Agis] (Spartan Trilogy [Trylogia spartańska/Trylogia antyczna], 1)

Based on: Katarzyna Marciniak, Elżbieta Olechowska, Joanna Kłos, Michał Kucharski (eds.), Polish Literature for Children & Young Adults Inspired by Classical Antiquity: A Catalogue (accessed: June 11, 2021), Faculty of “Artes Liberales”, Warsaw: University of Warsaw, 2013, 444 pp., section by Helena Płotek, Joanna Grzeszczuk and Michał Kucharski, pp. 311–323.King Agis is the first book of Halina Rudnicka’a Spartan Trilogy. 3rd century B.C., Sparta. Young Agis succeeds(...)

literary

YEAR: 1963

COUNTRY: Poland

TAGS: Agiatis Agis IV Apollo Asclepius Athens Delphi Dioscuri Greek History Greek Philosophy Helen Heracles Hercules Leonidas Leonidas II Lycurgus Olympia Oracles Poseidon Pythian Games Sparta Tyche Zeus

Aleksander Wojciech Mikołajczak

Legendary Rome [Rzym legendarny]

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., section by Magdalena Łokieć, pp. 204–206. In the oldest Roman legends, long before the city of Rome was founded, Hercules had adventures in the land on the Tiber. Evander, the lord of that land, took care of Aeneas w(...)

literary

YEAR: 2002

COUNTRY: Poland

TAGS: Aeneas Castor Dioscuri Egeria Heracles Hercules Mars Pollux Remus Roman History Romulus Venus

William Adams

Myths of Old Greece in Story and Song

This is a factual book of fairly brief retellings of key Greek myths, which deviate little from their ancient sources such as Ovid. The stories are told without much background information or context to how the same characters fit into different stories. This approach is acknowledged by Adams at the start, who sees this as making the myths more accessible to children. Adams has also, according to his introduction, made an effort to retell the stories in a manner he believes would have been how t(...)

literary

YEAR: 1900

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Achilles Alcestis Apollo Ariadne Cassandra Cephalus Cupid Danae Daphne Dioscuri Eurydice Hercules Lotus Eaters / Lotophagoi Medusa Odysseus / Ulysses Orpheus Pegasus Persephone Perseus Phaethon Prometheus Proserpina Pygmalion Sirens Theseus Troy Zeus

Aniela Orzechowska

Stories about Greek Demi-gods and Heroes [Opowiadania o półbogach i bohaterach greckich]

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.Presentation of five most popular and significant ancient myths featuring Prometheus, Perseus, Heracles (Hercules)*, Theseus, and Jason. The structure and language of each short story is easily comprehensible and not too sophisti(...)

literary

YEAR: 1911

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

TAGS: Amazons Apollo Argo Artemis Athena Chiron / Cheiron Cronus / Kronos Danae Dioscuri Gorgon(s) Graeae / Graiai Helios Hephaestus Hera Heracles Hermes Orpheus Pandora Peleus Perseus Prometheus Telamon Theseus Twelve Labours of Heracles Zeus

Albert Zipper

Tales from Greek and Roman Mythology for Young People [Opowiadania z mitologii Greków i Rzymian dla użytku młodzieży]

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 collection includes Greek and Roman myths about the beginning of the world, gods, their characters and relations, heroes and their deeds. The book presents many theological aspects – in the introduction, the author exp(...)

literary

YEAR: 1886

COUNTRY: Austro-Hungarian Empire Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria

TAGS: Aeneas Aphrodite Apollo Ares Argonauts Artemis Asclepius Athena Bellerophon Cadmus Cronus / Kronos Daedalus Delphic Oracle Demeter Dionysus / Dionysos Dioscuri Divination Eos Gaia / Gaea Hebe Helios Hephaestus Hera Heracles Hermes Hestia Iris Janus Jupiter Mars Muses Odysseus / Ulysses Oedipus Olympia Orpheus Ouranos / Uranus Persephone Perseus Phaethon Pluto / Plouton Plutus / Ploutos Poseidon Selene Theseus Trojan War Typhon / Typhoeus / Typhaon Vesta Zeus

Aleksei Simukov, Aleksandra Snezhko-Blotskaia

The Argonauts [Аргонавты (Argonavty)]

Two Greek boys playing on the seashore notice a wrecked ship and an old man sitting nearby. The man, Jason, tells them the story of the ship (“Argo”) and recalls some of his friends the Argonauts (Theseus, the Dioscuri, the Boreads, Orpheus, and Heracles). He tells how the ship was built and how they journeyed to Colchis in order to find the golden fleece. Among the adventures Jason recalls moving rocks of Symplegades, Stymphalian birds, and sirens.In Colchis in order to win the gold(...)

audiovisual

YEAR: 1971

TAGS: Aeëtes Ares Argonauts Athena Athens Boreads Clashing Rocks / Symplegades / Cyanean Rocks Colchis Dioscuri Hecate Heracles Jason Medea Orpheus Sirens Stymphalian Birds Theseus

Jemal Bagashvili, Aleksander Basilaia, Evgeny Ginzburg

The Argonauts [არგონავტები (Argonavtebi)] / Merry Chronicle of a Dangerous Voyage [Веселая хроника опасного путешествия (Vesёlaia khronika opasnogo puteshestviia)]

The movie presents the myth of the Argonauts in contemporary setting. It starts with an introduction about Tim Severin’s expedition to Georgia in 1984 and then presents the director’s version of the myth. The movie contains most of the main elements of the classical myth. It tells briefly the story of Jason and Pelias, describes the building of “Argo” (which looks exactly like Tim Severin’s “Argo”) and the assembling of the team. Then it presents adventu(...)

audiovisual

YEAR: 1986

COUNTRY: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)

TAGS: Aeëtes Amazons Amycus / Amykos Argonauts Argos / Argus (Constructor of "Argo") Colchis Diogenes Dioscuri Golden Fleece Greece Heracles Hylas Jason Laertes Medea Orpheus Pelias Poseidon Sirens Tiphys