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Iwona Czarkowska, Maria Molenda

Bolek and Lolek in the World of Greek Myths [Bolek i Lolek w świecie mitów 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.Bolek and Lolek are two little boys who, known as characters from a famous Polish cartoon series initiated by Władysław Nehrebecki (1923–1978), are featured in an illustrated book for children. They get a birthday gift from(...)

literary

YEAR: 2009

COUNTRY: Poland

TAGS: Achilles Achilles’s Heel Charon Helios Hephaestus Hera Hermes Olympus Sisyphus Thetis Trojan Horse Trojan War Zeus

John Malam, Peter Rutherford , David Salariya

The Wooden Horse of Troy

The book presents a variant of the myth of Troy. The story of the building of the city walls by Poseidon, Apollo, and Aeacus is followed by the story of the judgment of Paris and its consequences, direct: the reward for giving the first place to Aphrodite, and indirect: the Trojan War. The author describes the fight between the Trojans and the Greeks, the secret help of the gods, the disputes between the warriors in each of the camps (e. g. Agamemnon's quarrel with Achilles, Ajax vs. (...)

literary

YEAR: 2004

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Achilles Achilles’s Heel Aeacus Aeneas Agamemnon Aphrodite Apollo Apple of Discord Athena Briseis Chryseis Hector Hecuba Helen Hera Heracles Horses of Laomedon Judgement of Paris Laomedon Menelaus Odysseus / Ulysses Paris (Trojan Prince) Patroclus Philoctetes Priam Rome Sparta Tenedos Thersites Trojan Horse Trojan War Troy Zeus

Henryk Jerzy Chmielewski

Tytus, Romek and A'Tomek [Tytus, Romek i A'Tomek]

Uncle Jan invites two Polish boys, Romek and A’Tomek, to spend their holidays in Australia. The invitation comes with a parcel containing a vehicle that needs to be assembled. After completing the construction, the boys name the vehicle “Ptyś” and invite their animal friend, Tytus — a talking chimpanzee they had rescued from a space lab — to join them on the expedition. The zoo’s CEO allows Tytus to go, and the group departs. Due to a malfunctioning compass, t(...)

literary

YEAR: 1958

COUNTRY: Poland

TAGS: Achaeans Achilles Achilles’s Heel Centaur(s) Cyclops / Cyclopes Galleys Heracles Labyrinth Marathon Minotaur Polyphemus Sphinx Trojan Horse Trojan War Trojans Troy