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Jetdogs Studios , Zoom Out Games

12 Labours of Hercules

The first 12 labours of Hercules game begins by introducing the main characters, Hercules and Megara, who live happily together with their servants. However, Hades abducts Megara, causing Hercules to set out to search for and rescue her. With the help of characters such as Medusa, Cerberus and Chiron, whom he rescues along the way, he fights the Hydra, saves Prometheus from his golden chains and rescues Megara from the Underworld.The second game begins in Thebes with Hercules having the idea of (...)

YEAR: 2015

COUNTRY: Online

TAGS: Amazons Augean Stables Cerberus Charon Charybdis Chiron / Cheiron Council of the Gods Cretan Bull Hades Harpies Hephaestus Hera Heracles Heraklion Hermes Medusa Megara Minotaur Nemean Lion Norse Mythology Pegasus Poseidon Prometheus Scylla Stymphalian Birds Thebes Twelve Labours of Heracles Underworld Zeus

Stanley Kubrick

2001: A Space Odyssey

“2001: A Space Odyssey” is an epic sci-fi film produced by Stanley Kubrick in 1968, which became a milestone in the development of fiction movies and world cinematography. The producer, inspired by the Homer’s epic “The Odyssey”, gave the film its name. Kubrick said: “It occurred to us that for the Greeks the vast stretches of the sea must have had the same sort of mystery and remoteness that space has for our generation”. The plot of the film concerns f(...)

YEAR: 1968

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Charybdis Homer Jupiter Odysseus / Ulysses Odyssey Polyphemus Scylla Sirens Telemachus

Cornelia Funke

A Griffin’s Feather [Drachenreiter: Die Feder eines Greifs] (Dragon Rider, 2)

Die Feder eines Greifs is the sequel to Drachenreiter / Dragon Rider (1997, Engl. transl. 2004). The main character of the novel is 14-year-old Ben who was also the protagonist of Dragon Rider. In the first book, he was rescued by the dragon Lung / Firedrake as an orphan in London and became his dragon rider. Now Ben has been adopted by the Wiesengrund / Greenbloom family and is living with them in Norway, where they run a sanctuary for mythical (and non-mythical) creatures, MÍMAMEID(...)

YEAR: 2016

COUNTRY: Germany

TAGS: Cambyses Centaur(s) Charybdis Cyclops / Cyclopes Dragons Griffins / Gryphons Medusa Nymphs Ouranos / Uranus Pegasus Phoebe Phoenix (Bird) Scylla Sphinx

Brett Helquist , Lemony Snicket

A Series of Unfortunate Events (Series, Books 1–13)

This series of thirteen 13-chaptered novels follows the "unfortunate events" which befall Violet, Klaus and baby Sunny Baudelaire after the death of their parents in a fire in the family home. On becoming orphans, the siblings are placed in the custody of their uncle, Count Olaf, who, from the first book onwards tries various – and typically murderous – ways, to acquire their huge fortune. Olaf is aided throughout by his accomplices in V.F.S., a mysterious organisation to w(...)

YEAR: 1999

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Calypso Charybdis Damocles Glaucus Gorgon(s) Heracles Lotus Eaters / Lotophagoi Nero Odysseus / Ulysses Odyssey Plato Sappho Scylla

Sulari Gentill

Chasing Odysseus (The Hero Trilogy, 1)

This is the first book in the author’s Hero trilogy. The story of Chasing Odysseus starts in the final days of the Trojan War. Its heroes are three teenaged brothers (Machaon, Cadmus and Lycon) and their younger sister (Hero). Their adoptive father, Agelaus, is a leader of the Herdsmen, a fiercely independent community, allied to the Trojans, who live on the slopes of Mt Ida. The Herdsmen, traditional protectors of the Trojan people, have been secretly supplying the Trojans with food (...)

YEAR: 2011

COUNTRY: Australia

TAGS: Achilles Aeneas Aeolus Agamemnon Alcinous Amazons Arete (Queen) Calypso Charybdis Cicones Circe Cyclops / Cyclopes Demodocus Eurylochus Gods Helen Hermes Lotus Eaters / Lotophagoi Menelaus Nausicaa Odysseus / Ulysses Pan Pantheon Paris (Trojan Prince) Penthesilea Phaeacia Polyphemus Priam Scylla Sirens Thrinacia / Island of the Sun Tiresias Troy Underworld

Madeline Miller

The narrative follows Circe from a young child who is bullied and shunned by her family and peers until she meets the mortal Glaucos. Circe falls in love with the mortal and searches for a way to turn him into a god, discovering the power of pharmakeia and feeding him sap from flowers sprung from the blood of gods while he sleeps, turning him into a sea-god himself. Circe believes this will finally allow them to be together, but Glaucos’ eye is caught by the nymph Scylla, who drives Circe (...)

YEAR: 2018

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Achilles Aeëtes Circe Crete Cyclops / Cyclopes Daedalus Greek Gods Helios Iliad Immortality Minotaur Odysseus / Ulysses Odyssey Ovid Pasiphae Penelope Prometheus Scylla Telemachus Trojan War

Imogen Greenberg , Isabel Greenberg

Discover… The Ancient Greeks

Discover... began in 2016. It is part of a series offering a light-hearted introduction to a range of ancient cultures, including The Roman Empire, The Ancient Aztecs, and The Ancient Egyptians.Discover... The Ancient Greeks opens with the stated intention of exploring who the ancient Greeks really were. The book is divided into 2-page sub-sections, each discussing a different aspect of ancient Greek culture.(...)

YEAR: 2017

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Achilles Aesop Aesop’s Fables Alexander the Great Ancient Slavery Aphrodite Architecture Argo Argonauts Ariadne Athena Athens Chorus Crete Delos Dionysus / Dionysos Divination Egypt Fable Gods Golden Fleece Graeco-Persian Wars Greek Art Greek History Greek Music Greek Philosophy Greek Theatre Hades Harpies Hector Helen Hera Heracles Hercules Hermes Homer Iliad Jason Labyrinth Laurel Wreath Maze Medea Menelaus Minos Minotaur Odysseus / Ulysses Odyssey Oedipus Olympic Games Olympus Oracles Orpheus Paris (Trojan Prince) Penelope Pericles Poseidon Pythia Scylla Sirens Socrates Sophocles Sparta Theseus Thetis Trojan Horse Trojan War Troy Zeus

Calef Brown, John Harris

Greece! Rome! Monsters!

Greece! Rome! Monsters! is an illustrated anthology of mythological creatures from the classical tradition. Organised alphabetically, it introduces young readers to twenty monsters, including well known characters like the Cyclops, Medusa, and the Minotaur, alongside more obscure figures such as the Basilisk and Manticore. In addition to the fearsome beasts are more pleasant equine creatures, the Hippocamp, Pegasus and the Unicorn. Curiously the Hydra does not feature, but the collection does in(...)

YEAR: 2002

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Basilisk Bellerophon Centaur(s) Cerberus Charybdis Chimera / Chimaera Cyclops / Cyclopes Griffins / Gryphons Harpies Hippocampi Manticore Medusa Minotaur Odysseus / Ulysses Oedipus Pan Pegasus Phoenix (Bird) Poseidon Scylla Sirens Sphinx Unicorn (hippos monokeras)

Jack Baran , Christopher Carlson , Mark Jean , Shirō Sasaki , Cynthia Voigt

Based on the novel of the same name, Homecoming tells the story of four siblings – Dicey, James, Maybeth and Sammy Tillerman– who are abandoned by their mother. (Their father had already abandoned the family some years before.) Led by the eldest, Dicey, the children make their way mostly on foot down the east coast of the United States. At their lowest ebb, they meet a student called Windy who drives them to the home of their cousin Eunice. Eunice is willing to take Dicey and Ma(...)

YEAR: 1996

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Aeolus Homer Odysseus / Ulysses Odyssey Penelope Polyphemus Scylla

Cynthia Voigt

Homecoming (Tillerman Cycle, 1)

Homecoming tells the story of four siblings – Dicey, James, Maybeth and Sammy Tillerman – who are abandoned by their mother (their father had already abandoned the family some years before). Led by the eldest, Dicey, the children make their way mostly on foot down the east coast of the United States. They come across a range of settings and characters with both realist and archetypal features including: runaway teenagers in the woods, students on a university campus, their bland(...)

YEAR: 1981

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Aeolus Circe Homer Lotus Eaters / Lotophagoi Odysseus / Ulysses Odyssey Penelope Polyphemus Scylla

Cinzia Bigazzi, Celina Elmi

Homer for Fun: The Odyssey [Omero per gioco – L'Odissea]

This book is part of the Le Novelle della Cipolla series, which provides abridged myths accompanied by lavish illustrations. This book relates the voyage of Odysseus (called in the book by his Roman name, Ulysses), from the end of the Trojan War till his safe return to Ithaca. After opening with the council of the gods, the story follows Telemachus and Penelope and we first meet Odysseus on Calypso’s island. Thus the narrative follows the plot of the Homeric epic quite closely. Odysseus is(...)

YEAR: 2010

COUNTRY: Italy

TAGS: Aeolus Athena Calypso Charybdis Circe Odysseus / Ulysses Penelope Polyphemus Poseidon Scylla Telemachus Tiresias Zeus

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(...)

YEAR: 2010

COUNTRY: Ireland

TAGS: Acropolis Ancient Temples Andromeda Aphrodite Apollo Ares Arges (Cyclops) Argonauts Argos / Argus Panoptes (Giant) Ariadne Artemis Asterion Athena Basilisk Brontes Centaur(s) Cerberus Ceto Charybdis Chimera / Chimaera Chiron / Cheiron Chrysaor Colosseum Crete Crommyonian Sow Cronus / Kronos Cup of Invisibility Cyclops / Cyclopes Daedalus Dionysus / Dionysos Echidna Erinyes Furies Gaia / Gaea Giants Gods Gorgon(s) Greece Greek Gods Greeks Hades Hecatoncheires / Hundred-Handed Heracles Hercules Hero(es) Homer Hydra Iliad Iolaus Ixion Labyrinth Medusa Minos Minos’ Palace Minotaur Muses Odysseus / Ulysses Odyssey Olympians Orpheus Ouranos / Uranus Pasiphae Pegasus Persephone Perseus Philyra Phorcys Pliny the Elder Poseidon Pottery / Vases Rome Scylla Sea Nymphs Sicily Sirens Sphinx Springs of Amymone Steropes (Cyclops) Tartarus Theseus Thessaly Thetis Titans Typhon / Typhoeus / Typhaon Zeus

Jennifer Adams, Alison Oliver

Little Master Homer. The Odyssey

The Little Master Homer: The Odyssey takes nine episodes from Homer's Odyssey and distils each into a picture/caption/speech-bubble unit. The illustrations cross two pages; they are bold and stylised, designed to capture the attention of very young children. The first character introduced is 'Calypso, the Nymph'. She is saying, I keep Odysseus here with me since I saved him from the wine-dark sea. Next, 'Ino, the Sea Nymph', says, Take my veil and tie it around your(...)

YEAR: 2017

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Achilles Afterlife Agamemnon Charybdis Circe Cyclops / Cyclopes Divination Fate Greek Music Hades Homer Iliad Nymphs Odysseus / Ulysses Odyssey Polyphemus Scylla Sirens Underworld

Gisela Baños, Victor Sabaté

Mythological Monsters [Monstruos Mitológicos]

Monstruos Mitológicos is an engaging exploration of the mythological creatures of the classical world. The illustrated chapter book selects fourteen monsters and beasts from ancient Greece; these include the ghastly and terrifying and the incredible and awe-inspiring. Included in the selection are the Minotaur ("Minotauro"), Medusa, the Sphinx ("la Esfinge"), mermaids ("las sirenas"), Chimera ("Quimera"), and the Harpies ("las arpías&quo(...)

YEAR: 2019

COUNTRY: Spain

TAGS: Charybdis Greek Religion Homer Minotaur Odyssey Polyphemus Scylla Sirens

Jan Parandowski

Mythology. Beliefs and Legends of the Greeks and Romans [Mitologia. Wierzenia i podania Greków i Rzymian]

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.Description of the most important Greek and Roman myths. This is a significant, or even the most important book responsible for increasing basic awareness of ancient culture in Poland for a number of reasons. First, the author op(...)

YEAR: 1924

COUNTRY: Poland

TAGS: Achilles Amphitrite Aphrodite Apollo Ares Argonauts Artemis Asclepius Athena Atlas Bacchus Bellerophon Centaur(s) Cerberus Ceres Circe Cronus / Kronos Cyclops / Cyclopes Daedalus Demeter Diana Dido Erinyes Eris Eros Europa Eurystheus Gaia / Gaea Gods Golden Fleece Hades Harpies Hecate Helen Hephaestus Hera Heracles Hercules Hermes Hestia Icarus Janus Jason Juno Jupiter Mars Medea Mercury Midas Minerva Minos Minotaur Moirai Nemesis Nereus Orpheus Pan Pandora Paris (Trojan Prince) Persephone Perseus Pluto / Plouton Poseidon Priam Prometheus Proserpina Roman Religion Romulus Scylla Sirens Sphinx Themis Theseus Thetis Tiresias Trojan War Venus Zeus

Margot McGovern

When seventeen-year-old orphan Kit Learmonth tries to commit suicide by slashing her wrists in the swimming pool of her prestigious boarding school, her uncle takes her back to her childhood home to recuperate. Before her parents drowned in an accident at sea when she was ten, Kit grew up on an idyllic island owned for generations by her wealthy, infamous family. Though its official name is Learmonth Island, everyone refers to it as Neverland. In Kit’s mind, it is a place of magic and adve(...)

YEAR: 2018

COUNTRY: Australia

TAGS: Andromache Celtic Mythology Charybdis Hector Homer Iliad Metamorphoses (Ovid's) Metamorphosis Monsters Norse Mythology Odysseus / Ulysses Odyssey Ovid Plato Sappho Scylla Sirens Virgil

Simon Spence

This is a retelling of Homer's Odyssey with myths based on the Epic Cycle used for additional material. The narrative order of the Odyssey is rejected in favour of a chronological approach. Most of the gods are helpful in this retelling. The "sea-god" alone persecutes Odysseus, and as Odysseus is not shown to be responsible for what incurred the sea-god's wrath, Odysseus appears a highly sympathetic figure. The story includes violence, but extreme violence and sex are avoided t(...)

YEAR: 2016

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Afterlife Architecture Athena Charybdis Cyclops / Cyclopes Gods Hades Helen Hermes Homer Iliad Ithaca Katabasis Minerva Odysseus / Ulysses Penelope Polyphemus Scylla Sirens Telemachus Trojan War Troy Underworld Zeus

Manuela Adreani

Odyssey [Odissea]

The book is based on the plot of the original Homeric epic – it is the story of Odysseus, who after the fall of Troy wanders the seas trying to come back to his home island of Ithaca. At the same time on Ithaca, Odysseus’ son Telemachus and his wife – Penelope, are struggling with the suitors who attempt to force the Queen into re-marriage. Telemachus decides to leave Ithaca to find some news about his father. Odissea in the adaptation of Giorgio Ferrero, presents the same thre(...)

YEAR: 2016

COUNTRY: Italy

TAGS: Aeolus Antinoos (Penelope's Suitor) Argos (Dog) Athena Calypso Charybdis Circe Cyclops / Cyclopes Demodocus Eumaeus / Eumaios Eurymachus Helen Hermes Iros / Arnaios Ithaca Laertes Menelaus Nausicaa Nestor Odysseus / Ulysses Odyssey Ogygia Olympus Penelope Polyphemus Poseidon Pylos Scylla Sirens Sparta Tiresias Trojan Horse Troy Zeus

Cynthia Voigt

Sons From Afar (Tillerman Cycle, 6)

Sons from Afar (1987) is the only Tillerman novel that focuses on two main characters, with the perspective alternating between James Tillerman and his younger brother Sammy. As they go through adolescence, the brothers (James in particular) struggle to cope with the lack of a father figure and begin a quest to find out more about their father, Francis Verricker. They visit Francis’s former schoolteachers and discover that their father was a gambler and a cheat. Eventually, the boys&r(...)

YEAR: 1987

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Aeolus Apollo Homer Icarus Lotus Eaters / Lotophagoi Orion Penelope Phaethon Pleiades Scylla Sisyphus

Grace Harriet Kupfer

Stories of Long Ago: In a New Dress

This is a late nineteenth-century collection of Greek myths for children based fairly closely on Ovid’s Metamorphoses. Each myth retelling is followed by a poem that links broadly to the themes of the story, by such authors as Thomas Moore, Tennyson and Shakespeare. The anthology is illustrated throughout with black and white images of famous artwork relating to the myths.Featured Stories:The Kingdom Above the Clouds (introduction to the gods),The Great Bear and the Little Bear (Callisto),(...)

YEAR: 1897

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Aegeus Androgeos Apollo Callisto Ceres Diana Eurydice Hercules Io Jason Juno Jupiter Leto Medea Mercury Midas Minos Narcissus Orpheus Perseus Prometheus Proserpina Scylla Theseus

Christina Balit, Hugh Lupton, Daniel Morden

The Adventures of Odysseus

This book offers a compact retelling of the trials and tribulations of Odysseus’ journey home from Troy. The prologue begins with the judgement of Paris and how this led to a 10 year long war between the Greeks and the Trojans. The prologue explains that the Greeks won the war, retrieved Helen and began their journeys home with ships full of loot. The book proceeds to tell the story of Odysseus’ journey home beginning 9 years in as he washes up on the shores of Phaeacia. In the same (...)

YEAR: 2006

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Athena Charybdis Circe Cyclops / Cyclopes Hermes Magic Odysseus / Ulysses Penelope Scylla Trojan War

Stanisław Srokowski

The Adventures of Odysseus [Przygody Odyseusza]

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.Designed in the same manner as Stanisław Srokowski’s Wojna trojańska [Trojan War], Przygody Odyseusza is an abridged and simplified version of Homer’s Odyssey; it retells Odysseus’ adventures in twenty-four chap(...)

YEAR: 1994

COUNTRY: Poland

TAGS: Achilles Aeolus Agamemnon Athena Charybdis Circe Cyclops / Cyclopes Helen Homer Menelaus Nestor Odysseus / Ulysses Odyssey Penelope Scylla Sirens Telemachus

Barbara Ludwiczak

The Adventures of Odysseus [Przygody Odyseusza]

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. Adaptation of the Odyssey, structured as a school text with description of main characters and topics. Odysseus journeys home after the fall of Troy. The Greek hero is trying to get back to his homeland, Ithaca, after the t(...)

YEAR: 2010

COUNTRY: Poland

TAGS: Aeolus Athena Calypso Charybdis Cicones Circe Helios Hermes Iliad Laertes Odysseus / Ulysses Odyssey Penelope Phaeacia Polyphemus Poseidon Scylla Sirens Telemachus Tiresias Trojan War

John Connolly

The Book of Lost Things

The protagonist, twelve-year-old David, lives in London. Shortly before the start of World War II, his mother dies. The boy is charged with taking care of her books: folk and fairy tales or narratives about knights, dragons, etc. He tries to avoid thinking about these stories, but the books do not allow him to do that, as he begins to hear them talking – the more time passes, the louder they become. When David’s father meets his new partner, Rose, the boy starts to faint and to have (...)

YEAR: 2006

COUNTRY: United Kingdom United States of America

TAGS: Harpies Manius Aquillius Mithridates VI Roman Empire Scylla

Gillian Cross, Neil Packer

Gillian Cross' Odyssey is an abridged retelling of Homer's Odyssey, set in Greek antiquity. It is a retelling of ancient myth with an emphasis on striking visualisation. Chapter headings:The WarTravelling into DisasterThe Giant in the CaveAeolus and CirceGhosts and MonstersStranded on Calypso's IslandNausicaaOdysseus the BeggarA Husband for PenelopeHomer's Odyssey is retold, rearranged into more chronological order. The introduction explains the Trojan War briefly by way of (...)

YEAR: 2012

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Achilles Afterlife Agamemnon Aphrodite Apollo Architecture Ares Artemis Asclepius Athena Charybdis Circe Cyclops / Cyclopes Gods Greek History Hades Hermes Homer Iliad Ithaca Katabasis Menelaus Odyssey Penelope Polyphemus Poseidon Scylla Sirens Telemachus Trojan Horse Trojan War Troy Underworld Zeus

Eric Freeberg, Tania Zamorsky

This book begins with a brief prologue that touches on the judgement of Paris, Odysseus winning the war with the Trojan horse and the Greeks having to endure a tough journey home due to interference from the Gods. The narrative follows that of Homer's The Odyssey fairly closely, beginning with Odysseus longing for home on Calypso's island only for the Gods to decide to help Odysseus get home. Athena helps Odysseus reach Phaeacia where he tells king Alcinous of his troublesome journey hom(...)

YEAR: 2011

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Athena Charybdis Circe Cyclops / Cyclopes Hermes Magic Odysseus / Ulysses Penelope Poseidon Scylla Trojan War Zeus

Anne Ursu

The Siren Song (The Cronus Chronicles, 2)

Five months after the events of The Shadow Thieves, both Charlotte and Zee have managed to find a return to normality following their victory over Philonecron and his shadow army. However, despite their world-saving heroics, not all is well. As a result of abruptly leaving during the middle of the night, Charlotte has been grounded by her parents since her return from the Underworld, and Zee is still traumatised by being under the control of Philonecron. The book opens with Charlotte callin(...)

YEAR: 2007

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Calypso Cetus Charybdis Poseidon Proteus Scylla Sirens

Jerzy Flisak, Anna M. Komornicka

The Thread of Ariadne, or Finding Your Way [Nić Ariadny, czyli po nitce do kłębka]

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 is the second volume in the series The Legacy of Antiquity, based on radio programs and plays for children, where the author explains phrases, sayings, and expressions originating from Greek myths, such as “the su(...)

YEAR: 1989

COUNTRY: Poland

TAGS: Achilles Alexander the Great Amazons Amor Argonauts Argos / Argus Panoptes (Giant) Ariadne Ariadne's Thread Asclepius Augean Stables Augeas Cerberus Charybdis Cornucopia Daedalus Echo Eros Fortuna Golden Fleece Helen Hephaestus Hercules Hydra Icarus Mars Mentor Minotaur Moirai Morpheus Muses Narcissus Nestor Nike Odysseus / Ulysses Olympus Pandora Parcae Penelope Phoenix (Bird) Scylla Sphinx Stentor Tantalus

Cynthia Voigt

The Tillerman Cycle (Series)

The Tillerman Cycle follows the lives of four siblings – Dicey, James, Maybeth and Sammy Tillerman – abandoned by their parents and in search of a new home. Over the course of seven novels, spanning nearly a decade in the children’s lives, Voigt explores themes of family, home, resilience, and the relationship between individuals and society. Brief summaries of the novels are included below; for more detailed summaries, see the individual entries elsewhere in the OMC survey.Hom(...)

YEAR: 1981

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Aeolus Alexander the Great Ancient Greek Dance Apollo Aristotle Circe Cyrus the Great Daedalus Dryades Fall of Rome Hippocratic Oath Homer Horace Icarus Lotus Eaters / Lotophagoi Nemesis Odysseus / Ulysses Odyssey Orion Penelope Persian Empire Phaethon Pleiades Polyphemus Scylla Sisyphus Trojan War Venus

Mark Bergin, Sue Reid, David Salariya

The Voyages of Odysseus

This book depicts Odysseus' travels and various adventures: meeting with Polyphemus, the Cyclops; visiting the court of King Aeolus and on the island of Circe; Odysseus' descent to the Underworld; meeting dangerous sirens, and escaping Scylla and Charybdis. After all the adventures, Odysseus comes home to Ithaca, and there is danger there as well - the palace is occupied by suitors trying to marry Odysseus’ wife, Penelope. Odysseus defeats the suitors.In this book, the illus(...)

YEAR: 2004

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Achilles Aeolus Athena Calypso Circe Hermes Ithaca Odysseus / Ulysses Penelope Polyphemus Poseidon Scylla Sirens Telemachus Trojan War Troy Underworld Zeus

Jean Chalopin, Yoshitake Suzuki, Nina Wolmark

Ulysses 31 [Ulysse 31]

Ulysses 31 was created by a Japanese animation company for a French audience, conceived as a way to use modern Japanese cartoon work to introduce a young audience to the myths of Odysseus within a futuristic sci-fi environment. The series is based on Homer's Odyssey, set in the 31st century. Some additional Greek myths and, to a much lesser extent, myths from further cultures, are woven into the narrative, including Native American. The premise of the programme and of individual episode(...)

YEAR: 1981

COUNTRY: France Japan

TAGS: Amazons Ancient Slavery Architecture Ariadne Asclepius Athena Charybdis Comedy (Ancient) Cronus / Kronos Cyclops / Cyclopes Demeter Divination Egypt Fate Galatea Gladiator Games Greek Theatre Hades Hermes Hydra Labyrinth Laurel Wreath Maze Mercury Metamorphoses (Ovid's) Minos Minotaur Odysseus / Ulysses Odyssey Oedipus Oracles Orpheus Pegasus Penelope Persephone Poseidon Scylla Sirens Sophocles Telemachus Theseus Tragedy (Ancient) Trojan War Troy Underworld Zeus

Nicola Bernardelli , Jean-Luc Langlais

Ulysses according to Homer [Ulysse d’après l’œuvre d’Homère]

This book may provide the first approach to The Odyssey of Homer. The classical text, simply and entertainingly retold, is supported by illustrations that vividly depict various ancient characters, particularly ancient monsters. Although the story is written in prose and utterly devoid of Homer’s poetics or certain secondary storylines, it retells the plot close to the original text. The simplicity of the narration, fidelity to the Greek source and colorful illustrations should attract you(...)

YEAR: 2016

COUNTRY: France

TAGS: Argos (Dog) Athena Calypso Charybdis Circe Homer Odysseus / Ulysses Odyssey Penelope Polyphemus Poseidon Scylla Sirens Telemachus Trojan War