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Dean Hale , Shannon Hale , Victoria Ying

Diana: Princess of the Amazons

Diana is the only child on the island of Themyscira, where she lives with the Amazons (her mother, Hippolyta, and many Amazon aunts). She loves the island and its wildlife. However, as the only child, she feels isolated – everyone else on the island is a grown-up, and expert in their chosen crafts and activities.Her mother is too busy with statescraft, her aunts are busy with their soldiering (Dessa), exercise (Antiope), and teaching (Clio), and do not share her interest in the animals. On(...)

YEAR: 2020

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Amazons Arcadia Circe Hippolyta Tartarus

Kate McMullan , Denis Zilber

Get to Work, Hercules! (Myth-O-Mania, 7)

This is the seventh book in the Myth-O-Mania series, which offer alternative versions of the Greek myths, narrated by Hades. Hades, who is a self-professed shy and serious god, promises to tell the whole truth about the Greek myth; he claims that his brother Zeus, is a myth-o-maniac (that is, a liar) and that he fabricated the myths and wrote his version so that he and his children will appear noble and praiseworthy. Hades’ versions offer the “true” story of the myths.In this b(...)

YEAR: 2012

COUNTRY: United Kingdom United States of America

TAGS: Alcmene Artemis Athena Augean Stables Hades Hera Hercules Hippolyta Hydra Persephone Stymphalian Birds Twelve Labours of Heracles Zeus

Brandon Terrell

Greek Mythology's Twelve Labors of Hercules: A Choose Your Path Book

This is a “choose your own path” book, in which the reader takes on the role of the hero and makes decisions and choices of action and plot development at each stage to create an interactive adventure, following instructions within the book in order to proceed. Within the framework of the story, the reader/hero of the book – referred to in the second person as “you” – while attempting to avoid a bully in the school library, hears strange noises coming from a b(...)

YEAR: 2013

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Alcmene Artemis Athena Atlas Augean Stables Augeas Cerberus Cretan Bull Diomedes (of Thrace) Diomedes’ Mares Erymanthian Boar Eurystheus Geryon Hera Heracles Hercules Hesperides Hippolyta Hydra Iolaus Minos Nemean Lion Nereus Poseidon Prometheus Pythia Stymphalian Birds Zeus

Janusz Towpik, Jadwiga Żylińska

Heracles’ Story [Opowieść o Heraklesie]

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 story is an adaptation of the Heracles’ myth covering selected stories from ancient sources. Among them, the story of the Twelve Labours and a few other stories were originally interpreted by Żylińska. For instance, th(...)

YEAR: 1973

COUNTRY: Poland

TAGS: Amazons Artemis Athena Atlas Augeas Centaur(s) Chiron / Cheiron Creon Demeter Dionysus / Dionysos Hera Heracles Hippolyta Omphale Persephone Zeus

Geraldine McCaughrean

The book narrates the life of Hercules, from his early youth to his tragic death and following deification (or rather becoming a constellation). Due to the subject matter and the mentions of murder and tragic deaths the book is more suitable for older children. (...)

YEAR: 2003

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Admete Alcmene Amphitryon Apollo Artemis Athena Atlas Cerberus Chiron / Cheiron Deianeira Eurystheus Hebe Hera Heracles Hercules Hermes Hippolyta Hydra Iole Linus Megara Minos Nemean Lion Nessus Pluto / Plouton Poseidon Prometheus Stymphalian Birds Twelve Labours of Heracles Zeus

John Bankston

This book is part of a series of eight on different Greek deities. It tells the story of Hercules, half-man, half-god who with his god-given strength was able to overcome great obstacles. However, he was not able to overcome the greatest internal obstacle of his own anger. Starting with the episode of Hercules’ cattle being stolen, Bankston launches into a discussion of myth and the place of the myth of Hercules in the ancient world. Each chapter contains selections of the myths with other(...)

YEAR: 2016

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Admete Admetus Alcmene Amazons Amphitryon Apollo Apollodorus Apotheosis Arcadia Athens Atlas Augeas Cacus Cerberus Chiron / Cheiron Cithaeron (Mount) Constantine Constellations Deianeira Diana Diodorus Siculus Diomedes (of Thrace) Electryon Erginus Erymanthus Eurystheus Eurytos Greece Hera Heracles Hercules Hesperides Hippolyta Hydra Iolaus Juno Jupiter Lerna Linus Macedonia Minerva Minos Minyans Nessus Olympians Olympic Games Olympus Oracles Pholus Plato Pluto / Plouton Prometheus Ptolemy Pythia Rome Sparta Thanatos Thebes Titans Virgil Zeus

Anika Fajardo, Nadine Takvorian

Hercules and His 12 Labors: An Interactive Mythological Adventure

This book is a "choose your own adventure" book, inviting the reader to relive the twelve labors of Hercules from a first person perspective, written in the second person, of the persona of the demi-god Hercules. There are three story paths, including a total of thirty junctions at which choices can be made for the reader’s preference. The eighteen optional endings give the reader the possibility to take ownership of the Hercules story and really feel the action themselves. For e(...)

YEAR: 2017

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Apollo Ares Artemis Athena Atlas Augeas Cerberus Deianeira Diomedes (of Thrace) Eurystheus Geryon Greece Hades Hebe Helios Hera Heracles Hercules Hippolyta Hydra Iolaus Megara Nemean Lion Olympus Zeus

Gary Margrove

Hercules Son of God (Deceit of the Gods, 5)

This book is written as the fourth in a series of five as an exposition of the deadly threats facing our planet in the face of the Anunnaki (“relatives of Anu, ruler of the planet Nibiru”) and their attempts to take over the Earth. The author asserts that he has written this book as a service to the public, educating all as to the apocalyptic dangers that lie ahead. The writing, using second person narrative addressed to the reader, is peppered with URLs to extra reading material, bo(...)

YEAR: 2013

COUNTRY: Worldwide

TAGS: Achilles Alcmene Antiope (Amazon) Ares Artemis Cerberus Chronos Creon Diomedes (of Thrace) Eos Erebus Geryon Hades Helios Hera Heracles Hercules Hippolyta Hydra Medusa Megara Minos Nereus Olympus Pasiphae Philoctetes Rhea Selene Styx Zeus

Bob Dewar, Matthew Fitt

Hercules: Bampots and Heroes

Hercules: Bambots and Heroes is a comedic account of the twelve labours of Hercules by Matthew Fitt written in Scots, one of the two indigenous languages to Scotland recognised by the UN. While Scottish Gaelic developed in the highlands, Scots originated in the lowlands of Scotland. Although Scots is still commonly used throughout the lowlands it is often blended with English by native speakers. The book itself is a product of Itchy Coo, an imprint of Black & White publishing founded in 2002(...)

YEAR: 2005

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Amazons Augeas Cerberus Cretan Bull Diomedes (of Thrace) Erymanthian Boar Eurystheus Geryon Hera Hercules Hesperides Hippolyta Hydra Nemean Lion Stymphalian Birds Zeus

Jeff Albrecht, Gary Kwapisz, John Whitman

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

Hera continually finds way to combat Hercules, and he is forced to confront different challenges and enemies thrown his way. The book has three “scrolls” (chapters) that tell of different encounters. Each story is the novelization of a made-for-TV movie or movie-length episodes from the TV series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. The first scroll is Hercules and the Amazon Women in which Hercules saves the men of a village from “creatures” that are actually women from the(...)

YEAR: 1998

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Amazons Chiron / Cheiron Deianeira Ethion (Mount) Hera Heracles Hercules Hippolyta Iolaus Prometheus Satyr(s) Zeus

Sam Raimi, Robert Tapert, Christian Williams

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (Series, S00 – Season Zero)

Title of the Works: Hercules: the Legendary Journeys – Hercules and the Amazon WomenHercules: the Legendary Journeys – Hercules and the Lost KingdomHercules: the Legendary Journeys – Hercules and the Circle of FireHercules: the Legendary Journeys – Hercules in the UnderworldHercules: the Legendary Journeys – Hercules in the Maze of the MinotaurThe Hercules: The Legendary Journeys franchise, starring Kevin Sorbo in the titular role, is b(...)

YEAR: 1994

COUNTRY: New Zealand United States of America

TAGS: Afterlife Alcmene Amazons Ancient Sacrifice Centaur(s) Cerberus Charon Chiron / Cheiron Deianeira Elysian Fields / Elysium Hades Hera Heracles Hercules Hippolyta Hydra Immortality Iolaus Katabasis Labyrinth Lydia Minotaur Nessus Omphale Prometheus Sea Monsters Sea-Serpent Styx Troy Twelve Labours of Heracles Underworld Zeus

Sam Raimi, Robert Tapert, Christian Williams

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (Series, S00E01): Hercules and the Amazon Women

The narrative of Hercules and the Amazon Women is loosely based on Hercules’ labour to get the belt of the Amazon Queen Hippolyta. The film opens with Hercules and his companion Iolaus walking through the woods where they encounter a young girl who then transforms into the Hydra. In adherence with general mythological tradition, the pair defeat the beast by using fire to burn the stumps of the monster’s head(s), preventing new ones from sprouting. Once the Hydra is slain, a peac(...)

YEAR: 1994

COUNTRY: New Zealand United States of America

TAGS: Alcmene Amazons Hera Hercules Hippolyta Hydra Iolaus Twelve Labours of Heracles Zeus

Steve Kurth , Barbara Schulz, Paul D. Storrie

Hercules: The Twelve Labors

This is a graphic novel retelling of the myth of Hercules from his youth to after the labours. It includes glossary, index and further reading. There are only 4 panels devoted to Hercules’ youth and then we are told that as a grown man Hercules was told by the oracle of Delphi (which was manipulated by Hera) to serve King Eurystheus. Unsurprisingly, there is no mention of the murders he committed, this being a children’s story. All the 12 labours are then portrayed and we also meet p(...)

YEAR: 2007

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Atlas Augean Stables Cerberus Ceryneian Hind Diomedes’ Mares Eurystheus Geryon Hades Hera Heracles Hercules Hippolyta Hydra Minos Nemean Lion Stymphalian Birds Twelve Labours of Heracles White Bull

Linda Cavallini, Alex Frith

Hercules: The World's Strongest Man

This book is a retelling of the story of Hercules aimed to encourage reading; the story was developed at the University of Roehampton with the consultation of Alison Kelly, Senior Lecturer. The story follows Hercules after he has killed his family and is performing his 12 labours until the gods forgive him. At the end, the story of how Hera tried to kill Hercules as an infant and how he joined the Argonauts is briefly summarized.(...)

YEAR: 2014

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Atlas Augean Stables Cerberus Ceryneian Hind Chiron / Cheiron Cretan Bull Diomedes’ Mares Erymanthian Boar Eurystheus Geryon Hades Helios Hera Heracles Hercules Hesperides Hippolyta Hydra Iolaus Nemean Lion Persephone Prometheus Stymphalian Birds Zeus

Ryan Madison

Hercules’ First Six Tasks: Short Stories Teens to Young Adult

In this installment we have a part of Hercules’ adventures mixed with other historical figures such as Alexander the Great. There is no decisive chronological development for the narrative. Hercules receives different tasks from Zeus and on the way he meets all kind of people, such as the mysterious King Phillip, the king of his home-land; he also meets Helen and Alexander, and Oedipus’ family.(...)

YEAR: 2013

COUNTRY: Australia

TAGS: Alcmene Alexander the Great Antigone Augean Stables Deianeira Erymanthian Boar Eurystheus Hades Helen Helios Hera Heracles Hercules Hippolyta Hydra Iolaus Nemean Lion Oedipus Omphale Sphinx Stymphalian Birds Thespius Zeus

Marc Cerasini , Isidre Mones

Step Into Reading: The Twelve Labors of Hercules

This is an illustrated depiction of Hercules’ labours. The book opens with the infant Hercules and the snakes. Then we see Hercules as a young man who fights others and seeks counsel from the oracle. The book focuses on the 12 labours which also end the book. There is a depiction of each labour separately.(...)

YEAR: 1997

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Amazons Athena Atlas Augean Stables Cerberus Ceryneian Hind Charon Cretan Bull Diomedes (of Thrace) Diomedes’ Mares Erymanthian Boar Geryon Hercules Hippolyta Hydra Nemean Lion Oracles Stymphalian Birds Thebes Titans Twelve Labours of Heracles Underworld Zeus

Lisa Jane Gillespie , Emi Ordas

Sticker Greek Myths

Each 1 or 2-page section of Sticker Greek Myths presents a scene of figures within an ancient environment, accompanied by approximately fifty words of explanatory text. The child reader/viewer is invited to use stickers that are specific to that section to build-up the scene. The stickers typically feature clothing and accessories such as weapons and ropes, and scene-specific items such as Heracles' lion-skin cloak and the Chimera's heads.1. Mount Olympus: This section introduces th(...)

YEAR: 2015

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Afterlife Apollo Architecture Argo Argonauts Ariadne Artemis Atalanta Athena Athens Bellerophon Chimera / Chimaera Crete Cyclops / Cyclopes Daedalus Demeter Diana Dionysus / Dionysos Gods Golden Fleece Hades Hera Heracles Hercules Hermes Hippolyta Icarus Jason Juno Jupiter Katabasis Labyrinth Laurel Wreath Maze Medusa Mercury Midas Minerva Minos Minotaur Neptune Odysseus / Ulysses Odyssey Olympus Orpheus Pegasus Persephone Perseus Pluto / Plouton Polyphemus Poseidon Proserpina Sirens Theseus Twelve Labours of Heracles Underworld Zeus

Gary Baseman, John Harris

Strong Stuff: Herakles and his Labors

This is an irreverent retelling of Herakles’ labours, recounted in John Harris’ informal, contemporary prose and vividly illustrated by Gary Baseman’s loud, graphic paintings. The hero’s brawn is used as a literary metaphor: the cover credits Harris for his "fierce words" and Baseman for "powerful art". The Introduction, entitled "Our Story Begins", contextualises the time (Long, long ago) and place (Greece and far beyond), and briefly outlin(...)

YEAR: 2005

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Amazons Augean Stables Cerberus Ceryneian Hind Diomedes (of Thrace) Eurystheus Geryon Hades Hera Heracles Hercules Hesperides Hippolyta Hydra Nemean Lion Stymphalian Birds Twelve Labours of Heracles

Estudio Haus , Blake Hoena

The 12 Labors of Hercules: A Graphic Retelling

This is a graphic novel retelling of the myth of Hercules. It opens with Hercules as a grown man, ordered to serve king Eurystheus, and it ends with Hercules being turned into a constellation of stars. In addition, the novel contains notes titled "ancient facts" and a glossary, a further reading section, websites and an index. The reason behind the labours is briefly stated at the beginning: "in her jealousy, Hera drove Hercules mad with rage. In his madness, Hercules (...)

YEAR: 2015

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Atlas Augean Stables Cerberus Ceryneian Hind Diomedes’ Mares Eurystheus Geryon Hades Hebe Hera Heracles Hercules Hippolyta Hydra Minos Nemean Lion Stymphalian Birds Twelve Labours of Heracles White Bull

Robert Baxter, I. M. Richardson

The Adventures of Hercules

This is a picture book for an older audience. On each page we have a labour of Hercules with a water-color like illustration, thus we have a narration and illustrations of all 12 labours. The language is aimed at young adults rather than small children. The illustration are also not naïve but in a more adult style. The story follows Hercules from his infantry and the killing of the snakes, then we arrive at his adulthood (killing a lion, helping the king of Thebes, and killing his family) a(...)

YEAR: 1983

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Atlas Augean Stables Cerberus Ceryneian Hind Delphi Diomedes’ Mares Erymanthian Boar Eurystheus Geryon Hera Hercules Hippolyta Hydra Megara Nemean Lion Stymphalian Birds Thebes Titans Twelve Labours of Heracles Underworld White Bull Zeus

Jose Alfonso Ocampo Ruiz , Martin Powell

The Adventures of Hercules

In five comic book chapters, Martin Powell tells the story of Hercules and his adventures through the medium of a comic. With a page-length section ‘About Hercules’ prefacing the comic, the story is focussed on the retelling of Hercules’ adventures by a sixth-century Ithacan man to his grandchildren. The first chapter, entitled ‘Son of Zeus,’ details the vanquishing of the seemingly invulnerable Nemean Lion by Hercules and then the subsequent second labour, the(...)

YEAR: 2009

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Alcmene Artemis Cretan Bull Deianeira Eurystheus Hera Heracles Hercules Hippolyta Hydra Iphitos of Oechalia Nemean Lion Nessus Olympus Omphale Pholus Zeus

Joan Holub, Suzanne Williams

The Girls Games (Goddess Girls, Super Special)

In this special issue, the four goddess girls, Athena, Aphrodite, Artemis and Persephone, decide to establish an all-girls Olympic Games, after girls were excluded from the regular Olympic Games. This story also shows that small ripples can make a big wave. Now even the god boys are interested in the games, as Persephone wonders, “Since when had the boys started caring so much? … Not long ago they hadn’t even wanted the girls to have their own Games!” (pp. 205–206)(...)

YEAR: 2012

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Actaeon Amazons Aphrodite Apollo Ares Artemis Athena Bellerophon Chimera / Chimaera Egyptian Mythology Hades Hephaestus Hera Heracles Hercules Hippolyta Medusa Norse Mythology Pandora Pegasus Penthesilea Persephone Pheme Poseidon Thetis Zeus

Salva Espin, Clayton Henry, Greg Pak, Fred Van Lente

The Incredible Hercules: Love and War

The series explores the adventures of Hercules and his companion, the teenage Amadeus Cho, the seventh smartest person in the world. The setting is semi sci-fi in which Atlantis is the main city. It is part of the Marvel universe. In the current issue Hercules and Amadeus are fighting a fierce gang of deadly amazons who declare war on Atlantis and kidnap Amadeus Cho.(...)

YEAR: 2009

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Amazons Ares Athena Atlas Hera Heracles Hercules Hippolyta Poseidon

Jeanne Bloch

The Labors of Hercules [Les travaux d'Hercule]

Les Travaux d’Hercule is an adaptation for children published as no. 50 of Les livres roses pour le jeunesse (Pink Books for Youth) Collection Stead of Librairie Larousse. The Collection Stead is a series fascicles, prepared especially for children, and includes fables, myths, legends, fairytales and various stories, also based on literature for grownups (e.g. Shakespeare’s The Tempest and As You Like It or Scott’s Ivanhoe). The collection was published in English, then in Fren(...)

YEAR: 1911

COUNTRY: France

TAGS: Alcmene Amazons Amphitryon Atlas Augeas Cacus Centaur(s) Cerberus Delphic Oracle Eurystheus Geryon Helios Heracles Hercules Hippolyta Iolaus Iphicles Pluto / Plouton Pythia

Renae De Liz , Ray Dillon

The Legend of Wonder Woman: Origins

The Legend of Wonder Woman: Origins is a graphic novel retelling an updated origin story for the iconic superhero Wonder Woman. The story follows her journey from her island home of Themyscira into the outside world during World War II.In ancient times, Zeus granted the Amazon Hippolyta and her sisters immortality. They created an island of women free from greed and hatred. Their island, Themyscira, is kept secret from the rest of the world in an unknown location. As an immortal, Hippolyta is un(...)

YEAR: 2016

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Alcippe Amazons Antiope (Amazon) Ares Artemis Athens Cetus Glauce (Amazon) Hephaestus Heracles Hercules Hermes Hippolyta Melanippe Pegasus Penthesilea Poseidon Themiscyra / Themyscira Themistocles Titanomachy Zeus

Douglas S. Cramer, Peter J. Elkington, Leonard Horn, William Moulton Marston, Stanley Ralph Ross

The New Original Wonder Woman (Series, S01 E01: Pilot)

During World War 2, American pilot Major Steve Trevor crash lands on Paradise Island, an island inhabited by Amazons, who have lived there at peace away from men since the times of ancient Greece. Found on the beach by Princess Diana and a fellow Amazon, Steve is nursed back to health. Diana wins an Olympic Games/schools sports day contest in disguise, including avoiding her opponent’s bullets by deflecting them with her bracelets, in order to be able to take Steve home to America. The Ama(...)

YEAR: 1975

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Amazons Hippolyta

Sarah Coghill

The Twelve Labors of Hercules

Sarah Coghill relates the twelve tasks of Hercules in a simple, unembellished format. She takes the twelve labors and, in twelve chapters, details the challenges which Hercules faces in accomplishing his tasks. Without stinting on detail, Coghill methodically works through the tasks, providing information on relevant details of Hercules adventures as she goes.(...)

YEAR: 2011

TAGS: Abderos Aegeus Amazons Athena Atlas Cerberus Demeter Diomedes (of Thrace) Diomedes’ Mares Eryx Eurystheus Geryon Greece Hades Hera Heracles Hercules Hippolyta Hydra Iolaus Ladon Minos Pasiphae Persephone Pholus Poseidon Prometheus Zeus

Piatro Vasiuchenka

The Twelve Labours of Heracles [Дванаццаць подзвігаў Геракла (Dvanatstsats' podzvigaŭ Herakla: raman-burlesk)]

The Belarusian author reveals Heracles as a teenager in his impulsive, naive and maximalist nature, yet endowed with extraordinary physical strength. His labours are a journey of self-discovery as his understanding of virtue and justice develop. The novel is divided into chapters corresponding to the Labours of Heracles and has additional prologue (Tripod of Apollo) and epilogue (Return to Delphi). The plot begins with the rebirth of Alcides (Heracles’s original name given him by his mothe(...)

YEAR: 2013

COUNTRY: Belarus Russia

TAGS: Alcides Apollo Apples of the Hesperides Artemis Athena Atlas Augean Stables Cerberus Chiron / Cheiron Cretan Bull Delphi Dionysus / Dionysos Eurystheus Geryon Helios Hera Heracles Hermes Hippolyta Hydra Iolaus Menelaus Nemean Lion Poseidon Prometheus Pythia Stymphalian Birds Twelve Labours of Heracles Zeus

Geraldine McCaughrean

The book unfolds the adventurous life of the Athenian hero Theseus from his birth to his old age. We learn of his different exploits and acts of bravery (slaying giants, fighting the Minotaur), as well as his mistakes and flawed relationship with others (the Amazon queen Hippolyta, his son). Through the story of Theseus expedition to Crete, to fight the Minotaur, two more characters are introduced, Daedalus and Icarus. Their story, especially their fatal flight is interwoven with Theseus’ (...)

YEAR: 2003

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Aegeus Aethra Ariadne Athena Athens Crete Crommyonian Sow Dionysus / Dionysos Heracles Hercules Hermes Hippolyta Hippolytus Icarus Labyrinth Medea Medes Minos Minotaur Periphetes Phaedra Poseidon Sciron Sinis Theseus Zeus