Category: | Our Mythical Childhood Survey

Witold Makowiecki, Artur Łoboś

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.Ancient Corinth, Miletus and other cities upon Aegean Sea during the reign of Polycrates, tyrant of Samos (6th century b.c.). Diossos, a boy from a very poor family, tries to encourage Greeks who arrived for Olympics in Corinth t(...)

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YEAR: 1950

COUNTRY: Poland

TAGS: Ancient Slavery Ancient Warfare Argos (Dog) Caria Corinth Customs of Ancient Greeks Dionysia (Festival) Galleys Greece Greek Colonies Hipponax of Ephesus Marathon Miletus Olympic Games Solon Thales of Miletus

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(...)

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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