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Richard Bonson, Stewart Ross

The book’s main story takes place in 416 BC Greece. It is the story of a young man competing in the Olympic Games, told in the form of a graphic novel. After a brief plot overview and the historical background, the story continues around the border of every page, whilst the centre of each page is filled with factual information. The plot of the story focuses on a young Athenian man named Kinesias and his journey to and attendance of the Olympic Games. Kinesias dreams of personal succe(...)

literary

YEAR: 2004

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Agora Apollo Athena Athens Masks Olympic Games Oracles Peloponnesian War Pottery / Vases Sparta Theatre

Cath Senker

Ancient Greeks

Ancient Greeks is an educational, introduction to ancient Greek culture aimed at children aged 7+. This title is one of several titles in the Ladybird Histories series, including Kings and Queens, Tudor and Stuarts, Ancient Egyptians, The Vikings, Romans, and Anglo-Saxons. Each is written in a similarly serious tone. Through the combination of titles, the series presents the Ancient Greeks as an important non-British historical society. Ancient Greeks focuses on the Classical period, w(...)

literary

YEAR: 2015

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Aphrodite Architecture Ares Athena Athens Comedy (Ancient) Dionysus / Dionysos Divination Graeco-Persian Wars Greek Art Greek History Greek Music Greek Theatre Hades Heracles Hercules Homer Minotaur Odysseus / Ulysses Olympic Games Oracles Poseidon Roman Empire Theatre Theseus Tragedy (Ancient) Trojan Horse Trojan War Troy Twelve Labours of Heracles Zeus

David Farris , Sandy Ransford

British Museum Fun Book: Ancient Greece

This short “fun book” comprises activities based on various aspects of ancient Greek history, culture and myth. The activities include “spot-the difference” puzzles, crosswords and brainteasers, all aimed to “test and perplex” (p. 4) the reader, along with games and jokes “to keep [them] chuckling” (p. 4). A checklist towards the start gives a brief explanation of the historical and mythical figures and places that appear in the book. Most of the a(...)

literary

YEAR: 1999

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Greek Philosophy Greek Religion Olympic Games Theatre

Bernard Beckett

Lullaby

This novel is the third and last volume of a trilogy with Genesis and August. It is set in a world like ours, but more advanced in regards to stem cell research. People have stem cell banks and it is possible to use these to re-grow organs in order to prolong healthy lives. Only the brain cannot be regrown in this way.18-year-old Theo had an accident in which his body has remained intact, but all his brain function has been permanently destroyed. Scientist Dr. Huxley sees this as the u(...)

literary

YEAR: 2015

COUNTRY: Australia

TAGS: Catharsis Mimesis Theatre

Christos Kondeatis, Sara Maitland

Pandora’s Box: A 3-Dimensional Celebration of Greek Mythology

"Open this box…and enter a world of marvels" invites the blurb of Maitland and Kondeatis’ Pandora’s Box. Fastened with a golden ribbon, the book/box opens to reveal hidden compartments, pop up pages, and other interactive elements alongside a textual commentary of the myths, culture and history of the ancient Greek world. It includes a labelled portrait of the major Olympians with their symbols and accoutrements and a map of Odysseus’ wanderings. On one page lo(...)

literary

YEAR: 1995

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Ancient Temples Aphrodite Apollo Argonauts Artemis Athena Athens Daedalus Delphi Demeter Dionysus / Dionysos Hephaestus Hera Heracles Hercules Hermes Labyrinth Masks Medusa Minotaur Odysseus / Ulysses Olympians Olympic Games Pandora Pandora’s Box Parthenon Poseidon Theatre Trojan Horse Trojan War Zeus

Marisa De Castro, Mark Weinstein

Shall we go to Delphi? [Πάμε στους Δελφούς; (Páme stous Delfoús?)]

As we read on the opening page, here we have a guide to Delphi in central Greece, "one of the most sacred locations for the ancient Greeks" (my translation). Mythology, archaeology and art history feature prominently in this booklet, accounting for the site’s significance.(...)

literary

YEAR: 2009

COUNTRY: Greece

TAGS: Antinous (Hadrian's Favourite) Apollo Artemis Asclepius Biton Castalian Spring Charioteer Daphne Delphi Hadrian Kleobis Kore / Korai Kouros / Kouroi Leto Oedipus Omphalos Orpheus Pan Phaethon Pythia Sphinx Theatre Themistocles Tholos Zeus

William Terence Deary, Dave Smith, Michael Tickner

Terry Deary's Best Ever Greek Legends / Top Ten Greek Legends

This is a collection of humorous retellings of myths for children designed to introduce them to Greek mythology and to ancient culture more broadly. Many of the stories are told from unusual perspectives and they are delivered in a variety of literary forms and fonts.Contents:Introduction.Legend 1: Zeus. Hera's Tale. The myth of Io told with Hera narrating events from her perspective.Fantastic Facts 1: 10 Best Victims. Summaries of myths of: Semele, Aphrodite, Echo, Nemesis, Europa, Danae, T(...)

literary

YEAR: 1998

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Achilles Aetiology Agamemnon Ancient Slavery Andromeda Aphrodite Apollo Apples of the Hesperides Arachne Ares Ariadne Artemis Athena Athens Atlas Centaur(s) Cerberus Chiron / Cheiron Cyclops / Cyclopes Daedalus Demeter Diomedes’ Mares Dionysus / Dionysos Erinyes Eurydice Furies Golden Fleece Hades Harpies Hector Hephaestus Hera Heracles Hercules Hermes Icarus Jason Katabasis Medea Medusa Midas Minos Minotaur Narcissus Odysseus / Ulysses Orpheus Pandora Pandora’s Box Perseus Phaethon Polyphemus Poseidon Prometheus Sirens Sphinx Telemachus Theatre Tragedy (Ancient) Trojan Horse Trojan War Twelve Labours of Heracles Zeus