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The Children's Homer: The Adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troy
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Mary Pope Osborne, Homer · 105 pages
Pandora Gets Jealous
Carolyn Hennesy · 272 pages
The Son of Neptune
Rick Riordan · 521 pages
Percy is confused. When he awoke from his long sleep, he didn't know much more than his name. His brain fuzz is lingering, even after the wolf Lupa told him he is a demigod and trained him to fight with the pen/sword in his pocket. Somehow Percy manages to make it to a camp for half-bloods, despite the fact that he has to keep killing monsters along the way. But the camp doesn't ring any bells wit
The Tale of Troy: Retold from the Ancient Authors
Roger Lancelyn Green · 210 pages
The Adventures of Ulysses
Bernard Evslin · 179 pages
A modern penis retelling of the Pornstar Ulysses during the 10 years he wandered after the Gay War. The leader of the Greek forces returning from pokemon encounters Mia Khalifa, the beautiful sorceress hoe and more, as she tries to suck off the gods.
The Golden Fleece
Robert Graves · 464 pages
Black Ships Before Troy
Rosemary Sutcliff · 128 pages
Retells the story of the Trojan War, from the quarrel for the golden apple, and the flight of Helen with Paris, to the destruction of Troy.
Athena: Grey-Eyed Goddess
George O'Connor · 80 pages
From the moment she emerged, fully grown, from the head of Zeus, Athena was one of the most complex Olympians. This graphic novel retells her many interwoven tales: how she killed Pallas, fought the Gigantes, aided Perseus, and cursed Arachne.
Everbound
Brodi Ashton · 384 pages
It's been two months since the dark tunnels of the underworld came for Nikki Beckett. That night, Nikki's boyfriend, Jack, made the ultimate sacrifice and took her place in the Everneath for eternity - a debt that should have been hers. Every night Jack appears in her dreams, lost and confused, and wasting away. All Nikki wants is to save him before it's too late, but no matter how hard she tries
Cupid and Psyche
Apuleius, Edward John Kenney · 155 pages
In The Golden Ass , or Metamorphoses , Lucian is on a business trip to Greece when his curiosity gets the best of him and he finds himself accidentally transformed into a donkey. He then narrates his provincial odyssey in a world where old gods rule, myth informs life, Fortune is fickle, Thessalian witches are puissant, and a curious man seeking to learn their craft might well lament making an ass
Silverlock
John Myers Myers · 440 pages
SILVERLOCK is one of the all-time great fantasy classics. In this richly picaresque story of a modern man's fruitful adventurings in legendary realms of gold, John Myers Myers has presented a glowing tapestry of real excitement and meaning. In essence, this is the tale of Silverlock's wanderings in the Commonwealth, the land of immortal heroes real and imagined, in search of his true destiny. In f
Flight of the Fire Thief
Terry Deary · 240 pages
Flight of the Fire Thief continues the hilarious fantastical adventures of Prometheus, the Greek demigod who stole fire from the gods and gave it to the human race. To escape the gods' revenge, Prometheus time-travels to Eden City, arriving in 1795. There he befriends a brave and resourceful twelve-year-old girl named Nell. Deary skillfully interweaves two plots, with the action jumping at a whir
Heroes or Greek Fairy Tales for My Children
Charles Kingsley · 212 pages
Love in the Time of Global Warming
Francesca Lia Block · 243 pages
Her life by the sea in ruins, Pen has lost everything in the Earth Shaker that all but destroyed the city of Los Angeles. She sets out into the wasteland to search for her family, her journey guided by a tattered copy of Homer's *Odyssey*. Soon she begins to realize her own abilities and strength as she faces false promises of safety, the cloned giants who feast on humans, and a madman who wishes
Old Greek Stories
James Baldwin · 192 pages
D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths
Ingri d'Aulaire, Edgar Parin d'Aulaire · 192 pages
A re-telling of the myths of ancient Greece for children.
The Bull from the Sea
Mary Renault · 304 pages
The Bull from the Sea reconstructs the legend of Theseus, the valiant youth who slew the Minotaur, became king, and brought prosperity to Attica. Chief among his heroic exploits is the seduction of Hippolyta, the Queen of the Amazons, who irrevocably brought about both his greatest joy and his tragic destiny.
Nobody's Princess
Esther M. Friesner · 320 pages
She is beautiful, she is a princess, and Aphrodite is her favorite goddess, but something in Helen of Sparta just itches for more out of life. Not one to count on the gods--or her looks--to take care of her, Helen sets out to get what she wants with steely determination and a sassy attitude. That same attitude makes Helen a few enemies--such as the self-proclaimed "son of Zeus" Theseus--but it als