Classical Myth

A Brief Guide to the Greek Myths leads the listener through the vibrant stories of ancient Greece, from the origins of the gods through to the homecomings of the Trojan heroes. All the familiar narratives are here, along with some less familiar characters and motifs. In addition to the tales, the audiobook explains key issues arising from the narratives and discusses the myths and their wider relevance.

"Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves", "Aladdin", "Sinbad the Sailor": These are just some of the strange and amazing stories that clever Scheherazade tells to captivate her husband, King Shahryar…and to save her own life. Each one is more fantastic than the last, filled with demons and dervishes, caliphs and genies, men transformed into dogs and monsters with eyes that glow. Like the king, children will find themselves enchanted by every tale.

The Adventures of Odysseus is the story of what happened after the Trojan War when Odysseus, the most cunning of all the Greek heroes, left Troy and made his way back home to his wife Penelope and his son Telemachus. It was first told by a poet named Homer nearly 3,000 years ago and is retold in this new version especially for younger listeners.

Fairytales are a universal part of childhood. No matter what time or what place you grew up, you have at one point or another heard that classic phrase “once upon a time.” They are usually the first stories we ever hear or read. These types of tales set us up to understand the art of stories and storytelling, and they are certainly worth revisiting. Here in The Blue Fairy Book, the first of Andrew Lang’s beloved collections of classic fairy stories, you will return to the tales you already know.

Mitología mexicana para niños es una colección de historias que nos cuenta cómo entendían el universo los antiguos habitantes de nuestro territorio. En esta obra encontrarás los leyendas de la creación del mundo, los cinco soles, cómo se crearon los diferentes dioses y sus historias, el significado de algunos símbolos y la organización de sus sociedades con base en calendarios muy precisos, que respetaban las fases lunares y las estaciones del año.

Do you know that the one-eyed Odin was alcoholic? Or that Loki gave birth to an eight-legged horse? Norse Mythology is complicated, unpredictable, and wonderful. All the stories tell of bravery and strength, loyalty amongst friends and family, and the pursuit of wisdom over power.

A moving musical score helps bring to life this unforgettable story from Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book.

In a short rom-com, the Devil finds Hell’s in jeopardy when unknown to him a man with a good heart sells his soul to him in exchange for lottery tickets, so he can go to Hell and do good deeds.

The sheriff has an arrow-shooting contest, hoping to catch the best arrow-shooter, Robin Hood. But a strange man in red wins the prize instead.

The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses is about a young girl whose special joy is tending to the horses of her village. In Crazy Horse's Vision, Joseph Bruchac focuses on key events from Crazy Horse's childhood in a dramatic tale of the legendary Lakota warrior told by Robert Tree Cody, Curtis Zunigha, and Joseph Bruchac.

Here is a wonderful collection of classic children's tales told with humor and heartfelt charm. Featured are the beloved favorite "Little Red Riding Hood", Hans Christian Andersen's "The Pea Blossom" and "The Nightengale", and L. Frank Baum's hilarious tale of the mixed-up "Man in the Moon".

Bellerophon and the winged horse Pegasus launch into the blue sky in search of the dreaded three-headed Chimera, but will success go to the hero's head? Orpheus, devastated by the death of his wife, Eurydice, dares the dangers of the kingdom of the dead in an attempt to bring her back to life. Echo loves Narcissus but he only loves himself: a story that can only end in sadness.

When Hekate's tyrannical father - a powerful mage - makes one demand too many, Hekate flees to the Caves of the Dead, where her father's magic cannot reach. But the Caves are protected by a spell of terror and revulsion. To remain there without going mad, Hekate reluctantly takes on a second binding - to the Caves themselves - which will kill her if she fails to satisfy the forces that rule them.

The retelling of an ordinary woman who had no voice in the literary classic of Beowulf. When a young girl’s life takes a crushing dark turn, she’s sacrificed to the dragon for shaming her community. Alone in the wild, she discovers special skills that enable her to survive, gives birth, and raises a child who has both physical and mental abnormalities. Grendel's Mother is an evocative story of a young woman whose life is shattered by circumstances beyond her control and paints a poignant picture of the history of one of the most infamous monsters of Norse mythology. - Amazon reader

Catch the holiday spirit with this magical collection of beloved Christmas tales. Christmas favorites from L.M. Montgomery, O. Henry, Willa Cather, Hans Christian Anderson, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Mark Twain, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Bret Harte and Anthony Trollope are lovingly recorded and presented here in one enchanting volume.

Travel back in time to experience one of the greatest epic stories of all time. Once the Trojan War ended, Odysseus thought his journey home would begin. But what he assumed was the end of his adventure was truly only the beginning.

Hansel and Gretel are two hungry children abandoned in the forest, who then happen upon a wonderful house made of gingerbread. But danger lurks within this tasty abode. Will the poor children escape or are they doomed to the cruel fate a wicked witch has in store for them?

ANTEROS is the story of John Donnelly, a painter who at the age of eighty has been brought to Cannes by an arts foundation in Monaco to finalize arrangements for the endowment of his life's work in a permanent collection. Why he should have been chosen for such a privilege, after a life without fame and when his painting days are over, he cannot imagine and, as it is, Cannes is a place he would rather avoid. Not only was it there that as a young man he twice suffered the violent termination of a love relationship but more recently it was where his wife and son were staying when they died in...

Beautiful music and fun sound-effects help tell the classic tale of “Sleeping Beauty.” Find out what happens when a king and queen hold a special feast to celebrate the birth of their baby girl named Briar Rose. As each fairy presents special gifts to Briar Rose, the king and queen are delighted. But when the thirteenth fairy storms into the castle, because she was not invited to the celebration, she casts a wicked spell on Briar Rose. Will the spell be broken by a handsome prince? A happy ending adds interest to this fairy tale and encourages a lifelong love of great storytelling.

The unknown fate of Devyn lay within the hands of the most unlikely of allies as the plots of the Elder races fester in the shadowy war that surrounds the people of Isiir. While in possession of an artifact that three powerful factions yearn to obtain, Devyn tries to escape death in his continuing struggle to return home. Out of the Ice is Book 2 of the Within the Ice Saga. Isiir, a land nestled between the Great Glacier remains locked within an eternal battle between the elements and the hardened people that dwell there. Within the dark recesses of the world the Elder races conduct their ...