Greek Myth Fiction

Aller à la fac quand on est le fils de Poséidon ? Une mission presque impossible. . Percy Jackson pensait vraiment en avoir fini avec les caprices des dieux… jusqu’à ce qu’il découvre que, pour être accepté à la fac, il doit rassembler pas moins de trois lettres de recommandation divines en échange de services rendus. Et des services à rendre, à l’Olympe, il y en a un paquet ! Heureusement pour Percy, Annabeth et Grover ne comptent pas le laisser seul. Leur première mission ?

Un primo incontro con tutte le immortali storie di dei, uomini ed eroi che sono il fondamento delle grandi civiltà del mondo. Le avventure dei più grandi eroi dell'antica Grecia: Paride, Achille, Menelao, Agamennone... e poi i capricci e le azioni degli dei, le storie di regine e palazzi, di viaggi e di guerre, di donne bellissime e di uomini che si fanno sedurre; di due grandi città, Sparta e Troia, di un cavallo di legno... Un mondo antico, lontano ma così intenso e appassionante da ascoltare ad occhi chiusi.

Percy Jackson staat op het punt om van school getrapt te worden. Alweer... Een dat is nog maar zijn kleinste zorg, want hij ontdekt dat hij de nakomeling is van een Griekse god.

This is a fable about a newborn mouse who lives on the border between the town and the country. He can’t decide where he wants to live - in the town or in the country. Where, do you think, he should choose?

When a powerful crystal egg is stolen, Kai and Delphi journey to Turtle Mountain to get it back. But nothing is as it seems, and the junior protectors meet their biggest challenge yet. In a race against time, Kai and Delphi must overcome their doubts to defeat an unexpected foe and protect Pineapple Cove in its darkest hour.

Each night Unda asks the endlessness of dream time to let him reach back to save his daughter. Each night he pleads with the myriad points of distant star light to erase all the dimensions of today and yesterday. Ralph Unda has never been the same since the disappearance of his only daughter. Disturbed for some time by the death of a seagull, the young woman takes her father’s boat out one evening to photograph the sunset. Later, the Coast Guard returns with the vessel, but no Georgia. As the lighthouse keeper for Boston Light, Unda is in a prime location to keep watch. He’s a common ...

Tous les neuf ans, quatorze Athéniens sont offerts au puissant Roi de Crète Minos, afin d'être dévorés par le Minotaure. Ariane, la fille cadette du souverain s'éprend un jour de Thésée, prince d'Athènes, pourtant condamné à connaître le même sort tragique que ses camarades. Emportée par sa fougue, la jeune fille élabore un stratagème audacieux pour permettre au jeune homme d'échapper au terrible monstre.

Hestia’s choices threaten to divide the gods, bringing them to the brink of war. Can she restore peace on Olympus and in her heart? From behind the scenes, Hestia, Goddess of Hearth and Home, runs the court on Mt. Olympus—invisible, unknown, and just the way she likes it. When Erebus, the primordial God of Darkness, interrupts her mundane existence, Hestia is torn between duty and desire. Two powerful gods vie for her hand, promising her things she never realized she was missing—love, passion, and power. Hestia must navigate the treacherous waters of Olympian politics and make an ...

Patrick Hunt's Myths for All Time presents twelve of the most timeless Greek myths retold in an affable, succinct fashion. These twelve myths, which have survived through the millennia, are made applicable today through Hunt's emphasis on the overriding message of each story. With foundations in ancient Greek scholarship, society, and philosophy, these stories have grown and taken new forms and thus remain relevant.

Dabei treffen sie auf ein altes Kräuterweiblein und seine Katze. Es hatte einen Traum und ist auf der Suche nach einer Blume, die mit ihrer Heilkraft die Menschen retten kann. Die drei helfen dem Kräuterweiblein und gemeinsam finden sie schließlichauch die Blume. Aber zuvor müssen sie noch dem Hüter der Blume eine Frage beantworten, und zwar.... ...was die Menschen trotz ihres ganzen Überfluss am meisten brauchen. Eine schöne Geschichte, welche noch einmal kindgerecht deutlich macht, auf was wir Menschen uns besinnen sollten:. Liebe, Freundschaft und Hilfsbereitschaft.

As daughter of the royal architect, Ikki set out to discover a new world the day she flew her homemade bi-plane up beyond Crete's artificial sun. Instead, she crashed her plane and found herself on trial for a crime she didn't commit. She is exiled to the Labyrinth - the city's ever-shifting mechanical core - and she has seven days to find her way back out. If Ikki can escape in time, she will be declared innocent by the gods of Crete. But no one has ever returned.

Aunque los dioses y diosas griegos eran seres inmortales y poderosos, estos eran muy similares a los humanos que los adoraban. Los dioses y diosas sufren ataques de celos, se enamoran, se enfadan cuando se sienten engañados, y otorgan bendiciones cuando son honrados. De igual modo, los héroes son de proporciones épicas: su fuerza, velocidad y habilidad los separan de otros mortales; pero, como todos los humanos, sufren de dolores, enfermedades y muerte.

In The Children of Jocasta, Natalie Haynes retells the Oedipus and Antigone myths to reveal a new side of an ancient story.... My siblings and I have grown up in a cursed house, children of cursed parents.... Jocasta is just 15 when she is told that she must marry the King of Thebes, an old man she has never met. Her life has never been her own, and nor will it be unless she outlives her strange, absent husband.

Several of the best-loved Roman myths are gathered in this one beautiful abridged collection, from “Romulus and Remus” (which tells how Rome came to be) to “Cupid and Psyche”, “Oedipus and the Sphinx”, and more.

Eleven-year-old Marcus hates the beach. So he is not happy when his mum, Holly, drags him to Diamond Beach for a vacation. Once there, Holly meets Coco, her friend from childhood. She is there with her husband and their kids: teenage Newt, pizza-loving Edison, and the family robot, Prot. Opening a door into the basement of Holly's caravan, Edison discovers an amazing amusement park. Whoever opens a door in the basement finds themselves in their dream vacation. But when the dream becomes impossible to escape, it all begins to feel more like a nightmare.

Callie Martinez-Silva didn't mean to turn her best friend into a pop star. But when a simple pep talk leads to miraculous results, Callie learns she's the newest muse of epic poetry, one of the nine Muses of Greek mythology tasked with protecting humanity's fate in secret. Whisked away to Muse Headquarters, she joins three recruits her age, who call themselves the Muse Squad. Together, the junior muses are tasked with using their magic to inspire and empower - not an easy feat when you're 11 and still figuring out the goddess within.

Pour le punir d'avoir tué ses propres enfants, les dieux condamnent Hercule à douze épreuves, toutes plus difficiles les unes que les autres. Grâce à son courage, sa persévérance et sa ruse, Hercule réalisera des exploits. Mais obtiendra-t-il le pardon des dieux ?

Als de boom van Thalia vergiftigd raakt, vervagen de magische grenzen die Kamp Halfbloed beschermen tegen woeste monsters. Percy onderneemt samen met zijn vrienden een gevaarlijke reis over de Zee van Monsters op zoek naar het tegengif, maar de klok tikt en Percy heeft maar enkele dagen de tijd.

Pêche miraculeuse à Milet : un trône d'or forgé par le dieu Héphaïstos lui-même ! Mais il est écrit qu'il doit revenir au plus sage... Thalès, à l'aide ! Où trouver un vrai sage, dans ce monde déchiré par des tyrans cupides ? Pour connaître la réponse, il faudra résoudre une énigme... pharaonique. Lecteur, à toi de choisir ! La sagesse ou la fortune ? La paix ou la gloire ? Thalès, philosophe et géomètre emblématique de la créativité et de la rigueur de la pensée, est aussi tête en l'air : il tombe dans les puits pour, au fond du trou, faire de nouvelles découvertes.

Have you ever wondered about astrology? What is it? Where does it come from? What does it mean for you? What’s your star sign? How can it help you live your life?

Storyteller Vicky Parsons shares the tales behind the mythology, offering us insight into the world of astrology. Whether you believe in the science of astrology or not, the essential truths about human nature in these stories help us get to know and relate to our star signs in the way the Greeks would have. Here we learn the story of Capricorn.