Greek Myth Fiction

Thirteen-year-old Colin knew nothing of the magic world until he was bitten by a mischievous pixie. He meets thirteen-year-old Alleya on a secret website devoted to magical creatures. Before he knows it, Colin finds himself thrust into a whole new world. Alleya has been hidden away from the rest of Atlantis because she's half-mermaid, half-Atlantian. Her father tries to ease her boredom by getting her a computer and finally allowing her to go to school. She accidentally lets slip a dark secret - the gates to Atlantis are being shut and it's destroying magic.

Brooding, leather jacket-wearing Nyx Fortuna looks like a 20-something, and has for centuries now. As the son of the forgotten fourth Fate, Lady Fortuna, he has been hunted his entire life by the three Sisters of Fate that murdered his mother. Fed up and out for revenge, Nyx comes to Minneapolis following a tip that his aunts have set up a business there. His goal ­ to bring down his mother's killers and retrieve the thread of fate that has trapped him in the body of a twenty year old unable to age or die.

Pietro ha quattordici anni, una vita tranquilla e un lavoro che gli piace: cura i maiali del signore di Ateste, il paese dove è nato e dove sa che resterà per sempre. Ma un giorno un cavaliere porta una notizia: arrivano gli Unni! Siamo nel 452 dopo Cristo e le armate di Attila il Grande percorrono le pianure alla volta di Mediolanum, Ravenna, Roma, decise a conquistare ciò che resta dell'impero. È così che nella vita di Pietro cambia tutto: deve arruolarsi e partire per respingere l'invasore.

Ghosts are real. So is time travel. 18-year-old Lucy Channing discovers this reality after her dead grandmother gives her a beautiful locket. As soon as her fingers brush the cold copper, Lucy is swept out of the 19th century and into the 21st. The first person she encounters is 20-year-old William Godwin. He’s arrogant, exciting, and oh so handsome. After meeting, he agrees to help Lucy find her way home. But what the two uncover reveals more than ghosts and time travel.

Lucius is back in Rome, reunited with his friend Isadora. Together they look after the wild beasts that will hunt, fight, and die in the arena. Lucius' brother, the famous gladiator Quintus Felix, will once again have to face death.

The Demigod's Dilemma: Odyssey of Balance is a captivating and enchanting journey through Greek mythology, filled with rich characters, epic adventures, and timeless lessons of love, understanding, and the eternal quest for balance in a world where the mortal and divine realms intertwine.

Quinn has always feared the Dryad forest--now more than ever. With severe warnings from the faerie queen and another trial fast approaching, Quinn thinks she’s prepared to trek through the dark forest, especially with Alys leading the way. But when the heirs face unexpected dangers before the Trial of Life even begins, they learn there’s much more to fear than the competition itself, and that they might need each other to survive it.

Kate gets caught up in the party life. She has to, the powerful Thad has kidnapped the entire town to be his groupies. He's a demi-god gone berserk. And what's even crazier is what Thad, Kate, and Jason get up to behind closed backstage doors.

Experience the marvel and splendor of ancient Greek fables with this audiobook, including the stories of Pandora's box, Jason's search for the Golden Fleece, Orpheus' attempt to rescue Eurydice from the underworld, and Icarus' ill-fated flight. The myths of Hercules, Prometheus, and "The Golden Touch" are also included.

Lose yourself in a small town paranormal mystery full of murder, monsters, and romance. On her way home from work, 17-year-old Austen Gillet finds her dad’s car on the side of the road, empty except for a dead woman inside. While searching for her dad, Austen joins forces with Ezra, a handsome newcomer with a hidden agenda, and Ian, a secretive lighthouse keeper protecting a mysterious cave. After stumbling through a portal into the distant past and barely escaping with her life, Austen has to figure out who she can trust and who she can't before she "disappears," too. Permanently.

Winner of the Guardian Children's Book Prize 2015. Claire is Ella Grey's best friend. She's there when the whirlwind arrives on the scene: catapulted into a Northeast landscape of gutted shipyards, of high arched bridges and ancient collapsed mines. She witnesses a love so dramatic, it is as if her best friend has been captured and taken from her. But the loss of her friend to the arms of Orpheus is nothing compared to the loss she feels when Ella is taken from the world.

The tunnels are not the only terror Quinn will face next. The heirs have agreed to find Quinn’s attacker and decode the tome’s ominous prophecy together, but their new alliance is tested at every corner as they enter the underground tunnels. Hickory’s home in the Kobold city is an overwhelming maze of mystery, pixie dust machinery, and mayhem—and nothing compares with the challenge that awaits them in the next death-defying trial.

Auch das noch! Eigentlich hat Elliot genug Probleme: Seine Mutter ist krank, sie stehen vor dem Bankrott und ihm droht, von der Schule zu fliegen. Ausgerechnet jetzt kracht Virgo in seinen Kuhstall. Das Sternbild ist zur Erde gereist, um einem Dämon Ambrosia zu bringen - doch das geht mächtig schief und der Todesdämon entkommt! Elliot und Virgo müssen ihn schnellstens wieder einfangen. Dem Himmel sei Dank, eilen ihnen die Götter zu Hilfe.

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 done.

Here we learn the story of Pisces, and what that means for Pisces work, friendship and love.

When Atlas's parents get new jobs running a luxurious hotel he can't believe his luck. It sounds almost too good to be true. It is. The hotel has very unusual residents - ancient gods and goddesses, forgotten by humans who now worship TikTok celebrities. There's a Chinese water dragon living in the swimming pool, a Viking god throwing his magical hammer in the garden, and an Aztec god who thinks Atlas is a human sacrifice!

Kai and Delphi finally meet Poseidon, and he needs their help. The two friends must reunite the King of the Sea with his trident, but they’re not the only ones after it. With a gold coin as their only lead, Kai and Delphi seek out pirate treasure in the hopes of saving their precious island home. Could this be the end of Poseidon’s Protectors?

This is an ancient fable about a peacock who is vain and a crane who thinks what you do is more important than how you look. Try to guess the meaning of this Aesop fable and how it applies to your life. Several morals are given at the end of this story.

Twenty-one years ago, Minerva, Venus, and Apollo gifted a baby with special attributes. Now, she's all grown up. Moira McCain is known as the Goddess of the Silver Screen; little does she know that her natural abilities aren't exactly natural. She's just finished starring in the next summer blockbuster, and now, she's on her way to begin a USO tour where she will sing and entertain the troops. Mars, God of War, has been working nonstop, keeping an eye on all conflicts and giving brave soldiers courage.

One fine sunny day, Craymer the Crab is enjoying the cool breeze and warm sand at the beach. Seacliff the Seagull makes a mewing sound just like a kitten. He smacks his beak because he’s hungry. Will he eat Craymer the Crab?

Odysseus er en af heltene fra Den Trojanske Krig og konge over Ithaka. Da krigen slutter efter ti år, vender han ikke hjem. Hans kone Penelope og sønnen Telemakos venter forgæves på ham... Følg Odysseus på hans fantastiske hjemrejse. Mød guder, mennesker og lotusspisere, kyklopen Polyfem, de lokkende sirener, troldkvinden Kirke, den elskovssyge nymfe Kalypso og mange andre. Og få at vide, hvad der skete, da den seje helt langt om længe vendte hjem. Odysseus er hovedpersonen i Homers store heltedigt Odysséen. Nils Hartmann har gendigtet historien for børn.