Greek Myths For Children

Le Roi Midas veut que se change en or tout ce qu'il touche : tel est son profond désir, tel est son vœu le plus cher, tel est son feu sacré en quelque sorte. L'or qu'il désire posséder ne sera-t-il point le foyer de tout plaisir et de tout pouvoir ? Car tout s'achète, en effet ; et qui veut devenir ou devient riche est tenté de tout posséder et séduit par le plaisir et le pouvoir illimité. Seule compte la satisfaction de son désir démesuré de possession.

Percy Jackson is inmiddels veertien en een beetje wijzer. Wanneer zowel zijn vriendin Annabeth als de godin Artemis verdwijnt, wordt er een zoektocht op touw gezet. Haast is geboden: het orakel heeft voorzien dat de godin in ieder geval vóór de winterzonnewende terug moet zijn, want haar invloed zal doorslaggevend zijn in de oorlog tegen de Titanen. Percy gaat op pad met zijn beste vriend Grover en een bont gezelschap. Hij wordt geplaagd door onheilspellende dromen. Het orakel heeft namelijk nog meer voorspeld: één van hen zal het niet overleven.

Welcome to a world where magic dances with reality and where folktales whisper the wisdom of ages past. In this enchanting collection of short stories for kids, we invite you to embark on an extraordinary journey filled with wonder, laughter, and timeless lessons.

Après Le feuilleton d'Hermès, Murielle Szac invite les enfants à se replonger dans la mythologie grecque en suivant le personnage de Thésée. En 100 épisodes, le jeune héros grandit et se construit. Il rencontre de nombreux personnages mythiques (Héraclès, le centaure Chiron, Œdipe, Phèdre et, bien sûr, Ariane et le Minotaure). Le récit de la vie de Thésée, en véritable récit initiatique, soulève toutes les questions essentielles : la guerre, l'amour, la jalousie, la quête des origines et de l'identité, la recherche des notions du Bien et du Mal.

Como Pedrinho poderia deixar no passado tantas aventuras vividas em solo grego? Após se deslumbrar com Hércules e sua batalha contra a Hidra de Lerna em O Minotauro, Pedrinho, contrariando os conselhos de Dona Benta, decide voltar com Visconde de Sabugosa e Emília à Grécia antiga e testemunhar os outros onze trabalhos destinados ao herói Hércules e, quem sabe, dar uma mãozinha para seu novo amigo.

Le sort des dieux est entre les mains de Percy. Toute l'année, Percy et son armée de demi-dieux se sont préparés à affronter les Titans. L'heure est venue. Les troupes de Cronos avancent vers Manhattan où l'Olympe est en danger. Tandis que Percy et ses amis luttent, ils savent que le temps est compté. La prophétie va s'accomplir : Percy prendra une décision qui condamnera ou sauvera le monde... Le dernier tome d'une série inoubliable, riche en rebondissements et en émotions, porté par l'incroyable interprétation de Benjamin Bollen.

Clothilde has lived her whole life in the shadows with her (sometimes) thieving and (always) ailing father. But when he fails to meet her one morning, sending her instead a mysterious ticket of half-paffage, Clo finds herself journeying across the sea to reunite with him. The ticket, however, leaves her on a sunless island inhabited only by creaking fishermen, a rumpled old woman, a piggish cat, and a moon-cheeked boy named Cary.

Persephone thought she could go back to her normal life after returning from the Underworld. She was wrong. The goddess Aphrodite is born among the waves with more charm than she can control. Zeus is stalking Persephone and her loved ones, and Thanatos is no longer content with Persephone's silence. He wants her soul. Persephone can't tell anyone about Thanatos' betrayal, and it drives a wedge between her and Hades. Her mother is still keeping secrets, and Melissa's jealousy of Aphrodite threatens to tear their friendship apart.

Gemeinsam in die Unterwelt. Als Sohn des Hades hat Nico di Angelo viele Verluste erlitten. Zum Glück gibt es Will, Sohn des Apollo. Zusammen sind sie unschlagbar. Bis jetzt... Denn Nico wird aus den Tiefen des Tartarus um Hilfe angerufen. Es ist die Stimme des Titanen Bob, den Percy einst dort lassen musste. Nico muss zu ihm – und Will besteht darauf, mitzukommen.

Before Hercules found his might and Odysseus went on his Odyssey, there was Icarus, the hero that time forgot. All roads lead to the Labyrinth. That's what 12-year-old Icarus realizes when he learns that King Minos plans to sacrifice his father, Daedalus, and all the mythical creatures in Ancient Greece to the Minotaur. It's up to Icarus and some unlikely heroes to save the world.

Famous for his superhuman strength, Hercules is the most popular hero in Greek mythology. The son of Zeus - king of the gods - and a mortal mother, Hercules faces the wrath of Zeus' wife, Hera, who resents her illegitimate stepson and vows to bring him misery. With her magical powers, she tricks Hercules into performing a series of 12 seemingly impossible labors, each one a test of his strength, courage, cunning, and fighting skill. Is Hercules strong enough to foil her scheme?

Dreams and nightmares, screams and sighs, fate wakes the girl, and says she dies... When the boy gets in the way, then the nightmares come to play...For her 18th birthday, Endora Andrews receives the gift of dreams; nighttime brings her visions of the future. Endora’s unsettling new ability seems harmless, until her dreams turn to nightmares. When she meets the mysterious and swoon-worthy Kaydon, he seems to be the key to uncovering the source of her prophecies. But Kaydon has many secrets. One of them is the difference between life and death for Endora.

Little Boy Zombie lives on a big farm just outside of Romero Town with Mama Zombie, Papa Zombie, and Rex the Zombie Dog. One day, while Mama Zombie and Papa Zombie are away, Boy Zombie is left in charge of the farm. But when he gets bored, he decides to play a prank on the citizens of Romero Town. He yells toward town, "Humans here, humans here!" And everyone comes shambling to the farm to help. When they discover they've been tricked, Boy Zombie is warned by his elders: "Don't cry 'humans' when there are no humans!" But will he learn his lesson in time?

En esta fábula de Esopo, un zorro trata mal a su amiga y aprende una lección.

Elyse knows what it means to keep a secret. She's been keeping secrets her whole life. Two, actually. First, that she ages five times slower than average people, so that while she looks 18 years old, she's closer to 80. The second is that her blood has a mysterious power to heal. For Elyse, these things don't make her special. They make life dangerous.

Jetzt reicht's! Seit fast 3000 Jahren erzählen die Menschen von den griechischen Göttern und Helden, was sie wollen. Aber jetzt kommt endlich ans Licht, wie es wirklich war. Dafür sorgen die Olympier und Heroen höchstpersönlich! In spannenden Geschichten erzählen sie, warum der große Held Achill in Mädchenkleidern herumläuft und Apollon einen Baum umarmt, was Beauty Queen Aphrodite und ein goldener Apfel mit dem Trojanischen Krieg zu tun haben - und natürlich, wo Zeus überall seine Finger im Spiel hat.

Padraig Colum was an Irish dramatist, poet, novelist, essayist, biographer, children's writer, and editor. He was a leading figure of the Irish Literary Revival. Colum wrote The Children's Homer in 1918 as a retelling for younger readers of Homer's epic poems, The Iliad and The Odyssey. It recounts the adventures of Achilles and his allies as he waged war against the Trojans and the experiences of Odysseus on his voyage back from the Trojan War.

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!

Part lawman, part tracker, and part magician, the Wardens are monster-hunters - tasked with protecting the people from the various, nightmarish creatures that have invaded the world of men. For most of his life, 16-year-old Errol Magnus categorically rejected the idea of being a Warden. Growing up right next to the Badlands, he encountered enough bloodthirsty monsters in the ordinary course of events; he’d never seen much sense in assuming a post that required you to actively seek them out.

Un précis de mythologie aussi savant que souriant. Un livre passionnant, drôle et instructif qui permet de découvrir les plus belles histoires du monde : les amours de Jupiter, les travaux d'Hercule, les colères d'Achille, les ruses d'Ulysse... L'humour et l'énergie de Jean-Paul Bordes nous entraînent dans l'univers extraordinaire de ces drôles de héros. Une lecture érudite et savoureuse, qui éclaire d'un regard malicieux ces récits intemporels.