Graphic myths and legends

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Psyche & Eros

the lady and the monster : a Greek myth
2009
A graphic novel adaptation of the Greek myth in which Psyche is forced to marry a monster after Aphrodite becomes jealous of her beauty.

Odysseus

escaping Poseidon's curse : a Greek myth
2007

Beowulf

monster slayer
2008

Arthur & Lancelot

the fight for Camelot : an English legend
2008
A graphic novel retelling of the legend of King Arthur and the love between his queen, Guinivere, and his greatest knight, Lancelot, that caused the fall of Camelot.

Ali Baba

fooling the forty thieves : an Arabian tale
2008

Sinbad

sailing into Peril : an Arabian tale
2008
Sinbad, having wasted his fortune, sets sail for adventure as a merchant at sea, battling storms, whales, giant birds, and an ogre in his efforts to recoup his losses. Presented in graphic novel form.

Atalanta

the race against destiny : a Greek myth
2007
A graphic novel retelling of the Greek myth of Atalanta, a princess abandoned to die as an infant, who was raised by a bear, became famous for her skills as a hunter and runner, and whose fate was sealed when she ignored the warning of an oracle never to marry.

Perseus

the hunt for Medusa's head : a Greek myth
2008
A graphic novel adaptation of the Greek myth of Perseus, a young man who braves many perils to cut off the head of Medusa and return it to King Polydectes who in exchange, vowed to leave Perseus' mother alone.

Isis & Osiris

to the ends of the earth : an Egyptian myth
2007
A graphic novel depicting the Egyptian myth of Osiris, a gentle king who was murdered by his brother, and Isis, his wife who never stopped loving him.

Theseus

battling the Minotaur : a Greek myth
2008
A graphic novel retelling of the myth of Theseus, the Greek hero who discovers that he is really the son of King Aegeus, and faces the Minotaur, a half-man, half-bull beast, in its labyrinth as part of his quest to regain his birthright.

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