mythology, greek

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The Trojan horse

how the Greeks won the war
1988
Recounts how the Greeks used a wooden horse to win the Trojan War.

The odyssey

1994
A retelling of Homer's epic that describes the wanderings of Odysseus after the fall of Troy.

The warrior goddess: Athena

1972
Retells the Greek myths in which Athena plays a major role, including those of Perseus, the Golden Fleece, and Arachne.

Theseus and the Minotaur

1981
Young Theseus brings peace to the city of Athens and, with the help of Ariadne, destroys the Minotaur.

Pegasus the winged horse

1981
With the goddess Athena's help, Bellerophon tames the winged horse and destroys the dreaded Chimaera.

Daedalus and Icarus

1971
A retelling of the Greek legend about the brilliant inventor whose engineering skill was the undoing of himself and his son.

The Battle of the Labyrinth, Book 4

Percy Jackson & the Olympians
2008
When demonic cheerleaders invade his high school, Percy Jackson hurries to Camp Half Blood, from whence he and his demigod friends set out on a quest through the Labyrinth, while the war between the Olympians and the evil Titan lord Kronos draws near.

The Iliad

2004
Presents a retelling of Homer's classic Greek epic of Helen, Queen of Sparta, who is taken by Paris, a Trojan prince, inaugurating the Trojan War and is written for the fifth through eighth-grade classroom.
Cover image of The Iliad

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