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The Midas touch

1999
A retelling of the classic story of King Midas, who foolishly wishes that everything he touch be turned to gold, and only then realizes his horrible mistake.

One-minute Greek myths

1987
Retells twenty famous myths in a one-minute format. Includes "Pandora's Box, " "The Midas Touch, " and "Hercules.".

Why spiders spin

a story of Arachne
1991
Because she boasts that she weaves better than anyone, Arachne is turned into a spider.

The siren song

2008
Thirteen-year-old Charlotte must rescue humankind again when the evil Philonecron captures her cousin Zee, and Poseidon himself sends a sea monster to eat the cruise ship on which Charlotte's parents are trapped.

Say cheese, Medusa!

2002
Hades, King of the Underworld, provides a corrected version of the story of Perseus' beheading of Medusa.

Odysseus in the serpent maze

2002
Thirteen-year-old Odysseus, who longs to be a hero, has many opportunities to prove himself during an adventure which involves pirates and satyrs, a trip to Crete's Labyrinth, and the two young girls, Penelope and Helen, who play a major role in his future life.

Age of bronze

2007
A retelling of the Trojan War in graphic novel format where the High King Agamemnon plans to conquer Troy and recover his wife, Helen.

Goddess of yesterday

2003
Taken from her home on an Aegean island as a six-year-old girl, Anaxandra calls on the protection of her goddess while she poses as two different princesses over the next six years, before ending up as a servant in the company of Helen and Paris as they make their way to Troy.

The wanderings of Odysseus

the story of the Odyssey
2005
A retelling of the adventures of Odysseus on his long voyage home from the Trojan War.

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