After Loki switches Mjolnir, Thor's hammer, in the middle of a battle between the God of Thunder and invading trolls, Odin imprisons Loki for a year. The trickster god escapes, however, and provokes a dispute between Odin and the giant Hrungnir, one that brings an all-out attack on Asgard as well as a one-on-one challenge for Thor himself.
A fictionalized account, in graphic novel format, of the Greek myth of Hades, God of the Underworld, and his abduction of the goddess Demeter's daughter, Persephone, to make her his wife, and the chaos that ensued.
Presents profiles, family trees, illustrations, and various modernized representations of characters, such as Apollo and Aphrodite, from Greek mythology.
Eighteen-year-old Piper lives with her controlling mother amid a Global Heating Crisis, but when she gets her first taste of freedom she discovers a universe of gods and monsters where her true identity, kept secret from her birth, could make all the difference in the world.
"Born in a cave to a self-banished mother, clever, mischievous, unrelenting Hermes is a handful from his first day in the world. From infancy, when he bewitches fifty cows and bends them to his will to play a joke on his older half-brother Apollo, to his adolescence and adulthood when he becomes father to the equally mischievous Pan, Hermes's story is wildly entertaining as he brings a little bit of chaos to everything he touches"--Back cover.
"[An] illustrated book of goddesses from around the world, [including] Aphrodite, the Greek goddess whose love overcame mortality, Mazu, the Chinese deity who safely guides travelers home, [and] Lakshmi, the Hindu provider of fortune and prosperity. These powerful deities and many more are celebrated [with] . . . artwork and . . . essays that explore the feminine divine and encourage readers to empower themselves"--OCLC.
Discusses the mythology of Ancient Greece through engaging stories and dramatic photos and illustrations, including the gods and goddesses behind the myths and the powers they used to control and change the world.
Discusses the mythology of Ancient Norse through engaging stories and dramatic photos and illustrations, including the gods and goddesses behind the myths and the powers they used to control and change the world.