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Books in Greek Myths series

  • The Mightiest of Mortals: Hercules

    Doris Gates

    Hardcover (Viking Juvenile, Nov. 17, 1975)
    Retells the exploits of the Greek demi-god Heracles, including the tales of his twelve labors.
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  • Orpheus and Eurydice

    Hugh Lupton, Daniel Morden, Carole Henaff

    Paperback (Barefoot Books, May 1, 2013)
    Retells the classic story of a man who ventures into the Underworld in order to bring back his deceased bride.
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  • A Fair Wind for Troy

    Doris Gates

    Paperback (Puffin Books, Feb. 7, 1984)
    Retells the events leading up to the Trojan War including Helen's capture by Paris and the sacrifice of Iphigenia at Aulis.
  • The Golden God: Apollo

    Doris Gates

    Mass Market Paperback (Puffin, Aug. 25, 1983)
    Retells the myths surrounding the figure of Apollo, the Greek god of medicine and music, protector of flocks and voyagers, the most feared and best loved of all the gods on Mount Olympus.
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  • Odysseus and the Cyclops

    Cari Meister

    Paperback (Capstone Global Library Ltd, March 1, 2012)
    After ten years of battle, Odysseus and his men capture the city of Troy. They set sail for home. When they come upon an island, Odysseus is curious. He and some men climb the mountainside and enter a cave. Little do they know the cave is home to a giant Cyclopes! Will Odysseus and his men make it out alive?
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  • The Wooden Horse of Troy

    Cari Meister, Nick Harris

    Library Binding (Picture Window Books, July 1, 2011)
    Odysseus and the Greeks had been fighting the Trojans for 10 years before something finally happpened. Odysseus came up with a brilliant idea! Will Odysseus plan put an end to the war? Or will the Greeks and trojans fight another 10 years?
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  • Odysseus and the Cyclops

    Cari Meister, Nadine Rita Takvorian

    Library Binding (Picture Window Books, July 1, 2011)
    After 10 years of battle, Odysseus and his men capture the city of Troy. They set sail for home. When they come upon an island, Odysseus is curious. He and some men climb the mountainside and enter a cave. Little do they know the cave is home to a giant Cyclopes! Will Odysseus and his men make it out alive?
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  • The Warrior Goddess: Athena

    Doris Gates

    Mass Market Paperback (Puffin, Sept. 30, 1982)
    Retells the Greek myths in which Athena plays a major role, including those of Perseus, the Golden Fleece, and Arachne.
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  • The Golden God: 2Apollo

    Doris Gates, C. CoConis

    Hardcover (Viking Juvenile, May 21, 1973)
    Retells the Greek myths in which Apollo plays a major role, including that of his birth and the tales of Daphne and Phaethon.
  • Pandora's Vase

    Cari Meister, McLean Kendree

    Library Binding (Picture Window Books, July 1, 2011)
    Pandora is always curious. When a messenger arrives with a beautiful golden vase from Zeus, Pandora is entranced by it. She longs to open its lid, but Zeus has told her not to. Will Pandora be able to keep her curiosity under control?
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  • The Mightiest of Mortals: Hercules

    Doris Gates

    Paperback (Puffin, Feb. 7, 1984)
    Retells the exploits of the Greek demi-god Heracles, including the tales of his twelve labors.
  • Medusa's Stony Stare

    Jessica Gunderson, Richard Donald Pellegrino

    Library Binding (Picture Window Books, July 1, 2011)
    Medusa, once a bewitching beauty, has become a hideous monster with snakes for hair. When men look at her, they turn to stone. Whe King Polydectes sends Perseus for Medusas head, he thinks Perseus will soon be another one of Medusas stone men. Or will he?
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