Greek Myth Fiction

The story of Demeter and Persephone was all about a mom’s undying love for her daughter. This story also creates a “reason” for the change of seasons. Of course, in the ancient times, such a reason was acceptable due to the lack of scientific truths. Myths are powerful stories created out of the need to explain certain phenomena. Have a happy listen!

Twenty-one years ago, Minerva, Venus, and Apollo gifted a baby with special attributes. Now, she's all grown up. Moira McCain is known as the Goddess of the Silver Screen; little does she know that her natural abilities aren't exactly natural. She's just finished starring in the next summer blockbuster, and now, she's on her way to begin a USO tour where she will sing and entertain the troops. Mars, God of War, has been working nonstop, keeping an eye on all conflicts and giving brave soldiers courage.

Stheno is on the warpath after Perseus killed her sister, Medusa.

A retelling of an Aesop fable to guess the moral. "A woman and her husband lived at the top of Gooseberry Hill. (Have you ever tasted gooseberries?) They went to their goose pen and were greatly surprised! It was the surprise of all surprises, or was it? What do you think they saw?

Listen to this version of a classic Aesop's fable, "The Boy Who Cried Wolf".

The Book of Curses is full of dark, wicked magic. Open it only if you dare! Alex Zwick never does what he is told. So when he finds a magic book, he just can't stop making wishes, even when they go horribly wrong. Can Alex and his friend Emily outsmart the book? Or will the chillingly evil laughter of the book ring out in triumph yet again?

Young Filbert Fox listens to a story his granny tells him about how foxes are the smartest creatures and so he sets out to prove this to be true. But when tries to prove how clever he is when he meets Willie Wolf and the Crow family, things do not turn out as he expected at all.

After finally winning the decade-long war against the Trojans, Odysseus, captain of the Greek army, only has to guide his men back home across the sea. Yet the journey will prove just as perilous as the battles they have just won, as they encounter the monstrous, man-eating cyclops, the irresistible song of the siren, and the wrath of an angry Poseidon, god of the sea. Are he and his men destined to die at sea? Or can Odysseus's cunning, strength, and courage bring them safely home?

The Greeks sure thought of pretty wild stories, don’t they? This book, for instance, tells how Zeus ate his wife, Metis. Amazingly, Metis lived - but how? There are so many curious events in this big book, so your child will surely have a blast going through each of them. Have fun listening!

La Chimère, effroyable monstre à la tête de lion et à la queue de serpent dévore tous les êtres humains qu'elle rencontre. À l'opposé Pégase, le célèbre cheval ailé suscite l'admiration de tous. Le jeune héros Bellérophon parvient à dompter, avec l'aide d'Athéna, l'animal merveilleux. Ensemble, ils vont affronter la Chimère.

Ce sont 39 fables choisies d'Ésope. Pour découvrir ou redécouvrir les célèbres fables d'Ésope, pour certaines d'entre elles revues par La Fontaine.

"Vous a-t-on jamais parlé des pommes d'or qui mûrissaient au jardin des Hespérides ? Ah, quelles pommes, le boisseau se vendrait à un bon prix si l'on en trouvait dans nos vergers d'aujourd'hui. Mais leur greffe est perdue..."

Les Gorgones, aux têtes auréolées de serpents et aux ailes écaillées ont le pouvoir maléfique de changer quiconque les regarde en statue de pierre. Persée, qui doit ramener la tête de Méduse, seule Gorgone mortelle, doit faire preuve de ruse et de courage pour éviter d'être pétrifié. Mais les dieux Hermès et Athéna l'accompagnent dans cette redoutable épreuve.

De retour de Troie, Ulysse découvre une île inconnue. Qui habite sur cette étrange terre ? D'où viennent ces bruits inquiétants ? Le courageux Ulysse va devoir affronter Polyphème, le terrifiant cyclope. Parviendra-t-il à sauver son équipage pour reprendre la mer ?

Le terrible labyrinthe ! Nul n'en est jamais ressorti vivant... Le Minotaure, cruelle créature à la tête de taureau y est enfermé et dévore tous ceux qui s'y aventurent. Pourtant le courageux Thésée, pour sauver son peuple, a décidé d'affronter le redoutable monstre. Ariane parviendra-t-elle à sauver le bel athénien dont elle veut devenir la femme ?

Le Roi Midas veut que se change en or tout ce qu'il touche : tel est son profond désir, tel est son vœu le plus cher, tel est son feu sacré en quelque sorte. L'or qu'il désire posséder ne sera-t-il point le foyer de tout plaisir et de tout pouvoir ? Car tout s'achète, en effet ; et qui veut devenir ou devient riche est tenté de tout posséder et séduit par le plaisir et le pouvoir illimité. Seule compte la satisfaction de son désir démesuré de possession.

High up in a temple within the clouds of Mount Olympus, a voice bellows, scaring the birds into flight. It is Zeus (ZOOSE), the Greek god of sky, thunder, and lightning. He says, “I challenge the gods to a contest to prove once and for all who is the best conqueror!