Greek Myths For Children

The tunnels are not the only terror Quinn will face next. The heirs have agreed to find Quinn’s attacker and decode the tome’s ominous prophecy together, but their new alliance is tested at every corner as they enter the underground tunnels. Hickory’s home in the Kobold city is an overwhelming maze of mystery, pixie dust machinery, and mayhem—and nothing compares with the challenge that awaits them in the next death-defying trial.

Odysseus er en af heltene fra Den Trojanske Krig og konge over Ithaka. Da krigen slutter efter ti år, vender han ikke hjem. Hans kone Penelope og sønnen Telemakos venter forgæves på ham... Følg Odysseus på hans fantastiske hjemrejse. Mød guder, mennesker og lotusspisere, kyklopen Polyfem, de lokkende sirener, troldkvinden Kirke, den elskovssyge nymfe Kalypso og mange andre. Og få at vide, hvad der skete, da den seje helt langt om længe vendte hjem. Odysseus er hovedpersonen i Homers store heltedigt Odysséen. Nils Hartmann har gendigtet historien for børn.

Ariana y arcana. A Ariana le encanta el agua, pero sobre todo la del mar y este fin de semana que va a la playa con sus padres se va a meter de lleno en una aventura en el mar que va a cambiar completamente su vida.

Pêche miraculeuse à Milet : un trône d'or forgé par le dieu Héphaïstos lui-même ! Mais il est écrit qu'il doit revenir au plus sage... Thalès, à l'aide ! Où trouver un vrai sage, dans ce monde déchiré par des tyrans cupides ? Pour connaître la réponse, il faudra résoudre une énigme... pharaonique. Lecteur, à toi de choisir ! La sagesse ou la fortune ? La paix ou la gloire ? Thalès, philosophe et géomètre emblématique de la créativité et de la rigueur de la pensée, est aussi tête en l'air : il tombe dans les puits pour, au fond du trou, faire de nouvelles découvertes.

Colin Hay, the former frontman for the best-selling Australian rock group Men at Work, narrates his first audiobook with Aesop's Fables with Colin Hay, published by Devault-Graves Digital Editions. Hay, who has toured the world as a solo performer and achieved critical acclaim as a raconteur along with his intimate songs, has also acted in films and done voicework for the Disney organization.

L'avvincente racconto della nascita di Roma, dalla distruzione di Troia alla fondazione della Città Eterna, in una narrazione vivace e spiritosa che intreccia mito, leggenda e la storia con la s maiuscola. La fuga di Enea da Troia in fiamme, l'amore per Didone e la conquista del Lazio, senza dimenticare Marte, Venere e Saturno da cui la città discende, la leggenda dei gemelli e della lupa capitolina, per arrivare fino a Romolo, il primo re, e a Numa, il re saggio.

"En este audiolibro se narran muy bellas historias, a veces crueles y duras. Griegos y romanos creyeron en ellas, y a ti te gustará saberlas, porque te darás cuenta de que se mencionan en todas partes. Leer este audiolibro te dará la llave para abrir muchas puertas de la inmensa ciudad del conocimiento. No he inventado nada de lo que cuento ni he cambiado detalle alguno. Ha sido mi guía un extraordinario poeta latino, Ovidio, quien escribió estos mitos en el siglo I en una obra que llamó "Metamorfosis". ¡Te doy la bienvenida a la morada de los dioses inmortales!"

When a giant fox terrorises the city of Thebes, a skeptical wanderer decides to help out so that the Regent can pay for his adventures in gold. But will he manage to catch the uncatchable beast, when the only man who knows anything is a grumpy old man who transforms people that bother him, when the Oracle tells of his involvement - despite Tryx not believing in such things - and when the dead bodies keep piling up with every passing day? This story is based on the myth of the Teumessian Fox and the Laelaps Dog.

Beim griechischen Erzählen haben wir vor lauter Freude am Erzählen gleich ein paar Märchen zuviel aufgenommen. Zur Abnahme der Märchen sind wir dann aber schon zum Olymp geflogen und es war bei den Göttern nicht leicht, einen Termin bei Zeus und Hera zu kriegen. Zum Glück waren sie uns gewogen, denn sie hatten große Freude, unsere Erzählungen zu hören, allen voran Pan, der uns für die Geschichte mit seiner Flöte extra gelobt hat.

Join Tom on an incredible treasure hunt through time and battle history's mightiest warriors. The fourth book in a new time-travelling series - perfect for fans of Beast Quest. When ten-year-old Tom accidentally smashes a statue in a museum he releases Isis, a young Egyptian mummy who has been imprisoned for thousands of years. To break an ancient curse, the duo must travel back in time to find six hidden amulets - battling Gladiators, Knights, Greeks, Vikings, Pirates and Egyptian Warriors!

Love at first sight isn’t a myth. For seventh graders Olivia and Eden, it’s fate. Olivia is a capital-P Poet, and Eden thinks she wants to be a musician one day, but for now she’s just the new girl. And then Eden shows up to Poetry Club and everything changes. Eden isn’t out, and she has rules for dating Olivia: Don’t call. Don’t tell her friends. And don’t let anyone know they’re together.

Tous les neuf ans, quatorze Athéniens sont offerts au puissant Roi de Crète Minos, afin d'être dévorés par le Minotaure. Ariane, la fille cadette du souverain s'éprend un jour de Thésée, prince d'Athènes, pourtant condamné à connaître le même sort tragique que ses camarades. Emportée par sa fougue, la jeune fille élabore un stratagème audacieux pour permettre au jeune homme d'échapper au terrible monstre.

On the plain between the Greek fleet and the Trojan walls, heroes clash in a decade of epic contests. This is Homer's classical poem "Illiad", recomposed as prose for Children. The events of the story occur over several weeks in the 10th and final year of the war.

A powerful sorceress, horrid monsters, terrific storms, scheming usurpers, and the gods themselves, all conspire to prevent Ulysses from returning to his home in Ithaca. This is Homer's classical poem "Odyssey", recomposed as prose for children. The events of the story occur over a 10-year period, following the Trojan War.

De la serie Mitología para niños, de Shackleton Kids, llega el audiolibro que narra la historia del héroe que realizó el viaje más increíble que jamás se haya visto. Vagó durante años a lo largo y ancho del mar Mediterráneo, y aunque tuvo que enfrentarse a todo tipo de dificultades y amenazas, incluyendo monstruos, cíclopes y horribles criaturas, nunca perdió la esperanza de llegar a su destino. El deseo de regresar a casa y volver a abrazar a su mujer y a su hijo fue siempre más fuerte que cualquier obstáculo.

When 12-year-old Rhianna and her younger sister, Eleri, are thrown out of their home by their cruel stepmother, they must find food and shelter. Appealing to King Prasutagus in the name of the goddess Morrigan, they are rejected - but then Queen Boudica takes them into her household. As Rhianna settles into this new life, she learns that there's not only kindness in Boudica - there's a darkness waiting to be unleashed, and the Romans will suffer for their crimes against her. A great battle is looming....

Sans cesse en quête d'aventures et afin de s'enrichir, Sindbâd décide de prendre la mer, devenant commerçant "d'île en île et de mer en mer". Chaque fois le marin est soumis à l'imprévu d'un naufrage, qui l'entraîne alors dans des aventures fantastiques à la rencontre de l'île-baleine, l'oiseau rukhkh, les singes et le monstre noir, le vieillard satanique ou encore la rivière aux trésors... Durant sept jours les invités de Sindbâd de la mer, devenu vieux, viennent écouter le récit inouï des sept voyages dont il a été le héros.

It is both amazing and wonderful that so much of the richness of our language and our moral education still owes a huge debt to a Greek slave who was executed over 2,000 years ago. Yet "sour grapes", "crying wolf", "a dog in a manger", "actions speak louder than words", "honesty is the best policy", and literally hundreds of other metaphors, axioms, and ideas that are now woven into the very fabric of Western culture all came from Aesop's Fables.

Explore the rich mythology of ancient Greece! Have you always wondered why so many people are fascinated with the Greek gods? Would you like to know more about these remarkable stories? Do you want to be able to share these tales with your friends - and understand others' references to them? If so, then this is the book for you! You will learn about the primordial deities that created the universe, and the famous Titans of old.

Several of the best-loved Roman myths are gathered in this one beautiful abridged collection, from “Romulus and Remus” (which tells how Rome came to be) to “Cupid and Psyche”, “Oedipus and the Sphinx”, and more.