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Author: Michaela Morgan
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 2014-01
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780198446231
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHercules the Hero tells the story of Hercules - born to battle beasts and mangle monsters. Can Hercules complete twelve impossible tasks set by the evil King? TreeTops Myths and Legends are a fascinating selection of the best traditional stories.
Author: Paul D. Storrie
Publisher: Graphic Universe
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 52
ISBN-13: 0822564858
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe son of Zeus, king of the gods, and a mortal mother, Hercules faces the wrath of Zeus's wife Hera, who resents her illegitimate stepson and vows to bring him misery. She tricks Hercules into performing a series of twelve seemingly impossible labors. Is Hercules strong enough to foil her scheme?
Author: Mal Peet
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 2014-01
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780198446354
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDo you ever wonder why we have seasons? How Winter Came into the World shows how the Greeks explain winter. It is about a god called Hades who falls in love with a beautiful goddess called Persephone TreeTops Myths and Legends are a fascinating selection of the best traditional stories.
Author: Susan Price
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 2014-01
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780198446415
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTales of the Underworld are stories about loss and longing. A princess uses her wit to rescue her husband from Death, a musician tries to free his wife from the Underworld, a god must be returned to life and animals at the dawn of time puzzle over death. TreeTops Myths and Legends are a fascinating selection of the best traditional stories.
Author: Bernard Evslin
Publisher: Graymalkin + ORM
Published: 2023-04-13
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 1631683632
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGreek mythology’s mightiest hero faces the world’s most fearsome beasts, monsters, and demons Hercules, the son of Zeus and a mortal woman, was the greatest of the Greek heroes and the strongest man on earth. Three times as big as his fully mortal twin, and imbued with extraordinary courage and ingenuity, Hercules began his remarkable feats while still in the cradle. Zeus’s wife, the goddess Hera, jealously schemed to kill Hercules, but the resourceful half-man, half-god escaped her traps and accomplished seemingly impossible tasks. Renowned mythologist Bernard Evslin recounts the famous twelve labors of Hercules, as the warrior tries to break Hera’s curse by facing down the Nemean Lion, killing the many-headed Hydra, outwitting the giant Anteus, and more.
Author: Georges Moroz
Publisher: Yearling
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780440415213
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe twelve labors of a legendary hero.
Author: Shannon Eric Denton
Publisher: ABDO
Published: 2008-01-01
Total Pages: 34
ISBN-13: 1616413034
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe legends of Hercules strength and resourcefulness are among the most famous of Greek mythology. Follow him as he completes his twelve Labors in this brilliantly illustrated Greek myth. Pink level for your fluent reader.
Author: David Calcutt
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 2014-01
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780198446408
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe hero Odysseus will need all of his skill and courage in The Journey of Odysseus. All kinds of monsters and magical creatures block his route home, including the one-eyed Cyclops, the Sirens and the enchantress Circe. Will he ever manage to get home? TreeTops Myths and Legends are a fascinating selection of the best traditional stories.
Author: Charlie Keith
Publisher:
Published: 2021-06-06
Total Pages: 87
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"You shall slay the Nemean Lion" he told Hercules. "Where's that?" Hercules said. "Not in Nemea" mocked him the king. "Very funny" growled the hero and left thinking how to find that creature. Many tales have been told of the gods living at the top of Mount Olympus and of the brave heroes that traveled across ancient Greece fighting the forces of evil. Names such as Zeus, Achilles, Athena, and Jason are not strange to us. But, what about Hercules? Has his story been recounted the right way or has it been created on a confusing blend of Greek mythology? Here, in this book, the true story of the son of Zeusandhow he completed the twelve legendary labours is finally told adequately. A wondrous journey begins where Herculesseeks to redeem himself from an awful crime that Hera, the cunning queen of the gods has forced him to do. The king of Tiryns orders him to perform the most difficult of tasks. Terrifying monsters, hard battles, humorous incidents, and divine courage form this exhilarating story that is sure to inspire all who will read it.
Author: Anonymous
Publisher: Good Press
Published: 2019-11-26
Total Pages: 38
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis fascinating book chronicles the feats of Hercules, in a collection of epic poems. Each poem is accompanied with vivid black and white illustrations of the various foes that Hercules encounters in his journeys. The poems specifically highlights the twelve labors of Hercules, which were a series of episodes concerning a penance carried out by Heracles, the greatest of the Greek heroes, whose name was later romanised as Hercules. They were accomplished at the service of King Eurystheus.
