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"A publisher in New York asked me to write down what I know about the Greek gods, and I was like, Can we do this anonymously? Because I don't need the Olympians mad at me again. But if it helps you to know your Greek gods, and survive an encounter with them if they ever show up in your face, then I guess writing all this down will be my good deed for the week. So begins Percy Jackson's Greek Gods, in which the son of Poseidon adds his own magic--and...
7) Greek myths
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Presents an introduction to Greek mythology, discussing the history of ancient Greece, its gods and goddesses, the myths associated with the natural world, and the legacy of Greek culture on the modern world.
11) Hercules
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This book is a retelling of the Greek myth "Heracles," a story of Hercules, the son of Zeus and an Earth woman who asked for forgiveness for the terrible things he had done and performed the 12 labors for King Eurystheus.
16) Pegasus
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Retells how Bellerophon, son of the king of Corinth, secures the help of the winged horse Pegasus in order to fight the monstrous Chimera.
17) Arachne
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This book is a retelling of the Greek myth "Arachne," the story of how the mortal Arachne challenged the goddess Athena in weaving, and how Arachne was turned into a spider.
18) Medusa
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This book is a retelling of the Greek myth "Medusa," a story in which Athena turns Medusa's beautiful hair into a nest of hissing snakes and Perseus successfully slays Medusa by only looking at her reflection.
19) Pandora
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This book is a retelling of the Greek myth "Pandora," the story of Zeus' creation of Pandora, who could not resist the temptation to open the box that was a gift from the gods never to be opened.
20) Achilles
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This book is a retelling of the Greek myth "Achilles," the son of Thetis and Peleus whose mother, Thetis, dipped him in the river Styx to protect him from harm but failed to dip his heel in the river.