An introduction to some of the most prominent beings in the ancient Greek pantheon.

When shy sixteen-year-old Helen Hamilton starts having vivid dreams about three ancient, hideous women and suddenly tries to kill a new student at her Nantucket high school, she discovers that she is playing out some version of an old tale involving Helen of Troy, the Three Furies, and a mythic battle.

"The myths of the ancient Greeks remain . . . aspects of modern culture. Novels, comic books, movies, television shows, and video games continue to perpetuate the . . . exploits of gods such as Zeus and Athena; heroes like Hercules and Perseus; and monsters like Medusa and the one-eyed Cyclops. This . . . guide identifies all the major characters in those timeless . . . tales"--Provided by publisher.

Retells in graphic novel format the stories from Greek mythology featuring Hermes. "Born in a cave to a self-banished mother, clever, mischievous, unrelenting Hermes is a handful from his first day in the world. From infancy, when he bewitches fifty cows and bends them to his will to play a joke on his older half-brother Apollo, to his adolescence and adulthood when he becomes father to the equally mischievous Pan, Hermes's story is wildly entertaining...

At the very core of ancient Greek mythology dwelled the epic heromost often a man but on occasion a womanwho was a larger-than-life figure blessed with extraordinary abilities, including superhuman strength, courage, and/or cunning. Such talents allowed a hero to do things that ordinary humans could not. These deeds included overthrowing tyrants, killing monsters, and fighting injustice.

"Shunned even before she was born and destined to live a life of solitude, Artemis, Wild Goddess of the Hunt, finds power through her skilled hunting ability and mighty bow. She slays those who prey on the young and helpless. She is the protector of women and young girls, helps in childbirth, soothes the fearful, and is an unrivaled hunter. Follow mighty Artemis as she outwits brutes, protects the innocent from violence, and fights to take charge...

A retelling of Greek myths, including those about Perseus and Medusa, Pandora's box, and the Golden Fleece.

Introduces Hera, Zeus's wife and goddess of air, sky, and the heavens, and the only thing Zeus is afraid of.

When Percy Jackson, a seventh-grade demigod living in New York, learns from his friend Annabeth that someone has poisoned the magical borders that protect Camp Half-Blood, Percy and his friends must journey into the Sea of Monsters to save their camp.

Describes Greek gods and goddesses and some stories about them from ancient Greek Mythology.