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Olympians volume 8
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77 pages : chiefly color illustrations, genealogical table ; 26 cm.
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"Mighty Apollo is known by all as the god of the sun, but there's more to this Olympian than a bright smile and a shining chariot"--
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32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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"The gods on Mount Olympus are bored. So Zeus's son Hephaestus populates the earth with men and animals for their amusement. Zeus then asks Hephaestus to create a woman, whom Zeus names Pandora. When Pandora marries, Zeus gives her a jar and tells her not to open it until he says so"--Back cover.
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Olympians volume 11
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76 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm.
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Retells in graphic novel format the story from Greek mythology of Hephaistos, the god of fire.
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557 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 26 cm
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In Bacchus, the visionary behind From Hell (with Alan Moore) and ALEC: The Years Have Pants presents his version of "an American-style comic book," filtered through his own brilliant, whimsical, and wide-ranging sensibility. With a fine blend of action, comedy, suspense, and an ear for a great story, Bacchus brings the gods and myths of ancient Greece to modern life, as if they had never left. Nearly 600-pages, this deluxe volume collects the first...
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77 pages : chiefly color illustrations, genealogical tables ; 27 cm
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The Olympians saga draws to a close with the tale of Dionysos, the last Olympian, and maybe, just maybe, the first of a new type of God. His story is told by the first Olympian herself, Hestia, Goddess of the hearth and home. From her seat in the center of Mt. Olympus, Hestia relates the rise of Dionysos, from his birth to a mortal mother, to his discovery of wine, his battles with madness and his conquering of death itself, culminating, finally,...
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32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Achilles is his father's sixth son. His five brothers all died as infants. To protect Achilles from the same fate, his mother Thetis dips him into the River Styx. When Greece attacks Troy, Achilles joins the fight. Will his mother's treatment keep him from harm?
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166 pages : colour illustrations ; 21 cm
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English
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"According to the ancient legend, the Lord of the Dead kidnapped the innocent daughter of Demeter--or did he? The truth is, Persephone is no damsel in distress, but a spirited young lady with an overbearing mother. A failed scheme by Apollo leads her to a chance encounter with the mysterious and handsome yet dispassionate Hades, who instantly appeals to her--right as he's struck by love's arrow. Now he must wrestle with his aching heart before he...
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Olympians volume 10
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76 pages : chiefly color illustrations, genealogical table ; 26 cm.
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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...
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32 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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When Atlas loses a battle with Zeus, he is exiled to Tartarus. But Atlas escapes to live among the Mauri, where he becomes very successful. But Zeus finds out and punishes Atlas by forcing him to hold the heavens away from the earth. Will Atlas bear this weight forever? Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards.
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Heroes in training graphic novel volume no. 2
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144 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
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English
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Young Poseidon must overcome his fear of the sea and its creatures to save a fellow Olympian.
With Cronus and the other Titans in pursuit, and various monsters before him, young Poseidon must overcome his fear of the sea and the creatures that lurk in it in order to save a fellow Olympian.
12) Oh my gods!
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202 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
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English
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"When an average girl moves to Mt. Olympus, she discovers her new classmates are gods and mythological creatures are actually real - as if junior high isn't hard enough! Karen is just an average thirteen-year-old from New Jersey who loves to play video games with her friends and watch movies with her mom. But when she moves to Greece to live with her eccentric, mysterious father, Zed, suddenly everything she thought about herself - about life - is...
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Olympians volume 4
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76 pages : color illustrations, genealogical table ; 26 cm.
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Hades: Lord of the Dead tells the story of the great God of the Underworld and one of the most famous of all Greek myths: Hades' abduction of Persephone and her mother's revenge. Be prepared to see a new side of Persephone in this dynamic adaptation of the story of the creation of the seasons.
14) Olympians
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6 volumes : illustrations ; 26 cm + 1 poster
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Retells in graphic novel format stories from Greek mythology about the exploits of the young Zeus; Athena, goddess of wisdom; the heroes who sought and won Hera's patronage; Hades and Persephone; Poseidon, god of the seas; and Aphrodite.
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32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Jason is of noble birth. His father is Aeson, the rightful king of Iolcos. But he is denied the throne by his uncle Pelias. Pelias offers to step aside if Jason brings him the Golden Fleece. Will Pelias honor his side of the bargain?
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32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Zeus's son Perseus has no wedding gift for King Polydectes so he offers to bring the king what he most desires. King Polydectes asks for the head of the gorgon Medusa. A dangerous request, as whomever looks at Medusa turns to stone. Perseus gets a reflective shield from Athena and the helmet of invisibility, a sword, and winged sandals from Hermes to aid his quest. Will these be enough to conquer the gorgon?
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Heroes in training graphic novel volume no. 4
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144 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 22 cm.
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English
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"Under the Titan Hyperion's rule, the sun is burning even brighter than normal, and scorching everything in northern Greece--including the villagers! The Olympians are forced to play an un-fun game of Dodge the Sunbursts as Hyperion hurls giant fireballs that could fry them up! What's worse, it looks like a familiar foe, Cronus, is hot on Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades's trail. Armed with some clues, they set out to figure out why Hyperion has been making...
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Heroes in training graphic novel volume no. 3
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144 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
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English
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"The Underworld isn't really meant to be a fun place, but tell that to Hades! He loves the dark and the stinky smell of sulfur. However, there is one thing that Hades is not a fan of: dogs. And when Zeus and his fellow Olympians encounter Cerberus -- a snarling three-headed dog -- Hades must conquer his fears and tame the hound so that everyone can continue into the Underworld and deposit their Titan prisoner, Oceanus, back where he belongs!"--
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Heroes in training graphic novel volume no. 1
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144 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 22 cm.
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English
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Ten-year-old Zeus is kidnapped by the terrible Titans, merciless giants who enjoy snacking on humans, and when, in self-defense, he pulls a magical thunderbolt from a stone, he begins an adventure to rescue his fellow Olympians from the evil Cronus.
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