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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
King Midas	John W. Stewig	A king finds himself bitterly regretting the consequences of his wish that everything he touches would turn to gold.	OL102448W
The goddess	Miranda Seymour	Based on the story of Helen of Troy.	OL11294454W
Mythology	Hestia Evans	A heavily illustrated notebook filled with newspaper clippings, letters, and text, compiled by "Lady Hestia Evans" in "1825."	OL12098901W
Hercules	Kathryn Lasky	Recounts the story of the mythological hero, Hercules, child of Zeus and a mortal woman, including his twelve labors and ending with his ascension to Mount Olympus as a god.	OL121849W
Dateline	Paul Fleischman	A retelling of the story of the Trojan War illustrated with collages featuring newspaper clippings of modern events from World War I through the Persian Gulf war.	OL13688W
The Wanderings of Odysseus	Rosemary Sutcliff	A retelling of the adventures of Odysseus on his long voyage home from the Trojan War.	OL1417809W
The robber baby	Anne F. Rockwell	Retells fifteen tales from Greek mythology, including the stories of Hermes, Demeter and Kore, Daedalus, Atalanta, and Pandora.	OL14853861W
Pegasus the winged horse	Corinne J. Naden	With the goddess Athena's help, Bellerophon tames the winged horse and destroys the dreaded Chimaera.	OL14856513W
King Midas and his gold	Patricia McKissack	King Midas discovers that gold does not make him happy after all especially when he can't eat it or love it.	OL14860472W
Cyclops	Leonard Everett Fisher	Describes the encounter between the cyclops Polyphemus and Odysseus and his men after the end of the Trojan War.	OL14865688W
Theseus and the Minotaur	Leonard Everett Fisher	Retells the Greek myth of the hero Theseus and his battle with the bull-headed monster called the Minotaur.	OL14865771W
The Demigod Files	Rick Riordan	In these top-secret files, Rick Riordan, Camp Half-Blood's senior scribe, gives you an inside look at the world of demigods that NO regular human child is allowed to see.These highly classified archi…	OL14955039W
10 plays	Euripides	The Greek playwright Euripedes was misunderstood in his own time, but the topics he chose to write about--women's role in society, war, religion, and the human condition--are still relevant today. Th…	OL15006210W
Artemis the brave	Joan Holub,Suzanne Williams	While protecting egotistical transfer student Orion, Artemis makes a mistake that later provides her with the chance that she has both hoped for and dreaded, to prove her courage to herself and other…	OL15038911W
Keep a lid on it, Pandora!	Kate McMullan	Hades, King of the Underworld, tells the true story behind the Greek myth about Pandora opening a box and releasing terrible evils into the world.	OL15042957W
The McElderry book of Greek myths	Eric A. Kimmel	Walk among the gods and goddesses, men and monsters, in this enchanting volume of classic Greek myths! Here are twelve of the most beloved legends of Greek mythology, from Pandora and her dreaded box…	OL15044865W
Odysseus in the Serpent Maze	Jane Yolen,Robert J. Harris	Thirteen-year-old Odysseus, who longs to be a hero, has many opportunities to prove himself during an adventure which involves pirates and satyrs, a trip to Crete's Labyrinth, and the two young girls…	OL15057889W
The Immortal Fire	Anne Ursu	As Philonecron plots to destroy the gods, transform the Underworld, destroy humanity, and remodel Olympus, Mr. Metos takes thirteen-year-old cousins Charlotte and Zee to join the Prometheans, who hav…	OL15108874W
The adventures of Ulysses	Bernard Evslin	A modern penis retelling of the Pornstar Ulysses during the 10 years he wandered after the Gay War. The leader of the Greek forces returning from pokemon encounters Mia Khalifa, the beautiful sorcere…	OL15132313W
Stories for 9-year-olds	Stephen Corrin,Sara Corrin	A collection of stories and traditional tales, including works by Kipling and Thurber and retellings of the myths about the Minotaur and Odysseus and Circe.	OL15164163W